CNL - Using OTel Distributed Tracing for Real-Time Observability

Explore the power of OpenTelemetry (OTel) distributed tracing for achieving real-time observability in cloud-native environments. Dive into the challenges of tracing, understand trace paths and aggregation techniques, and learn about deployment architecture. Discover how to leverage service maps, use Jaeger for trace detection, navigate trace map views, and identify tracing errors. Gain insights into the importance of tags and examine a case study on the Solar Breach. Master the essential concepts and tools for implementing effective distributed tracing in your cloud-native applications.

Introduction
Challenges with tracing
Trace Path
Aggregation
Deployment Architecture
Service Map
Jeger
Detecting Traces
Trace Map View
Tracing Errors
Tags
Summary
Solar Breach