diff --git a/autoscaler/controllers/collectorsgroup_controller.go b/autoscaler/controllers/collectorsgroup_controller.go
index 4136f3b7f..0ef5779dc 100644
--- a/autoscaler/controllers/collectorsgroup_controller.go
+++ b/autoscaler/controllers/collectorsgroup_controller.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/autoscaler/controllers/gateway"
 
-	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/common"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -34,10 +33,10 @@ import (
 // CollectorsGroupReconciler reconciles a CollectorsGroup object
 type CollectorsGroupReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme           *runtime.Scheme
-	ImagePullSecrets []string
-	OdigosVersion    string
-	OdigosTier       common.OdigosTier
+	Scheme               *runtime.Scheme
+	ImagePullSecrets     []string
+	OdigosVersion        string
+	DisableNameProcessor bool
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=odigos.io,namespace=odigos-system,resources=collectorsgroups,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ func (r *CollectorsGroupReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Requ
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	err = datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.OdigosTier)
+	err = datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.DisableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/configmap.go b/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/configmap.go
index 333a1c430..c5fd60505 100644
--- a/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/configmap.go
+++ b/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/configmap.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 func SyncConfigMap(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odigosv1.DestinationList, allProcessors *odigosv1.ProcessorList,
 	datacollection *odigosv1.CollectorsGroup, ctx context.Context,
-	c client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, tier common.OdigosTier) (string, error) {
+	c client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, disableNameProcessor bool) (string, error) {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
 	processors := commonconf.FilterAndSortProcessorsByOrderHint(allProcessors, odigosv1.CollectorsGroupRoleNodeCollector)
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func SyncConfigMap(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odigosv1.D
 	SamplingExists := commonconf.FindFirstProcessorByType(allProcessors, "odigossampling")
 	setTracesLoadBalancer := SamplingExists != nil
 
-	desired, err := getDesiredConfigMap(apps, dests, processors, datacollection, scheme, setTracesLoadBalancer, tier)
+	desired, err := getDesiredConfigMap(apps, dests, processors, datacollection, scheme, setTracesLoadBalancer, disableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to get desired config map")
 		return "", err
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ func createConfigMap(desired *v1.ConfigMap, ctx context.Context, c client.Client
 }
 
 func getDesiredConfigMap(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odigosv1.DestinationList, processors []*odigosv1.Processor,
-	datacollection *odigosv1.CollectorsGroup, scheme *runtime.Scheme, setTracesLoadBalancer bool, tier common.OdigosTier) (*v1.ConfigMap, error) {
-	cmData, err := calculateConfigMapData(apps, dests, processors, setTracesLoadBalancer, tier)
+	datacollection *odigosv1.CollectorsGroup, scheme *runtime.Scheme, setTracesLoadBalancer bool, disableNameProcessor bool) (*v1.ConfigMap, error) {
+	cmData, err := calculateConfigMapData(apps, dests, processors, setTracesLoadBalancer, disableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func getDesiredConfigMap(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odig
 }
 
 func calculateConfigMapData(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odigosv1.DestinationList, processors []*odigosv1.Processor,
-	setTracesLoadBalancer bool, tier common.OdigosTier) (string, error) {
+	setTracesLoadBalancer bool, disableNameProcessor bool) (string, error) {
 
 	empty := struct{}{}
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func calculateConfigMapData(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *o
 		}
 	}
 
-	if tier != common.OnPremOdigosTier {
+	if !disableNameProcessor {
 		processorsCfg["odigosresourcename"] = empty
 	}
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func calculateConfigMapData(apps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *o
 		}
 	}
 
-	commonProcessors := getCommonProcessorsByTier(tier)
+	commonProcessors := getCommonProcessors(disableNameProcessor)
 
 	if collectLogs {
 		includes := make([]string, 0)
@@ -402,9 +402,9 @@ func getSignalsFromOtelcolConfig(otelcolConfigContent string) ([]common.Observab
 	return signals, nil
 }
 
-func getCommonProcessorsByTier(tier common.OdigosTier) []string {
+func getCommonProcessors(disableNameProcessor bool) []string {
 	processors := []string{"batch"}
-	if tier != common.OnPremOdigosTier {
+	if !disableNameProcessor {
 		processors = append(processors, "odigosresourcename")
 	}
 	processors = append(processors, "resource", "resourcedetection", "odigostrafficmetrics")
diff --git a/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/root.go b/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/root.go
index 8a484e197..0ad92b35e 100644
--- a/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/root.go
+++ b/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection/root.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	odigosv1 "github.com/odigos-io/odigos/api/odigos/v1alpha1"
-	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/common"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/k8sutils/pkg/consts"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/k8sutils/pkg/env"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ const (
 	syncDaemonsetRetry = 3
 )
 
-func Sync(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, imagePullSecrets []string, odigosVersion string, tier common.OdigosTier) error {
+func Sync(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, imagePullSecrets []string, odigosVersion string, disableNameProcessor bool) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
 
 	var instApps odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList
@@ -52,16 +51,16 @@ func Sync(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, scheme *runtime.Scheme, imagePul
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return syncDataCollection(&instApps, &dests, &processors, &dataCollectionCollectorGroup, ctx, c, scheme, imagePullSecrets, odigosVersion, tier)
+	return syncDataCollection(&instApps, &dests, &processors, &dataCollectionCollectorGroup, ctx, c, scheme, imagePullSecrets, odigosVersion, disableNameProcessor)
 }
 
 func syncDataCollection(instApps *odigosv1.InstrumentedApplicationList, dests *odigosv1.DestinationList, processors *odigosv1.ProcessorList,
 	dataCollection *odigosv1.CollectorsGroup, ctx context.Context, c client.Client,
-	scheme *runtime.Scheme, imagePullSecrets []string, odigosVersion string, tier common.OdigosTier) error {
+	scheme *runtime.Scheme, imagePullSecrets []string, odigosVersion string, disableNameProcessor bool) error {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
 	logger.V(0).Info("Syncing data collection")
 
-	_, err := SyncConfigMap(instApps, dests, processors, dataCollection, ctx, c, scheme, tier)
+	_, err := SyncConfigMap(instApps, dests, processors, dataCollection, ctx, c, scheme, disableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "Failed to sync config map")
 		return err
diff --git a/autoscaler/controllers/instrumentedapplication_controller.go b/autoscaler/controllers/instrumentedapplication_controller.go
index d7cb43104..25e21793d 100644
--- a/autoscaler/controllers/instrumentedapplication_controller.go
+++ b/autoscaler/controllers/instrumentedapplication_controller.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	odigosv1 "github.com/odigos-io/odigos/api/odigos/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection"
-	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/common"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -31,10 +30,10 @@ import (
 // InstrumentedApplicationReconciler reconciles a InstrumentedApplication object
 type InstrumentedApplicationReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme           *runtime.Scheme
-	ImagePullSecrets []string
-	OdigosVersion    string
-	OdigosTier       common.OdigosTier
+	Scheme               *runtime.Scheme
+	ImagePullSecrets     []string
+	OdigosVersion        string
+	DisableNameProcessor bool
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=odigos.io,resources=instrumentedapplications,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ type InstrumentedApplicationReconciler struct {
 func (r *InstrumentedApplicationReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
 	logger := log.FromContext(ctx)
 	logger.V(0).Info("Reconciling InstrumentedApps")
-	err := datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.OdigosTier)
+	err := datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.DisableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/autoscaler/controllers/processor_controller.go b/autoscaler/controllers/processor_controller.go
index a73fce7ed..2443b19ff 100644
--- a/autoscaler/controllers/processor_controller.go
+++ b/autoscaler/controllers/processor_controller.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	v1 "github.com/odigos-io/odigos/api/odigos/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/autoscaler/controllers/datacollection"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/autoscaler/controllers/gateway"
-	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/common"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -15,10 +14,10 @@ import (
 
 type ProcessorReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	Scheme           *runtime.Scheme
-	ImagePullSecrets []string
-	OdigosVersion    string
-	OdigosTier       common.OdigosTier
+	Scheme               *runtime.Scheme
+	ImagePullSecrets     []string
+	OdigosVersion        string
+	DisableNameProcessor bool
 }
 
 func (r *ProcessorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ func (r *ProcessorReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
 
