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Sep 12, 2023 · Operations

Observability: Concepts, Challenges, and Didi’s Implementation

The article explains observability as the ability to infer any system state from external data, contrasts it with traditional monitoring, outlines challenges of high‑dimensional, high‑cardinality data and storage costs, and describes Didi’s hybrid MTL architecture that separates low‑ and high‑cardinality logs and metrics while linking them via TraceIDs to provide detailed, cost‑effective insight and streamlined debugging.