TL;DR
APM = metrics + traces + logs — Use all three together.
Auto-instrument first — Agents cover HTTP, DB, queues. Add custom tags (order_id, customer_tier) for business context.
Use percentiles, not averages — p95/p99 reveal slow users. Averages hide problems.
Distributed tracing — Shows cross-service bottlenecks via waterfall views and...
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