Contextual logging refers to seeing logs together with the issues in your applications and infrastructure. This approach simplifies log management by providing a centralized location where teams can retrieve, visualize, and analyze log data in context with other services and data sources. Contextual logging tools address challenges such as collecting logs, managing alerts, and reducing alert fatigue. By using contextual logging, teams can improve incident response times, collaboration, and the efficiency of their team, while also creating more accurate alerts and reducing false positives. Implementing contextual logging involves setting up a solution that forwards log data to a central location, exploring the available logging data, reviewing other places where logs are accessed, setting up alerts, and querying data to create dashboards.