Open Tracing Tools: Overview and Critical Comparison

Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Add Paper to My Library Share: Permalink Using these links will ensure access to this page indefinitely Copy URL Open Tracing Tools: Overview and Critical Comparison 17 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2022 See all articles by Andrea JanesAndrea JanesFree University of Bozen-BolzanoXiaozhou LiTampere UniversityValentina LenarduzziUniversity of Oulu Abstract Background. Coping with the rapid growing complexity in contemporary software architecture, tracing has become an increasingly critical practice and been adopted widely by software engineers. By adopting tracing tools, practitioners are able to monitor, debug, and optimize distributed software architectures easily. However, with excessive number of valid candidates, researchers and practitioners have a hard time finding and selecting the suitable tracing tools by systematically considering their features and advantages. Objective. To such a purpose, this paper aims to provide an overview of the popular tracing tools on the market via a critical comparison. Method. Herein, we first identified 11 tools in an objective, systematic, and reproducible manner adopting the Systematic Multivocal Literature Review protocol. Then, we characterized each tool looking at the 1) measured features, 2) popularity both in peer-reviewed literature and online media, 3) benefits and issues. Results. This paper presents a systematic comparison amongst the selected tracing tools in terms of their features, popularity, benefits and issues. Conclusion. Such a result mainly shows that each tracing tool provides a unique combination of features with also different pros and cons. The contribution of this paper is to provide the practitioners better understanding of the tracing tools facilitating their adoption. Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation Janes, Andrea and Li, Xiaozhou and Lenarduzzi, Valentina, Open Tracing Tools: Overview and Critical Comparison. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4175937 Andrea Janes Free University of Bozen-Bolzano ( email ) Sernesiplatz 1Bozen-Bolzano, 39100Italy Xiaozhou Li Tampere University ( email ) Tampere, FIN-33101Finland Valentina Lenarduzzi (Contact Author) University of Oulu ( email ) Download This Paper Open PDF in Browser Do you have a job opening that you would like to promote on SSRN? Place Job Opening Paper statistics Downloads 0 Abstract Views 3 PlumX Metrics Feedback Feedback to SSRN Feedback (required) Email (required) Submit If you need immediate assistance, call 877-SSRNHelp (877 777 6435) in the United States, or +1 212 448 2500 outside of the United States, 8:30AM to 6:00PM U.S. Eastern, Monday - Friday. Submit a Paper Section 508 Text Only Pages SSRN Quick Links SSRN Solutions Research Paper Series Conference Papers Partners in Publishing Jobs & Announcements Newsletter Sign Up SSRN Rankings Top Papers Top Authors Top Organizations About SSRN SSRN Objectives Network Directors Presidential Letter Announcements Contact us FAQs Copyright Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy We use cookies to help provide and enhance our service and tailor content. To learn more, visit Cookie Settings. This page was processed by aws-apollo4 in 0.157 seconds