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Chris Esplin
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421
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Summary

During a recent product update, new visualization tools such as Flame Graphs and Integrated Session Views were introduced to enhance trace analysis in application monitoring. These tools aim to address the challenge of extracting actionable insights from traces by allowing users to efficiently analyze performance bottlenecks and view detailed trace data within network request sessions. Flame Graphs provide a visual representation of where time is spent in a trace, enabling quick identification of performance issues. The integration with OpenTelemetry allows for seamless navigation from user session replays to specific database calls, such as identifying a missing SQL index without leaving the session. Additionally, advanced filtering options and high-level metric visualization offer users enhanced trace accessibility and overview capabilities. For more technical insights, an in-depth post on Materialized ClickHouse Views is available, detailing how these features support Highlight Tracing.