Trace AWS event-driven serverless applications with Datadog APM
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Trace AWS event-driven serverless applications with Datadog APM


Summary

This AWS article announces improvements to their distributed tracing capabilities, specifically enhancing X-Ray for serverless applications. The updates include automatic instrumentation for more AWS services (like API Gateway & SQS) and improved support for custom tracing, making it easier to pinpoint performance bottlenecks and errors within complex serverless architectures without requiring code changes. Ultimately, this means faster troubleshooting and better performance optimization for serverless apps.
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