Jaeger

Definitions

1. An open source distributed tracing system used to collect, store, and visualize traces across microservices. Engineers use Jaeger to follow a request through multiple services, inspect spans and timings, and diagnose latency or dependency issues.

   In plain English: It is a tool that shows how one request moved through many services and where it got slow.

   Example: "Check Jaeger for that checkout request; the trace should show whether the slowdown is in inventory or payments."

Related Terms

• distributed tracing
• Logging
• Monitoring
• Prometheus
• Seq
• Trace
• Data Lineage
• Tracing
• BPF Security