What is 'Distributed Tracing'?

What is 'Distributed Tracing'?

Approach: Explain tracking a request across services.

A method used to profile and monitor applications, especially those built on microservices, by tracking a single request as it passes through various systems.

Follow-up: Name a tool for this (e.g., Jaeger, Zipkin).

Key concepts: span, trace id, observability.