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# Collector

OpenTelemetry Collector architecture, components, configuration, and deployment patterns.

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Semantic ConventionsArchitectureCollector

## OTLP support is not OpenTelemetry support

Accepting OTLP only means a vendor opened a port and can decode the wire format. Being OpenTelemetry-native means preserving and understanding the data model: semantic conventions, a shared resource model, and version drift.

May 25, 2026 · 5 min read

](https://telemetrydrops.com/blog/otlp-is-not-otel-native/)[

CollectorInstrumentationArchitecture

## Six OpenTelemetry talks worth watching from KubeCon EU 2026

Our picks from KubeCon EU 2026 in Amsterdam: three applied observability talks showing real-world OTel deployments, and three core project updates that affect every Collector operator.

Apr 15, 2026 · 5 min read

](https://telemetrydrops.com/blog/best-otel-talks-kubecon-eu-2026/)[

CollectorLogsCost Optimization

## Route your logs by severity with the OpenTelemetry Collector

How to use the OpenTelemetry Collector's routing connector to split logs by severity, sending critical logs to your vendor and archiving the rest to cheaper storage.

Apr 1, 2026 · 5 min read

](https://telemetrydrops.com/blog/severity-based-log-routing/)[

CollectorCost Optimization

## You don't have too much telemetry. You have bad telemetry.

Why observability cost problems are governance problems, not volume problems. A practical framework for identifying and eliminating telemetry waste before reaching for sampling.

Mar 18, 2026 · 5 min read

](https://telemetrydrops.com/blog/bad-telemetry-not-volume-problem/)