Using Traces in AWS Lambda

Traces in a software application, often referred to as distributed tracing, are used for monitoring and understanding the flow of requests and transactions as they traverse various components and services within a distributed system or microservices architecture. Tracing provides a detailed view of how a single user request or operation fans out across multiple services, helping to identify performance bottlenecks, latency issues, and the root causes of problems.

Importance of traces

Here’s why traces are important in software applications:

• End-to-end visibility: Traces allow us to visualize the entire journey ...