Tracing on dplabs — Software Engineering & Technology Consultancy https://dplabs.tech/tags/tracing/ Recent content in Tracing on dplabs — Software Engineering & Technology Consultancy Hugo en-us Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 Spring Boot Observability: Metrics, Tracing, and Logs That Actually Help https://dplabs.tech/blog/spring-boot-observability/ Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://dplabs.tech/blog/spring-boot-observability/ <p>Spring Boot 3.x has strong observability support built in. Spring Boot Actuator, Micrometer for metrics, Micrometer Tracing (built on OpenTelemetry), and structured logging all work out of the box with minimal configuration.</p> <p>The gap between &ldquo;instrumented&rdquo; and &ldquo;observable&rdquo; is wider than it looks. Adding dependencies and enabling endpoints is instrumentation. Being able to answer &ldquo;why are 3% of requests failing between the payment service and the inventory service, and since when?&rdquo; is observability.</p>