Tracing for Java Developers - Hands-on Overview and Implementation

Explore the world of tracing and Application Performance Management (APM) for Java developers in this 49-minute conference talk from Devoxx Poland 2021. Discover why adding distributed tracing to your existing logs and metrics can enhance application monitoring. Learn about the capabilities and limitations of tracing, how to easily implement it in Java applications, and understand the role of OpenTracing (soon to be OpenTelemetry) in the landscape. Follow along with hands-on demonstrations using the open-source Elastic APM agent with its OpenTracing bridge and Jaeger agents, gaining insights applicable to various tracing solutions. Presented by Philipp Krenn, a developer advocate at Elastic, this talk provides valuable knowledge for Java developers looking to improve their application monitoring and performance management skills.