In-person workshop · Berlin, Germany

OpenTelemetry Collector Workshop

Deep-dive into OpenTelemetry Collector architecture, pipelines, transformations, resiliency, and secure operations with two intensive days of expert-led instruction and hands-on labs.

14 January 14-15, 2026

Berlin city-center venue (final location shared with confirmed attendees)

€1,970

What you'll master

  • Collector internals, pipeline design, and multi-signal orchestration
  • Transform processor mastery with OTTL across traces, metrics, and logs
  • Resilient architectures using batching, queueing, WAL, and Kafka
  • Production deployment patterns and secure collector operations
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Hands-on first

Every block pairs focused theory with guided lab time so you leave with working Collector configurations you can adapt immediately.

Designed by contributors

Led by maintainers and practitioners who build and run OpenTelemetry in production for high-scale organizations.

Production-ready focus

We emphasize patterns, guardrails, and troubleshooting tactics that map directly to real-world telemetry platforms.

OpenTelemetry Collector Workshop Schedule

A two-day journey from fundamentals to production readiness

Day 1 · Foundations & Core Concepts

Build your Collector fundamentals, master telemetry transformation, and make pipelines resilient.

09:00 - 09:15 Workshop block

Welcome & Introduction

  • Workshop overview and objectives
  • Participant introductions
  • Logistics and housekeeping
09:15 - 10:00 Workshop block

Block 1: The Basics

  • Theory (20 min): Telemetry fundamentals, observability pillars, OpenTelemetry overview
  • Hands-on (25 min): Development environment setup
10:00 - 10:30 Break

Morning Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:15 Workshop block

Block 2: Collector Fundamentals

  • Theory (20 min): Receivers, processors, exporters, extensions; signal types
  • Hands-on (25 min): Install and run your first collector configuration
11:15 - 12:00 Workshop block

Block 3: Pipelines Architecture

  • Theory (20 min): Multi-pipeline setups, connectors, chaining collectors, design patterns
  • Hands-on (25 min): Build multi-pipeline configuration and connect pipelines
12:00 - 13:30 Break

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:15 Workshop block

Block 4: Transforming Telemetry (Part 1)

  • Theory (20 min): Transform processor, OTTL basics, contexts, and functions
  • Hands-on (25 min): Write OTTL statements to transform span attributes
14:15 - 15:00 Workshop block

Block 5: Transforming Telemetry (Part 2)

  • Theory (20 min): Advanced OTTL, enrichment, PII redaction, performance considerations
  • Hands-on (25 min): Complex transformations and parsing structured logs
15:00 - 15:30 Break

Afternoon Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:15 Workshop block

Block 6: Resiliency (Part 1)

  • Theory (20 min): Batching, memory & persistent queues, retry strategies
  • Hands-on (25 min): Configure batching/queueing and test failure scenarios
16:15 - 17:00 Workshop block

Block 7: Resiliency (Part 2)

  • Theory (20 min): WAL, Kafka integration, complex failure scenarios, data loss prevention
  • Hands-on (25 min): Configure persistent queues with WAL and Kafka exporter/receiver
17:00 - 17:45 Workshop block

Day 1 Wrap-up: Q&A and Discussion

  • Open Q&A on the day's topics
  • Group discussion of challenges and solutions
  • Preview of Day 2 focus areas

Day 2 · Advanced Topics & Production Readiness

Extend and deploy collectors at scale, add custom components, and harden your platform for production workloads.

09:00 - 09:15 Workshop block

Day 2 Welcome & Recap

  • Review of Day 1 highlights and learnings
09:15 - 10:00 Workshop block

Block 1: Building Custom Collectors

  • Theory (20 min): Collector builder tool, custom distributions, deployment strategies
  • Hands-on (25 min): Build a tailored collector distribution with additional components
10:00 - 10:30 Break

Morning Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:15 Workshop block

Block 2: Extending the Collector

  • Theory (20 min): Component development, custom receivers/processors/exporters, extension practices
  • Hands-on (25 min): Develop and test a simple custom processor
11:15 - 12:00 Workshop block

Block 3: Observing the Collector

  • Theory (20 min): Collector telemetry, exposed metrics, debugging approaches
  • Hands-on (25 min): Enable collector metrics, build a monitoring dashboard, debug issues
12:00 - 13:30 Break

Lunch Break

13:30 - 14:15 Workshop block

Block 4: Collector Deployment Patterns

  • Theory (20 min): Agent vs gateway topologies, sidecars, operators, scaling, multi-tenancy
  • Hands-on (25 min): Deploy collectors across patterns and configure load balancing
14:15 - 15:00 Workshop block

Block 5: Sampling 101

  • Theory (20 min): Sampling fundamentals, head vs tail sampling, probabilistic strategies
  • Hands-on (25 min): Configure multiple sampling strategies and analyze outcomes
15:00 - 15:30 Break

Afternoon Coffee Break

15:30 - 16:15 Workshop block

Block 6: Scalable Tail Sampling

  • Theory (20 min): Tail sampling architecture and load balancing
  • Hands-on (25 min): Implement a production-ready tail sampling pipeline
16:15 - 17:00 Workshop block

Block 7: Securing the Collector

  • Theory (20 min): Authentication, authorization, TLS configuration, secrets management, network security
  • Hands-on (25 min): Configure TLS, enforce authentication, harden collector deployments
17:00 - 17:45 Workshop block

Final Wrap-up: Q&A and Discussion

  • Workshop retrospective and production readiness checklist
  • Next steps, resources, and community engagement opportunities

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