Tag: #distributed-tracing
Writing on GPUs, LLMs, MLOps, Kubernetes — and mindset · 15 posts
The Questions Distributed Tracing Actually Answers — Spans, Sampling, and Where the Time Went
Tracing is what you need when the reports of slowness keep coming in but you have no idea which of ten services is the culprit. Starting from the structure of traces, spans, and context propagation, this post lays out wh
2026-07-26 · 15 min read #observability#distributed-tracing#opentelemetry#tail-sampling#performanceDistributed Tracing & OpenTelemetry 2026 — OTel / Jaeger / Tempo / Zipkin / Honeycomb / Lightstep / SigNoz / SkyWalking / Datadog APM Deep Dive
In 2026, distributed tracing has converged on OpenTelemetry. The OTel spec and Collector, W3C Trace Context and B3 Propagation, OSS backends like Jaeger/Tempo/Zipkin, the observability 2.0 camp (Honeycomb, SigNoz), APM g
2026-05-16 · 21 min read #observability#distributed-tracing#opentelemetry#otelcol#jaegerLLM Evaluation & Observability: Eval Harness, LLM-as-Judge, Tracing, Regression Prevention (2025)
Claiming a new model "seems better" is not science. The 1 failure mode of 2025 LLM products is "not measuring". Eval harness design, LLM-as-judge pitfalls and calibration, 3-layer observability (Trace/Span/Metric), produ
2026-04-15 · 11 min read #llm-eval#observability#llm-judge#distributed-tracing#langsmitheBPF Deep Dive — The VM, Verifier, XDP, and CO-RE That Made the Linux Kernel Programmable (2025)
Injecting safe code into the kernel — that is the eBPF revolution. This post dissects eBPF from internals to practice: the VM and bytecode, the Verifier that enforces safety, maps (Hash/Array/Ring Buffer/Perf), program t
2026-04-15 · 15 min read #ebpf#linux#kernel#xdp#observabilityeBPF Complete Guide — A Tiny VM Inside the Kernel: Verifier, JIT, CO-RE, Maps, Attach Points, XDP, LSM, sched_ext (2025)
Everything about eBPF — from cBPF in 1992 to eBPF in 2014 to schedext in 2024. The 11-register virtual machine ISA, the verifier's static analysis, JIT compilation, BTF and CO-RE, 17+ BPF map types, 200+ helper functions
2026-04-15 · 31 min read #linux#kernel#ebpf#bpf#xdpDistributed Tracing Complete Guide 2025: OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Tempo, Span Analysis, Sampling Strategies
Everything about distributed tracing! Trace/Span/Context Propagation, OpenTelemetry SDK + Collector, Jaeger vs Tempo vs Zipkin, W3C Trace Context, sampling strategies (Head/Tail/Probabilistic), auto-instrumentation, cost
2026-04-15 · 10 min read #distributed-tracing#opentelemetry#jaeger#tempo#observabilityObservability & Monitoring Complete Guide 2025: Logging, Metrics, Tracing, Alerting Strategy
Everything about Observability! Three Pillars (Logs/Metrics/Traces), OpenTelemetry, Prometheus+Grafana, ELK Stack, Distributed Tracing (Jaeger/Tempo), Alerting Strategy (PagerDuty/OpsGenie), SLO/SLI/SLA, Cost Optimizatio
2026-03-25 · 18 min read #observability#monitoring#logging#distributed-tracing#metricsObservability Complete Guide 2025: Making Systems Transparent with Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry
Master the three pillars of observability (Metrics/Logs/Traces)! Prometheus queries (PromQL), Grafana dashboards, OpenTelemetry instrumentation, Jaeger distributed tracing, ELK/Loki logging, alerting strategies, SLI/SLO/
2026-03-23 · 16 min read #observability#monitoring#prometheus#grafana#opentelemetryPractical Guide to Distributed Tracing: OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, Grafana Tempo
Learn how to implement distributed tracing in microservice environments, from OpenTelemetry SDK instrumentation to building Jaeger and Grafana Tempo backends, with production-ready code examples.
2026-03-14 · 17 min read #observability#distributed-tracing#opentelemetry#jaeger#tempoOpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing Practical Guide: Building and Operating Instrumentation, Collection, and Analysis Pipelines
A comprehensive guide covering OpenTelemetry architecture (SDK, API, Collector, Exporters), trace model (Span, SpanContext, TraceID, SpanID, Baggage), manual instrumentation in Python/Node.js/Go, auto-instrumentation, Co
2026-03-11 · 13 min read #observability#opentelemetry#distributed-tracing#instrumentation#monitoringOpenTelemetry Collector Complete Operations Guide - From Pipeline Configuration to Backend Integration
A comprehensive guide to OpenTelemetry Collector Receiver-Processor-Exporter pipeline configuration, Kubernetes deployment, sampling strategies, and performance tuning with practical configuration examples.
2026-03-09 · 20 min read #observability#opentelemetry#collector#distributed-tracing#monitoringOpenTelemetry Collector Production Guide: Pipeline Architecture, Custom Processors, and Scaling Strategies
A comprehensive guide to OpenTelemetry Collector covering pipeline architecture design, receiver/processor/exporter configuration, custom processor development, agent vs gateway deployment, tail sampling strategies, and
2026-03-07 · 13 min read #observability#opentelemetry#telemetry-pipeline#distributed-tracing#metricsOpenTelemetry Distributed Tracing Practical Guide — From Instrumentation to Jaeger Visualization
Covers everything from core concepts of distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry to Python/Java auto-instrumentation, OTel Collector configuration, Jaeger visualization, and production operation tips with code examples.
2026-03-03 · 7 min read #observability#opentelemetry#distributed-tracing#jaeger#2026-03Grafana LGTM Stack Complete Guide: Building Unified Observability with Loki + Grafana + Tempo + Mimir
Build a unified observability platform that manages Logs, Metrics, and Traces with the Grafana LGTM (Loki, Grafana, Tempo, Mimir) stack. Includes Docker Compose hands-on, OpenTelemetry integration, and Mermaid architectu
2026-03-02 · 7 min read #observability#grafana#loki#tempo#mimirFive Decisive Strategies for Opening Up the Black Box of Microservices with OpenTelemetry
Propagating business context with W3C Baggage, a hybrid automatic/manual instrumentation strategy, cost optimization through tail-based sampling, standardizing on Semantic Conventions, and choosing between OTLP gRPC and
2026-03-01 · 43 min read #opentelemetry#observability#microservices#distributed-tracing#otlp