Tracing in a distributed system
Tracing is a technique used to track a request as it travels through various services in a distributed system. It provides a detailed view of how a request is processed, making it an invaluable tool for diagnosing performance issues and understanding the system’s behavior.
In a distributed system, a single request can involve multiple services. Understanding how this request is processed can be challenging, especially when things go wrong. This is where tracing comes in.
Tracing provides a detailed view of a request’s journey through the system. It shows the interaction between services, the latency of each service, and any errors that occurred during the processing of the request. This information can help diagnose performance issues, identify bottlenecks, and understand the overall flow of requests in the system.
In the next few sections, we will discuss the importance of tracing, some open-source tools that can be used by system...
