LoginBubbleUp Meets Tracing (and Other Odd-shaped Data)
A few weeks ago, BubbleUp came out of Beta. We’ve been getting fantastic user feedback on how BubbleUp helps users speed through the Core Analysis Loop and lets people find things they never could…
The True Cost of “Search-First” Problem-solving on Your Production Systems
The search-first problem-solving approach—meaning “open up the log search tool” (Splunk, ELK, Loggly, SumoLogic, Scalyr, etc)—is a costly and time-consuming operation during which the true source of a problem is rarely pinpointed in short…
Always Bee Tracing
If you are running a distributed system and have reached a point of scale where you’re running 5+ services, you are more than likely experiencing difficulties when troubleshooting. Does the following sound somewhat familiar?…
How Does Honeycomb Compare to Metrics, Log Management, and APM Tools?
At Honeycomb, we are frequently asked how we compare to what else is out there. Do these other tools offer observability? Do I need them all? What’s important? Metrics? Logs? What’s the best way…
Collaboration with OpenCensus: A new way to get traces into Honeycomb
Okay, the cat was out of the bag when the PR merged — Regardless, we’re happy to announce the existence of the Honeycomb Exporter for OpenCensus! OpenCensus, a Google-lead open source project, is a…
Tracing Summaries: Go Deep Without Getting Lost
I love traces. There’s something really great feeling about letting yourself spiral into the depths of a chunk of code, and see just how it breaks down. Even better, with Honeycomb, you can jump…