-	err = datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.OdigosTier)
+	err = datacollection.Sync(ctx, r.Client, r.Scheme, r.ImagePullSecrets, r.OdigosVersion, r.DisableNameProcessor)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/autoscaler/main.go b/autoscaler/main.go
index 6e6d052a5..e4544e56f 100644
--- a/autoscaler/main.go
+++ b/autoscaler/main.go
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
-	k8sClient "github.com/odigos-io/odigos/k8sutils/pkg/client"
-	k8sUtils "github.com/odigos-io/odigos/k8sutils/pkg/utils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/zapr"
@@ -165,15 +163,11 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	client, err := k8sClient.GetK8sClientset()
-	if err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create k8s clientset")
-	}
-
-	tier, err := k8sUtils.GetCurrentOdigosTier(context.Background(), odigosNs, client)
-	if err != nil {
-		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to get current odigos tier")
-	}
+	// The name processor is used to transform device ids injected with the virtual device,
+	// to service names and k8s attributes.
+	// it is not needed for eBPF instrumentation or OpAMP implementations.
+	// at the time of writing (2024-10-22) only dotnet and java native agent are using the name processor.
+	_, disableNameProcessor := os.LookupEnv("DISABLE_NAME_PROCESSOR")
 
 	if err = (&controllers.DestinationReconciler{
 		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
@@ -186,31 +180,31 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err = (&controllers.ProcessorReconciler{
-		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme:           mgr.GetScheme(),
-		ImagePullSecrets: imagePullSecrets,
-		OdigosVersion:    odigosVersion,
-		OdigosTier:       tier,
+		Client:               mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:               mgr.GetScheme(),
+		ImagePullSecrets:     imagePullSecrets,
+		OdigosVersion:        odigosVersion,
+		DisableNameProcessor: disableNameProcessor,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Processor")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if err = (&controllers.CollectorsGroupReconciler{
-		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme:           mgr.GetScheme(),
-		ImagePullSecrets: imagePullSecrets,
-		OdigosVersion:    odigosVersion,
-		OdigosTier:       tier,
+		Client:               mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:               mgr.GetScheme(),
+		ImagePullSecrets:     imagePullSecrets,
+		OdigosVersion:        odigosVersion,
+		DisableNameProcessor: disableNameProcessor,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "CollectorsGroup")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 	if err = (&controllers.InstrumentedApplicationReconciler{
-		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
-		Scheme:           mgr.GetScheme(),
-		ImagePullSecrets: imagePullSecrets,
-		OdigosVersion:    odigosVersion,
-		OdigosTier:       tier,
+		Client:               mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:               mgr.GetScheme(),
+		ImagePullSecrets:     imagePullSecrets,
+		OdigosVersion:        odigosVersion,
+		DisableNameProcessor: disableNameProcessor,
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "InstrumentedApplication")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cli/cmd/resources/autoscaler.go b/cli/cmd/resources/autoscaler.go
index c6e99ba96..027553dcf 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/resources/autoscaler.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/resources/autoscaler.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package resources
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"slices"
 
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/cli/cmd/resources/resourcemanager"
 	"github.com/odigos-io/odigos/cli/pkg/containers"
@@ -393,7 +394,18 @@ func NewAutoscalerLeaderElectionRoleBinding(ns string) *rbacv1.RoleBinding {
 	}
 }
 
