Heatmap
In plain terms
A visualization using color to show value intensity.
Going deeper
A heatmap displays data with color gradients to reveal patterns, density, or distributions at a glance, useful for latency or activity. Color encodes magnitude.
Under the hood
Great for showing distributions over time (e.g., latency buckets) that averages hide.
Examples
Latency distributions, usage patterns, observability, click maps, density.
Think of it like...
Like a weather map where color shows where it's hottest or busiest.