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Nov 2, 2022 · Operations

Inside Alibaba’s Eagleeye & SkyWalking: Distributed Tracing Architecture Explained

This article explores how Alibaba's Eagleeye and the open‑source SkyWalking implement distributed tracing, covering background challenges, Dapper concepts, design goals, data models (Trace, Segment, Span), unique ID schemes, instrumentation techniques, data collection, storage mechanisms, and transmission strategies.