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Trace Sampling

Trace Sampling

Feb 10, 20261 min read

  • observability
  • tracing
  • sampling

Trace Sampling

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Strategies for reducing trace volume while preserving useful data. Head-based sampling decides at request start whether to trace, while tail-based sampling decides after the request completes (capturing all errors and slow requests regardless of sample rate).

Key Properties

  • Head-Based Sampling
  • Tail-Based Sampling
  • Adaptive Sampling

observability tracing sampling


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  • Trace Sampling
  • Key Properties

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  • Distributed Tracing
  • Head-Based Sampling
  • Tail-Based Sampling

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