Software Engineering KB

Home

❯

07 Reliability and Operations

❯

00 Observability

❯

01 Concept

❯

Log Sampling

Log Sampling

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • observability
  • logging
  • sampling

Log Sampling

← Back to Logging

Logging a percentage of events to manage volume at scale. When systems generate millions of log entries per second, sampling reduces storage and processing costs while still providing statistically meaningful visibility into system behavior.

Key Properties

  • Sample Rate Selection
  • Priority-Based Sampling
  • Cost vs Visibility Tradeoff

observability logging sampling


Graph View

  • Log Sampling
  • Key Properties

Backlinks

  • Logging

Created with Quartz v4.5.2 © 2026

  • GitHub