Distributed Tracing
Origins in Control Theory
Observability vs Monitoring
System State Inference
Time-Series Data
Aggregated Measurements
Types of Metrics
Counters
Gauges
Histograms
Summaries
Event Records
Structured vs Unstructured Logs
Log Levels and Categories
Centralized Logging
Request Flow Tracking
Causal Relationships
End-to-End Visibility
Service Proliferation
Dynamic Topologies
Cross-Service Dependencies
Heterogeneous Technology Stacks
Linking Related Events
Context Preservation
Root Cause Analysis
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