Multiple modes of data collection and analysis in a microservices-based architecture

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-readable program code embodied therein for causing a computer system to perform a method of analyzing performance of services in a microservices-based application, the method comprising:

• generating a plurality of traces from a plurality of spans associated with the microservices-based application and ingested during a given time duration;
• generating a plurality of data sets each associated with a respective analysis mode of a plurality of analysis modes using the plurality of traces, wherein each analysis mode extracts a different level of detail from the plurality of spans associated with the plurality of traces;
• selecting, based on a first user query, a first analysis mode from the plurality of analysis modes for generating a response to the first user query;
• accessing a data set of the plurality of data sets that is associated with the first analysis mode;
• and
• generating the response to the first user query using the data set associated with the first analysis mode, wherein the first user query requests information pertaining to the performance of the services in the microservices-based application.

A system for performing a method for analyzing a performance of services in a microservices-based application, the system comprising:

• a processing device communicatively coupled with a memory and configured to:
• generate a plurality of traces from a plurality of spans associated with the microservices-based application and ingested during a given time duration;
• generate a plurality of data sets each associated with a respective analysis mode of a plurality of analysis modes using the plurality of traces, wherein each analysis mode extracts a different level of detail from the plurality of spans associated with the plurality of traces;
• select, based on a first user query, a first analysis mode from the plurality of analysis modes for generating a response to the first user query;
• access a data set of the plurality of data sets that is associated with the first analysis mode;
• and
• generate the response to the first user query using the data set associated with the first analysis mode, wherein the first user query requests information pertaining to the performance of the services in the microservices-based application.