https://www.dangb.me/en Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:24:46 -0000 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:24:46 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.17.1 None https://www.dangb.me/ Presentations <h1>There's a Lot of Bad Telemetry Out There (Observability Day NA 2025)</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/11/10/o11y-day-na-2025-bad-telemetry/ Fri, 06 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/11/10/o11y-day-na-2025-bad-telemetry/ Panels <h1>An OTel Carol: Past, present, and future of OpenTelemetry</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/12/17/an-otel-carol-past-present-future/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/12/17/an-otel-carol-past-present-future/ Presentations <h1>OpenTelemetry Signals: Using the Right Tool for the Right Purpose</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/11/07/opentelemetry-signals-using-the-right-tool/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/11/07/opentelemetry-signals-using-the-right-tool/ Articles <h1>What does 'good' telemetry look like?</h1><p><a href="https://newrelic.com/blog/best-practices/what-does-good-telemetry-look-like"> </p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/08/08/what-does-good-telemetry-look-like/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/08/08/what-does-good-telemetry-look-like/ Articles <h1>Platforms Are For Engineers, Not Services</h1><p><img src="/assets/img/platforms_are_for_engineers/platform.png" alt="Image of a train station" style="float: left; width: 200px; margin-right: 12px"/></p><p>Ask ten engineers what a "platform" or "platform engineering" is, and you'll likely get ten different answers.Crucially, most of those answers will focus solely on the tech stack, not on how people interact with the platform.This trend needs to change. Otherwise, we risk disgruntled platform engineers frustrated by how their platforms areused, platform users who see technology adoption as a burden, and leaders who question the value of investing in aninternal platform at all.</p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/05/24/platforms-are-for-engineers/ Mon, 26 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/05/24/platforms-are-for-engineers/ Presentations <h1>OpenTelemetry: Project Update</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/04/02/open-telemetry-project-update/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/04/02/open-telemetry-project-update/ Articles <h1>Skyscanner’s journey to effective observability</h1><p><a href="https://medium.com/@SkyscannerEng/skyscanners-journey-to-effective-observability-655167a49d2f"> ...</p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/03/04/skyscanner-journey-to-effective-observability/ Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/03/04/skyscanner-journey-to-effective-observability/ Panels <h1>In Love With OTel and Observability</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/02/21/in-love-with-otel-and-observability/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2025/02/21/in-love-with-otel-and-observability/ Podcasts <h1>Grafana Big Tent</h1><p><a href="https://bigtent.fm/s2/9"> </p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/12/20/grafana-bit-tent-2024/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/12/20/grafana-bit-tent-2024/ Panels <h1>Holiday Sweaters &amp; OTel Insights</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/12/12/holiday-sweaters-and-otel-insights/ Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/12/12/holiday-sweaters-and-otel-insights/ Panels <h1>OpenTelemetry: Bridging Platform and Enablement</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/11/12/opentelemetry-bridging-platform-and-enablement/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/11/12/opentelemetry-bridging-platform-and-enablement/ Presentations <h1>OpenTelemetry in Five Minutes</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/11/12/opentelemetry-in-five-minutes/ Tue, 12 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/11/12/opentelemetry-in-five-minutes/ Podcasts <h1>Beyond the Hype</h1><p><a href="https://blog.scottlogic.com/2024/08/05/beyond-the-hype-is-observability-just-the-new-name-for-system-monitoring.html"> </p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/08/05/beyond-the-hype-2024/ Mon, 05 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/08/05/beyond-the-hype-2024/ Podcasts <h1>O11ycast</h1><p><a href="https://www.heavybit.com/library/podcasts/o11ycast/ep-70-evangelizing-observability-with-dan-gomez-blanco-of-skyscanner"> </p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/05/21/o11ycast-2024/ Tue, 21 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/05/21/o11ycast-2024/ Presentations <h1>Building an Observability Mindset at Skyscanner</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/05/07/building-an-observability-mindset-at-skyscanner/ Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/05/07/building-an-observability-mindset-at-skyscanner/ Presentations <h1>OpenTelemetry: Project Updates, Next Steps, and AMA</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/20/open-telemetry-project-updates-next-steps-and-ama/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/20/open-telemetry-project-updates-next-steps-and-ama/ Panels <h1>OpenTelemetry: Realising the Value of Open Standards</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/19/open-telemetry-realising-the-value-of-open-standards/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/19/open-telemetry-realising-the-value-of-open-standards/ Presentations <h1>Shift Into an Observability Mindset with OpenTelemetry</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/19/shift-into-an-observability-mindset-with-opentelemetry/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2024/03/19/shift-into-an-observability-mindset-with-opentelemetry/ Podcasts <h1>PurePerformance</h1><p><a href="https://www.spreaker.com/episode/adopting-open-observability-across-your-organization-with-daniel-gomez-blanco--53529875"> </p>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2023/04/24/pureperformance-2023/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2023/04/24/pureperformance-2023/ Presentations <h1>Effective and Efficient Observability with OpenTelemetry</h1>https://www.dangb.me/blog/2023/03/27/effective-and-efficient-observability-with-opentelemetry/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000Dan Gomez Blancohttps://www.dangb.me/blog/2023/03/27/effective-and-efficient-observability-with-opentelemetry/