In many ways, histograms and summaries appear quite similar. They both roll up many data points into a data structure for efficient processing, transmission, and storage. They can also both be used to track arbitrary quantiles such as the median or p99 of your data. So how do they differ? Let’s dive in. Histograms Since I just published a post about histograms and when they are useful, I will only provide a quick summary here. A histogram is a data structure which describes the distribution...| OpenTelemetry