Collecting and Shipping Windows Events Logs with OpenTelemetry

The article discusses how to monitor Windows Events using the OpenTelemetry (OTel) Collector, which now includes a Windows Events receiver.

The author explains how to install the collector on Windows, Linux, macOS, and Kubernetes, and how to configure the Windows Events receiver by editing the OpenTelemetry configuration file.

Information on the types of Windows Events logs that should be monitored, such as application status, security logs, and system logs are provided in the same article.

The author explains how to adjust log fields to customize the types of logs to be shipped.