https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/Recent content on Mahesh Babu Gorantla - Tech BlogHugo -- 0.160.0en-usWed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/monitoring-llm-usage-opensearch-openllmetry/Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:00:00 -0600https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/monitoring-llm-usage-opensearch-openllmetry/A hands-on guide to monitoring LLM cost, latency, and errors with OpenSearch and OpenLLMetry. From zero-code instrumentation to a full 9-panel cost dashboard — including the field-mapping gotchas that cost me a full debugging session.https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/server-side-llm-cost-enrichment-elastic-apm/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/server-side-llm-cost-enrichment-elastic-apm/Replace the CostEnrichingSpanExporter with an Elasticsearch enrich pipeline: centralized pricing, retroactive corrections, zero SDK coupling.https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/monitoring-llm-usage-elastic-apm-openllmetry/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 -0600https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/posts/monitoring-llm-usage-elastic-apm-openllmetry/A hands-on guide to monitoring LLM cost, latency, and errors with Elastic APM and OpenLLMetry. From zero-code instrumentation to full observability.https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/about/Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0600https://maheshbabugorantla.github.io/about/<h2 id="about-me">About Me</h2> <p>I&rsquo;m Mahesh Babu Gorantla, a full-stack engineer with a focus on backend development, cloud infrastructure, and building scalable systems.</p> <h2 id="what-i-write-about">What I Write About</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Python &amp; Django</strong> - Web development, APIs, and best practices</li> <li><strong>Kubernetes &amp; DevOps</strong> - Container orchestration, CI/CD, and infrastructure</li> <li><strong>System Architecture</strong> - Distributed systems, databases, and performance</li> <li><strong>Backend Engineering</strong> - Design patterns, optimization, and tooling</li> </ul> <h2 id="connect">Connect</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://github.com/maheshbabugorantla">GitHub</a></li> <li><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/maheshbabugorantla">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul>