From 26674795480fec03b5925b066658e3ee503102fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Phillip Carter Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 07:57:48 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Reword exporters intro to not imply the collector is a viz+analysis backend (#3963) --- layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/exporters/intro.md | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/exporters/intro.md b/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/exporters/intro.md index 0a1055988491..0d691ca3e73a 100644 --- a/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/exporters/intro.md +++ b/layouts/shortcodes/docs/languages/exporters/intro.md @@ -1,5 +1,6 @@ -To visualize and analyze telemetry, export it to the -[OpenTelemetry Collector](/docs/collector/), to a backend such as +Send telemetry to the [OpenTelemetry Collector](/docs/collector/) to make sure +it's exported correctly. Using the Collector in production environments is a +best practice. To visualize your telemetry, export it to a backend such as [Jaeger](https://jaegertracing.io/), [Zipkin](https://zipkin.io/), [Prometheus](https://prometheus.io/), or a [vendor-specific](/ecosystem/vendors/) backend.