Tracing

Introduction Observability is the ability to understand the internal state of a system based on its external outputs. Unlike traditional monitoring, which tells you what is broken, observability helps you understand why it’s broken, even for issues you’ve never encountered before. Core Principle: “You can’t fix what you can’t see. You can’t see what you don’t measure.” The Three Pillars Overview ┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ OBSERVABILITY │ ├─────────────┬──────────────┬────────────┤ │ METRICS │ LOGS │ TRACES │ ├─────────────┼──────────────┼────────────┤ │ What/When │ Why/Details │ Where │ │ Aggregated │ Individual │ Causal │ │ Time-series │ Events │ Flows │ │ Dashboards │ Search │ Waterfall │ └─────────────┴──────────────┴────────────┘ When to Use Each: …