The GenAI observability space is fragmented right now. OpenInference, OpenLLMetry, framework-specific conventions are all solving the same problems with incompatible attribute names. That made sense when OTel’s GenAI support was thin. It makes less sense today. OTel is where this converges. Getting there from where most teams actually are isn’t obvious. Kasper and Adriana cover the current landscape, how the genainormalizer processor bridges the gap at the collector layer, and what a realistic path to OTel-native GenAI observability looks like. Then the harder question: your agent just deleted a database. What does your telemetry actually tell you? Non-deterministic systems don’t leave obvious footprints, and most teams discover that at the worst possible time.
Adriana Villela is a Principal Developer Advocate at Dynatrace, where she focuses on cloud native technologies, observability, and helping developers build and operate reliable systems at scale. She is a CNCF Ambassador and a maintainer for the OpenTelemetry End User SIG, actively contributing to the open source ecosystem and community education. In addition to her advocacy work, Adriana hosts the Geeking Out Podcast, where she explores technical topics and career stories with practitioners across the industry. She also writes regularly on her personal Medium blog, sharing practical insights drawn from hands-on experience. Based in Toronto, she works remotely and remains deeply engaged with global developer communities. Kasper Borg Nissen is Director of Product Marketing & Developer Relations at Dash0, CNCF Ambassador, and Co-Chair of KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe and North America. A long-time cloud native community leader, he co-founded Cloud Native Nordics, organizes Kubernetes Community Days Denmark, and is a frequent international speaker on observability, platform engineering, open source, and cloud native technologies.
