Tail Sampling Can Save the Right Traces—or Quietly Lose Them
Keeping fewer traces can improve observability—if the traces you keep are the ones that explain failure. Many teams begin with simple probabilistic sampling: retain […]
Tag: Distributed Tracing
Your Trace Broke at the Queue: Use Span Links for Asynchronous Work
A trace that looks complete at the API boundary can still lose the most important part of the work. The request returns, a message […]