https://wolkwacht.nl/tags/opentelemetry/ Recent content in OpenTelemetry on Wolkwacht https://wolkwacht.nl/images/branding/feature-image.png https://wolkwacht.nl/images/branding/feature-image.png Hugo en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://wolkwacht.nl/posts/observability-for-dapr-on-aks-traces-metrics-and-logs/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://wolkwacht.nl/posts/observability-for-dapr-on-aks-traces-metrics-and-logs/ <p><img alt="A request flowing through two Dapr sidecars while traces, metrics, and logs reveal what happens" loading="lazy" src="https://wolkwacht.nl/images/2026/dapr-observability-feature.svg"></p> <p>A request can fail even when every Kubernetes pod is <code>Running</code>. The application may be waiting for a Dapr component, a retry may mask a slow dependency, or a call may reach the wrong app ID. Pod health tells us that the processes are alive; it does not explain the path a request takes.</p> <p>Dapr exposes three complementary signals. A trace reconstructs a single request across service boundaries. Metrics show whether a symptom is becoming a trend. Logs explain what a particular application or sidecar decided at a particular moment. The useful operational view comes from connecting all three.</p>