opentelemetry
How OpenTelemetry observes AI agents without code changes
OpenTelemetry eBPF Instrumentation captures LLM calls, MCP tool calls, embeddings, and reranks at the network layer, giving multi-agent apps full traces with no code.
Endre Sara
opentelemetry
Auto-instrumenting Java with eBPF: No JVM changes required
Getting OpenTelemetry into Java enterprise applications without touching the JVM has been a persistent gap. OBI changes that, and for Causely customers, it unlocks the topology data needed to pinpoint root causes across complex Java microservice architectures.
semantics
Semantics in Observability
Observability semantics fall into six layers, from entity inventory to constraints. Most tooling reaches layer two. This post defines all six precisely.
AI
Why GenAI applications are hard to operate
Standard observability tools were built for deterministic systems. GenAI applications break that contract — token counts shift, tool call patterns change, completion rates drop — and none of it fires an alert. Here is what OTel GenAI instrumentation gives you today, and where the gaps remain.
ebpf
The DNS blind spot hiding in your agentic pipelines
DNS lookup latency is invisible to standard OpenTelemetry instrumentation. eBPF-based tracing closes the gap, and it matters more as agents fan out calls across MCP servers.
DevOps & SRE
Thank You, FluxCD: How it helps us, and how you can use it too!
How Causely uses FluxCD and GitOps to ship weekly on Kubernetes, keep clusters in sync, and wire up OpenTelemetry and Causely in a hands-on lab you can copy.
Blog
Thank You, Grafana: How Beyla Helped Us, and How You Can Use it Too!
By open-sourcing eBPF-based auto-instrumentation and then donating it as an OpenTelemetry BPF Instrumentation (OBI) project, Grafana didn’t just release code, they lowered the onramp for observability.
Causality
The Signal in the Storm: Why Chasing More Data Misses the Point
More telemetry doesn’t guarantee more understanding. In many cases, it gives you the illusion of control while silently eroding your ability to reason about the system.
integration
From Dashboards to Decisions: Introducing the Causely Plugin for Grafana
With Causely, you can see the why behind what’s happening without having to leave your Grafana interface.
Causality
Causal Reasoning: The Missing Piece to Service Reliability
Assuring service reliability is the most critical goal of IT. It was never easy, and it is getting increasingly complex as businesses require greater speed, agility, and scalability to stay competitive and respond quickly to changing market demands. These needs are driving the adoption of microservices architectures, enabling organizations to
Blog
Eating Our Own Dog Food: Causely’s Journey with OpenTelemetry
Implementing OpenTelemetry at the core of our observability strategy for Causely’s SaaS product was a natural decision. This post shares context on our rationale and how the combination of OpenTelemetry and causal reasoning underpin our platform.
DevOps & SRE
Ep15 - Ask Me Anything About DevOps, Cloud, Kubernetes, Platform Engineering,... w/Endre Sara
In this DevOps Toolkit episode, Endre Sara joins Viktor Farcic for an Ask Me Anything session.