https://andrewodendaal.com/tags/tracing/ Recent content in Tracing on Andrew Odendaal Hugo en-us Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0400 https://andrewodendaal.com/observability-patterns-distributed-systems/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0400 https://andrewodendaal.com/observability-patterns-distributed-systems/ <p>In today&rsquo;s world of microservices, serverless functions, and complex distributed systems, traditional monitoring approaches fall short. Modern systems generate vast amounts of telemetry data across numerous components, making it challenging to understand system behavior, identify issues, and troubleshoot problems. This is where observability comes in—providing deep insights into what&rsquo;s happening inside your systems without having to deploy new code to add instrumentation.</p> <p>This comprehensive guide explores advanced observability patterns for distributed systems, going beyond the basic &ldquo;three pillars&rdquo; of metrics, logs, and traces to help SRE teams build more observable systems and solve complex problems faster.</p>