---
title: OpenTelemetry use cases
description: Overview of use cases for Elastic Distributions of OpenTelemetry (EDOT), including Kubernetes monitoring, LLM observability, and application instrumentation.
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/observability/get-started/opentelemetry/use-cases
products:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless
  - Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector
  - Elastic Observability
applies_to:
  - Serverless Observability projects: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
  - Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry Collector: Generally available
---

# OpenTelemetry use cases
Explore specific use cases for the Elastic Distribution of OpenTelemetry:
- [Kubernetes observability](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/observability/get-started/opentelemetry/use-cases/kubernetes)
- [LLM observability](https://www.elastic.co/docs/solutions/observability/get-started/opentelemetry/use-cases/llms)