From 425f14cee797324fb8e85f2a5a6026927f6f318c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Clayton Cornell Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:49:04 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] First draft of new intro text --- docs/sources/_index.md | 15 +++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/sources/_index.md b/docs/sources/_index.md index a751d5bbed..59b13d2f87 100644 --- a/docs/sources/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/_index.md @@ -12,8 +12,19 @@ cascade: # {{% param "PRODUCT_NAME" %}} -{{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is an OpenTelemetry Collector distribution with configuration inspired by [Terraform][]. -It is designed to be flexible, performant, and compatible with multiple ecosystems such as Prometheus and OpenTelemetry. +{{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is a distribution of the [OpenTelemetry][] (OTel) Collector, and it is fully compatible with the Open Telemetry Protocol (OTLP). It offers native pipelines for both OTel and Prometheus telemetry, supporting metrics, logs, traces, and profiles. + +{{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is designed to be much more than just a simple telemetry collector. Some of {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}}'s features include: + +* Modules to help you quickly build production-ready pipelines. +* Frameworks that can pull configurations from Git, S3, HTTP endpoints, and just about any other source. +* Clustering support to help you create horizontally scalable deployments with minimal resource and operational overhead. +* Security features to help you manage authentication credentials and connect to HashiCorp Vaults. +* Debugging support and an embedded user interface to help you troubleshoot configuration problems. + +{{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is vendor-agnostic and fully compatible with the OTel collector or [Prometheus][] Agent. You can deploy {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} anywhere within your IT infrastructure and you can pair it with Grafana Cloud or a backend from any other vendor. {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is flexible and can easily meet your needs in on-prem, cloud-only, or a mix of both. + + {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} is based around **components**. Components are wired together to form programmable observability **pipelines** for telemetry collection, processing, and delivery.