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2026 (3)

April (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Monitor AKS applications with OpenTelemetry and Azure Monitor

Azure Updates

2026-04-13

Azure Monitor now supports monitoring applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) with OpenTelemetry. The preview includes autoinstrumentation to deploy the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry distribution to workloads.

March (1)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Ingest OTLP data into Azure Monitor with the OpenTelemetry Collector

Azure Updates

2026-03-24

Azure Monitor now has public preview support for native OTLP ingestion. You can send telemetry from OpenTelemetry-instrumented apps and platforms directly to Azure Monitor using the OpenTelemetry Collector.

January (1)

k8s: Headlamp in 2025: Project Highlights

Kubernetes Official Blog

2026-01-22

Headlamp’s 2025 recap highlights major growth: the project joined Kubernetes SIG UI, absorbed many community contributions via the Linux Foundation mentorship, and shipped several UX and platform features — multi-cluster views, Projects for grouping resources, a taskbar/activities model, improved search and map, OIDC/auth improvements, Helm/App Catalog enhancements, plugin ecosystem growth (including an AI Assistant), and performance, accessibility, and security upgrades.

2025 (4)

November (4)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure Functions enables OpenTelemetry support

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Functions now supports OpenTelemetry in general availability, allowing developers to export logs, traces, and metrics using open standards. This GA release follows the public preview and provides a production-ready observability experience.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Advanced sampling and richer data collection in Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure has made generally available enhanced sampling and richer data collection capabilities in the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro (which powers Azure Monitor Application Insights). The release introduces new sampling options including rate-limited sampling and trace-based log sampling to give teams finer control over telemetry volume and correlation.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: OpenTelemetry visualizations and enhanced monitoring experience in Azure Monitor for Azure VMs and Arc Servers

Azure Updates

2025-11-18

Azure Monitor now offers OpenTelemetry-based visualizations in public preview and an enhanced, unified monitoring experience that consolidates key monitoring capabilities into a single view for Azure Virtual Machines and Arc-enabled servers.

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Introducing SDK Stats to the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro

Azure Updates

2025-11-17

Azure has announced a public preview of "SDK Stats" for the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro to give customers internal visibility into the Application Insights data collection pipeline, helping diagnose telemetry collection and delivery issues.