-func NewAutoscalerDeployment(ns string, version string, imagePrefix string, imageName string) *appsv1.Deployment {
+func NewAutoscalerDeployment(ns string, version string, imagePrefix string, imageName string, disableNameProcessor bool) *appsv1.Deployment {
+
+	optionalEnvs := []corev1.EnvVar{}
+
+	if disableNameProcessor {
+		// temporary until we migrate java and dotnet to OpAMP
+		optionalEnvs = append(optionalEnvs, corev1.EnvVar{
+			Name:  "DISABLE_NAME_PROCESSOR",
+			Value: "true",
+		})
+	}
+
 	dep := &appsv1.Deployment{
 		TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
 			Kind:       "Deployment",
@@ -435,7 +447,7 @@ func NewAutoscalerDeployment(ns string, version string, imagePrefix string, imag
 								"--metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080",
 								"--leader-elect",
 							},
-							Env: []corev1.EnvVar{
+							Env: append([]corev1.EnvVar{
 								{
 									Name:  "OTEL_SERVICE_NAME",
 									Value: AutoScalerServiceName,
@@ -448,7 +460,7 @@ func NewAutoscalerDeployment(ns string, version string, imagePrefix string, imag
 										},
 									},
 								},
-							},
+							}, optionalEnvs...),
 							EnvFrom: []corev1.EnvFromSource{
 								{
 									ConfigMapRef: &corev1.ConfigMapEnvSource{
@@ -528,6 +540,9 @@ func NewAutoScalerResourceManager(client *kube.Client, ns string, config *common
 func (a *autoScalerResourceManager) Name() string { return "AutoScaler" }
 
 func (a *autoScalerResourceManager) InstallFromScratch(ctx context.Context) error {
+
+	disableNameProcessor := slices.Contains(a.config.Profiles, "disable-name-processor") || slices.Contains(a.config.Profiles, "kratos")
+
 	resources := []client.Object{
 		NewAutoscalerServiceAccount(a.ns),
 		NewAutoscalerRole(a.ns),
@@ -535,7 +550,7 @@ func (a *autoScalerResourceManager) InstallFromScratch(ctx context.Context) erro
 		NewAutoscalerClusterRole(),
 		NewAutoscalerClusterRoleBinding(a.ns),
 		NewAutoscalerLeaderElectionRoleBinding(a.ns),
-		NewAutoscalerDeployment(a.ns, a.odigosVersion, a.config.ImagePrefix, a.config.AutoscalerImage),
+		NewAutoscalerDeployment(a.ns, a.odigosVersion, a.config.ImagePrefix, a.config.AutoscalerImage, disableNameProcessor),
 	}
 	return a.client.ApplyResources(ctx, a.config.ConfigVersion, resources)
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/resources/profiles.go b/cli/cmd/resources/profiles.go
index 2d70f6f8a..8097fb39e 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/resources/profiles.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/resources/profiles.go
@@ -65,15 +65,19 @@ var (
 		ProfileName:      common.ProfileName("code-attributes"),
 		ShortDescription: "Record span attributes in 'code' namespace where supported",
 	}
+	disableNameProcessorProfile = Profile{
+		ProfileName:      common.ProfileName("disable-name-processor"),
+		ShortDescription: "If not using dotnet or java native instrumentations, disable the name processor which is not needed",
+	}
 	kratosProfile = Profile{
 		ProfileName:      common.ProfileName("kratos"),
 		ShortDescription: "Bundle profile that includes db-payload-collection, semconv, category-attributes, copy-scope, hostname-as-podname, java-native-instrumentations, code-attributes, query-operation-detector",
-		Dependencies:     []common.ProfileName{"db-payload-collection", "semconv", "category-attributes", "copy-scope", "hostname-as-podname", "java-native-instrumentations", "code-attributes", "query-operation-detector"},
+		Dependencies:     []common.ProfileName{"db-payload-collection", "semconv", "category-attributes", "copy-scope", "hostname-as-podname", "java-native-instrumentations", "code-attributes", "query-operation-detector", "disableNameProcessorProfile"},
 	}
 )
 
 func GetAvailableCommunityProfiles() []Profile {
-	return []Profile{semconvUpgraderProfile, copyScopeProfile}
+	return []Profile{semconvUpgraderProfile, copyScopeProfile, disableNameProcessorProfile}
 }
 
 func GetAvailableOnPremProfiles() []Profile {