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# Andre Pietsch
Observability Solutions Architect smoothing out system chaos with OpenTelemetry.

## About

Andre Pietsch focuses on observability at Splunk, where he helps teams untangle system chaos. Beginning his career as a developer, he knows the daily friction of shipping code and believes engineers should create product value—not act as operations support for complex tooling.

Now working as a Solutions Architect, Andre concentrates on OpenTelemetry to solve the DevOps community's loudest pain points. He regularly runs hands-on workshops teaching developers how to escape proprietary vendor agents, properly instrument their services, and master the OpenTelemetry Collector for clear system analytics.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2024 · July 17, 2024
Berlin, Germany
- [It's a bird. It's a plane. No... It's OpenTelemetry](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/115-it-s-a-bird-it-s-a) · 120 min