Mastering Observability in Spring Boot Microservices: A Deep Dive into Metrics, Tracing, and Logging

Welcome back, architects of scalable systems and guardians of uptime! In the complex world of microservices, where dozens or even hundreds of independent services collaborate to form a single application, simply checking if a service is “up” is no longer sufficient. When an issue arises � a spike in latency, an unexpected error rate, or a complete outage � pinpointing the root cause across a distributed system can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack.