Observability, Distributed Tracing & the Complex World

Overview

Explore the complex world of observability and distributed tracing in this 37-minute conference talk from GOTO Chicago 2019. Dive into the challenges of monitoring increasingly complex architectures and environments, including microservices, Kubernetes, and hybrid clouds. Learn about the concept of observability and its importance in modern software development. Discover how distributed tracing can provide deeper insights into system behavior and performance. Examine various tools, standards, and approaches for implementing observability, including Open Tracing, Open Census, and their merger. Gain practical knowledge through a Hipster Store demo and explore GitHub repositories for hands-on experience. Understand the relationship between tracing and logging, and learn how to get involved in the observability community. Perfect for developers, architects, and IT professionals looking to enhance their understanding of monitoring complex distributed systems.

Syllabus

Introduction
Performance Monitoring
Distributed Systems
Observability
Observability is SignaltoNoise
Distributed Tracing is Wrong
Tracing Analogs
Bringing Events Together
Span Elements
Service Elements
Tracers
Propagation
Standards
Open Tracing
Open Tracing Limitations
Open Tracing API
Open Census
Open Sensing
Viewpoint
Languages
Logging
Open Tracing Open Census merger
Hipster Store Demo
GitHub Repository
How to get involved
Can I store traces everywhere
I already have a log