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+title: Insights from the OpenTelemetry Getting Started Survey
+linkTitle: OpenTelemetry Getting Started Survey
+date: 2024-06-19
+author: '[Ana Margarita Medina](https://github.com/AnaMMedina21) (ServiceNow)'
+issue: 4662
+sig: End User SIG
+---
+
+Getting started with new technologies can be hard, which is why we try to meet
+our end-users where they are. As a part of that goal,
+[the OpenTelemetry End-User SIG](/community/end-user/) recently surveyed the
+community to find out how we can best help our users get started with
+OpenTelemetry. The 104 responses we received will help drive improvements in
+enablement content from the community as well as vendors.
+
+Check out the results!
+
+## Key takeaways
+
+- No matter their level of OTel experience, folks would like to see the
+  following:
+  1. Comprehensive documentation (67.3% of respondents).
+  2. Reference implementations for instrumentation (65.3% of respondents).
+  3. Detailed tutorials (63.4% of respondents).
+- Respondents are mostly working with containerization technologies, with 79.8%
+  of respondents using Kubernetes and 63.5% of respondents using Docker.
+- Over 83% of respondents stated that the Traces Specification, Instrumentation
+  APIs and SDKs, and Metrics Specification are the most important aspects of
+  their OTel journey.
+
+## Detailed insights
+
+### Q: What technologies are you using when setting up your observability journey?
+
+Out of 104 respondents, most are working with containers: 79.8% are using
+Kubernetes and 63.5% are using Docker.
+
+![Chart showing what technologies are being used](1-technologies-used.png)
+
+### Q: Where in your observability journey is your organization?
+
+Out of 104 respondents:
+
+- 25% are beginners and they are learning about observability or have used
+  monitoring tools.
+- 49% are intermediates and are setting up observability practice.
+- 26% are experts and have a well-established observability practice.
+
+![Chart showing where in their observability journey they are](2-level.png)
+
+### Q: What languages are you using in your organization?
+
+[JavaScript](/docs/languages/js/), [Java](/docs/languages/java/),
+[Go](/docs/languages/go/), and [Python](/docs/languages/python/) are the most
+widely used languages. They are being utilized by over 50% of the respondents.
+
+[Other languages](/docs/languages/other/) used included Scala, TypeScript,
+[Erlang/Elixir](/docs/languages/erlang/), Perl, R, Lua, Matlab, Julia, Haskell,
+COBOL, Kotlin, and SAS.
+
+![Chart showing what languages are being used](3-languages.png)
+
+### Q: What resources do you wish you had when getting started with OpenTelemetry?
+
+Depending on where in their observability journey they are, respondents prefer
+different resources:
+
+- Those who are learning about observability and those who are setting up an
+  observability practice would like to see comprehensive documentation and
+  detailed tutorials and videos.
+- Those who have a well-established observability practice prefer reference
+  implementations for instrumentation as well as comprehensive documentation.
+
+![Chart showing what resources folks want](4-resources.png)
+
+### Q: What part of the project is most important to you in your OTel journey?
+
+Most respondents stated that
+[Traces Specification,](/docs/specs/otel/trace/api/)
+[Instrumentation APIs and SDKs](/docs/languages/), and
+[Metrics Specification](/docs/specs/otel/metrics/api/) are most important to
+them.
+
+![Chart showing what aspects are the most important](5-importance.png)
+
+## Learn more
+
+For a more detailed look at the survey results, you can check out the
+[results](https://github.com/open-telemetry/sig-end-user/tree/main/end-user-surveys/getting-started).
+
+## Keep in touch
+
+Thanks to everyone who participated in the survey! We rely on your feedback to
+help guide the future development of OpenTelemetry and to ensure it continues to
+meet your evolving needs. We will post upcoming surveys in the following
+avenues:
+
+- [#otel-sig-end-user Slack channel](https://cloud-native.slack.com/archives/C01RT3MSWGZ)
+  – you can also reach out to us here!
+- [End user resources page](/community/end-user/).

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