Message Processing Failed! But What's the Root Cause?

Explore techniques for investigating failures in distributed systems through this insightful conference talk from NDC London 2023. Delve into the challenges of tracing issues across multiple services communicating via message streams, and learn how to overcome the absence of a single call stack. Discover modeling techniques, integration testing strategies, and gain a deep understanding of instrumentation using OpenTelemetry to enhance visibility in complex distributed architectures. Acquire practical takeaways for improving system observability that can be applied to various architectural styles, even those not primarily relying on messaging. This 58-minute presentation by Laila Bougria offers valuable insights for developers and architects working with distributed systems or seeking to enhance their troubleshooting capabilities.