Merge pull request #626 from Kausik-A/main

EKS ADD on v0.80.0 Release blog

Author: Kausik-A

src/content/BlogPosts/blogPosts.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ description:
 path: /blog
 
 blogs:
+
+  - title: "AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry EKS Add-on v0.80.0 is now available"
+    author: "Kausik Amancherla"
+    date: "15-September-2023"
+    body:
+      "AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry EKS Add-on v0.80.0 is now available."
+    link: "/docs/ReleaseBlogs/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry-eks-add-on-v0.80.0"
+
   - title: "AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry v0.33.0 is now available"
     author: "Bryan Aguilar"
     date: "07-September-2023"

src/content/Blogs/ReleaseBlogs/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry-eks-add-on-v0.80.0.mdx

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+---
+title: 'AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry EKS add-on v0.80.0'
+description:
+    This blog post is the release announcement for ADOT EKS Add-on v0.80.0
+---
+
+import SectionSeparator from "components/MdxSectionSeparator/sectionSeparator.jsx"
+
+<SectionSeparator />
+
+[AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT)](https://aws-otel.github.io/) EKS Add-on v0.80.0 is now available.
+
+<SectionSeparator />
+
+**Release Highlights**
+
+* ADOT Collector [v0.31.0](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/releases/tag/v0.31.0)
+* ADOT autoinstrumentation java [v1.28.0](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-java-instrumentation/releases/tag/v1.28.0)
+
+Detailed release notes are on [GitHub](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-collector/releases).
+All code changes are upstream in the respective OpenTelemetry project components.
+
+**IMPORTANT:**
+
+* This build of the EKS add on fails to deploy correctly when using advanced configuration of EKS add on. Specifically when using an optional config to enbale Xray at initial addon creation time. The fix is currently in progress. The current workaround for this issue is to
+
+- Set “Preserve on cluster” and delete the EKS add-on for AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry
+- Re-create the EKS add-on for AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry with the same settings.
+
+
+**Getting Started**
+
+To learn more about the EKS Add-on please visit the docs on the [ADOT Developer Site](https://aws-otel.github.io/docs/getting-started/adot-eks-add-on) or 
+the [official AWS Docs](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/eks/latest/userguide/opentelemetry.html)
+
+To learn more about how to use AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) to collect data for your observability solution,
+check out the hands-on [AWS Observability workshop](https://observability.workshop.aws/en/adot.html).
+Please file an [issue](https://github.com/aws-observability/aws-otel-community/issues) if you have any
+questions about the distribution, features, or its components.
+
+We also welcome you to participate in the [OpenTelemetry project](https://github.com/open-telemetry).
+The project was [approved for incubation](https://www.cncf.io/blog/2021/08/26/opentelemetry-becomes-a-cncf-incubating-project/) status
+in August 2021 by the Cloud Native Computing Foundation Technical Oversight Committee (CNCF TOC). Learn more about
+[AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/category/management-tools/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry/) on the
+[AWS Open Source Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/category/management-tools/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry/), where we announced
+the distribution’s [general availability for tracing](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry-is-now-ga-for-tracing/) in September 2021 
+and the distribution's [general availability for metrics](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/aws-distro-for-opentelemetry-is-now-generally-available-for-metrics/) in May 2022.