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Traceway is an OpenTelemetry-native observability platform that unifies logs, traces, metrics, exceptions, and session replay. It features MIT-licensed, all-in-one software that supports OTLP ingestion without requiring vendor SDKs or complex configurations. Traceway offers self-hosted deployment options, including an embedded mode for Go applications, and a managed cloud service.

Infrastructure monitoring should prioritize actionable alerts over dashboards. Avoid alert fatigue by starting with failure conditions, not existing metrics. Adopt a zero-tolerance policy for false alarms, ensuring every alert requires human intervention. Treat alerts as living code, iteratively refining them through weekly reviews and continuous improvements to build a system you can trust.