One tip for successful OpenTelemetry projects

This article provides a practical tip for successfully adopting OpenTelemetry in organizations: minimize changes to increase chances of success. It addresses the challenge of convincing teams to adopt OpenTelemetry or migrate from existing telemetry tools. Using a real-world example of a JVM Spring Boot application with JMX metrics, the author recommends starting with zero-code instrumentation via the OpenTelemetry Java Agent. To reduce changes further, it explains how to leverage existing JMX beans using the JMX Metric Scraper, which exports JMX metrics to OTLP endpoints. The article includes configuration examples and Docker setup, making it a valuable guide for IT professionals implementing OpenTelemetry.