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title: "Telemetry types | Grafana Labs"
description: "Understanding the types of telemetry data."
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> For a curated documentation index, see [llms.txt](/llms.txt). For the complete documentation index, see [llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt).

## The four pillars of observability

[Four pillars: Metrics, Logs, Traces, Profiles](four-pillars.svg "Four pillars: Metrics, Logs, Traces, Profiles")

## Key insight

> Most teams start with **metrics and logs**. Traces and profiles come later as observability matures.

Your data type determines which data sources make sense.