This is usually enough for me, too. Use tracing, figure out where things fell apart in the traces, isolate those service(s), and debug from there. It's definite

This is usually enough for me, too. Use tracing, figure out where things fell apart in the traces, isolate those service(s), and debug from there. It's definitely more work. When we start new projects, I encourage people not to use services until proven necessary because this added layer of friction is a real drag. For a lot of us that isn't a choice, though.