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Tutorials Jun 3, 2026

Sampling in Distributed Tracing: Worth the Risk of Losing Detail?

I examine sampling strategies in distributed tracing, balancing cost and detail loss based on my own experiences. Which approach works when?

#distributed tracing #observability #sampling

10 min

Tutorials Apr 10, 2026

Tail Sampling Design in the OpenTelemetry Collector

A guide that explains how to set up tail sampling to lower cost on high-volume trace data while preserving the critical flows.

#observability #opentelemetry #tracing

9 min