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OBSERVABILITY-BASICS4 MIN READ

Sort The Telemetry Signal

Classify common telemetry examples by the signal they represent.

Place each observability artifact in the signal bucket where it belongs. Metric Log Trace Context Propagation Checkout 5xx error ratio over the last five minutes p99 request duration histogram grouped by route template Structured event payment.authorization_failed with provider timeout class Audit event showing who changed the retry configuration Single checkout request path through cart, tax, payment, and email spans Span showing giftcard.authorize consumed 2.8 seconds Trace ID carried from API gateway to payment service headers Baggage key that carries safe tenant tier across service boundaries sort-buckets score-chips comparison

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