Observability Pipelines

2026-03-17

Observability Pipelines

Design notes for building observability pipelines for distributed services.

Overview

Designing observability pipelines requires attention to data volume, retention, and signal quality.

Components

  • Collectors (metrics, logs, traces)
  • Aggregation and storage
  • Dashboards and alerting

Notes

Start small: collect high-value signals first and iterate on retention and cardinality.