Sentry Relay for Observability Pipelines

Not necessarily. Deployment topology depends on capacity, isolation and operational requirements.

Capabilities depend on mode, version and configuration. Test the behavior required by your deployment.

No. It adds a component to the path; measure end-to-end behavior in your environment.

No. Data handling and compliance depend on the whole system, policies and applicable requirements.

A separate Relay deployment is an architectural choice; assess whether its capabilities justify the operational work.