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title: "Distributed Tracing"
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ring: trial
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quadrant: platforms-and-aoe-services
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tags: [devops]
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Distributed Tracing creates visibility over processes spanning multiple applications.
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In a microservice world where a request or operation involves multiple applications it is helpful to have an overview of what system is involved, at what point.
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Also, visibility of communicated data and errors helps to quickly identify issues in a microservice environment.
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Our tool of choice is [Jaeger](/platforms-and-aoe-services/jaeger.html) with [B3 Propagation](https://github.com/openzipkin/b3-propagation).
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