Control trace volume with OpenTelemetry tail-based sampling
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Control trace volume with OpenTelemetry tail-based sampling


Summary

OpenTelemetry tail-based sampling reduces observability costs and trace volume by selectively retaining high-value data, such as errors and latency spikes, after a trace completes. By utilizing a gateway collector pattern to compute Span Metrics on the full traffic volume before sampling occurs, teams can drastically decrease trace ingestion while maintaining 100% accuracy in service health monitoring.
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