Hello! Shed some light on your journey — how did you become a Dynatracer?
I was looking for my next role as a developer advocate. I knew that I wanted to continue in the OpenTelemetry space, having spent the better part of 2 years in that space at Lightstsep (Lightstep) (my first DevRel role, and my first foray into Cloud Native). During my search, I reached out to my now-teammate Henrik Rexed, and asked if there were openings on his team. Our paths had crossed many times in the OpenTelemetry and Cloud Native space. He reached out to his then-manager, and after a couple of meetings, I went through the interview process, and they liked me and offered me a position on the team. I feel so fortunate to have had a chance to work with so many talented folks on that team!
What do you work on, and what interesting things are you currently involved in?
I work primarily on Observability, with a focus on OpenTelemetry. In the last few months, I've been exploring the intersection of OpenTelemetry and AI, specifically around the observability of AI agents and LLM API calls.
My team is primarily community-facing, and as such, I have a huge presence in the community, especially the OpenTelemetry community, where I serve as an OpenTelemetry Community Manager and maintainer of the OpenTelemetry End User SIG.
I also have a podcast called Geeking Out, where I geek out on tech with my guests, and also on their career journeys. Most of my guests come from underrepresented groups, and my goal is to help elevate them and share their stories with the world.
Most recently, my teammate Kathi Sick and I have started a new livestream called The Observation Deck, where we talk with the folks who make Cloud Native tick.
I give a lot of talks on OpenTelemetry and Observability, and in fact, I have a very busy fall coming up, in which I'll be speaking at SREDay, Observability Summit, Open Source Summit, KCD UK (Edinburgh), Cloud Native Days Poland (Warsaw), Cloud Native Days Norway (Bergen), Cloud Native Days Denmark (Copenhagen), and KCD Provence (Aix-en-Provence). You can check out my talk schedule here (minus the Provence talk – I just found out about it last week).
Your "aha!" moment with Dynatrace — was there a recent problem you solved using our product?
My "aha" moment is getting to see what Dynatrace can do with OpenTelemetry data, and we capture my delight with the product in my YouTube series, Dynatrace Can Do THAT with OpenTelemetry.
What makes the Dynatrace Community important to you?
"I love how much Dynatrace users LOVE Dynatrace. That enthusiasm is infectious!"
What are your hobbies or passions? What keeps you motivated and brings you the most joy?
I love bouldering – I usually go to the bouldering gym 2-3x per week, and whenever I travel, I always try to take a trip to the local bouldering gym.
How can we find you online?
Web site: adrianavillela.com
Socials: adrianavillela.com/socials
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