Guide / 21 min read Query-level PostgreSQL evidence with OpenTelemetry: a privilege decision, not a config flag Query samples, blocking evidence and pg_stat_statements are not config flags. Each one buys diagnostic power for a privilege, for query text leaving the database, or for work the receiver makes PostgreSQL do. What each costs, measured. Published Aug 12, 2026 postgresql opentelemetry observability
Guide / 16 min read A database receiver is not database observability: PostgreSQL with OpenTelemetry The PostgreSQL receiver reports what the server is doing; your traces report what the request felt. Neither joins the other. A staged guide to server metrics, client spans and pool telemetry, with what each one cannot tell you. Published Jul 31, 2026 postgresql opentelemetry observability
