Intro to Tail Sampling with the OpenTelemetry Collector and Splunk Observability Cloud

In this video you’ll learn how to effectively manage high-volume telemetry data using tail sampling with OpenTelemetry and Splunk Observability Cloud. This video introduces the concept of tail sampling and provides a hands-on demonstration. We'll show you how to configure the OpenTelemetry Collector with specific sampling policies to capture error and high latency traces while keeping a fraction of normal traffic. We’ll use the OpenTelemetry Collector and Splunk Observability Cloud to show you the impact of sampling policies and discuss important considerations. TOC: 00:00 Head vs Tail Sampling 02:07 Project overview 03:03 Application code and configuration review 07:37 Run sampling configurations 09:08 Compare results in Splunk Observability Cloud 10:39 Impact of tail sampling on metrics 12:27 Conclusion