Navigating the Complexities of Service to Service Invocations - Deep Dive Into Causality

Explore the intricate world of service-to-service invocations in this 21-minute conference talk by Nele Lea Uhlemann from Fiberplane. Dive deep into the concept of causality and its role in Workflows, Service Meshes, and Traces. Examine technical choices for highlighting causal relationships within systems, featuring examples of Dapr workflows, Istio's call graphs in Kiali, and trace visualization in Jaeger. Gain insights into how causality is utilized in each tool, comparing their similarities and differences. Discover the varying perspectives of operators and application engineers on causal relationships, and understand how this knowledge can enhance collaboration, improve system design, and streamline debugging and troubleshooting processes.