Metric Cardinality
A user ID label looks like the most useful thing you could add. It is also the one that turns a hundred thousand series into tens of millions.
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Metrics, Logs, and Traces for Services
Telemetry only helps if it carries context, stays affordable, and respects privacy. This article instruments a service with OpenTelemetry and examines cardinality, sampling, propagation, and redaction choices.