https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/tags/science/ Recent content in Science on Akshay Deshpande Hugo en-us Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/posts/when-to-emit-what-o11y-signal/ Thu, 04 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://akshayd-dev.pages.dev/posts/when-to-emit-what-o11y-signal/ <p>The intention of this page is to put together the <em>Observability Signal Guidelines</em> which will provide the required visibility into the systems without hurting the cost aspect of the solution.</p> <p>Three basic observability signals that any application emits are:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Metrics,</p> </li> <li> <p>Traces and</p> </li> <li> <p>Logs</p> </li> </ul> <p>The general question is - <em><strong>When to emit what signal?</strong></em></p> <p>The answer lies in the <em>intent</em> behind the signal being emitted. <em><strong>What do you intend to measure with the Observability signal that you are emitting?</strong></em></p>