Release Date: November 27, 2023
Affected Sections: Logs
We are excited to announce the addition of Searchable for JSON logs! This important milestone will make searching and filtering through your logs much easier and faster, as you can now select specific attributes that you want to add to your search query from within the log side panel.
Filter by - Adds the selected attribute to the search query
Remove - Removes the selected attribute to the search query
Exclude - Filters out all logs that contain the selected attribute from the search results
Replace - Removes all active filters and keeps only the selected attribute as the only filter
The ability to search and filter using attributes can also be done directly from the search bar, by using the following syntax: @key:value
While this new capability is only available for JSON logs at this time, weâre already working on expanding the usage to include attributes for traces too. More on this soonâŚ
Release Date: November 8, 2023
Affected Sections: Alerts, Dashboards
We are delighted to share that groundcover version 1.6.0 is now available! This latest release marks a substantial improvement in how you can build queries for your logs and traces using groundcover Dashboards and Alerts, providing enhanced capabilities that are faster and simpler to use. With the introduction of a new schema in the logs and traces tables, you can now leverage attributes and tags to construct more efficient queries, saving you time and enhancing your data analysis.
The existing columns flatten_(string/float/bool)_keys & flatten_(string/float/bool)_values are being phased out in favor of new Map-type columns: string_tags & float_tags.
These new columns string_attributes& float_attributes will store attributes for JSON logs, providing a structured and convenient method for easier and faster queries.
Example Query:
We recommend all users to upgrade to the latest version to benefit from these improvements. Our support team is available to assist with any questions or guidance needed during this transition.
We will shortly introduce an in-platform attribute-based search for JSON logs. This upcoming feature will further enhance your querying capabilities using groundcover. Stay tuned for updates on this front!
Release Date: December 14, 2023
Affected Sections: Workloads
This update is a big step forward in the investigation and troubleshooting capabilities of Workloads! Weâre excited to introduce a new set of tools and visualizations to help you understand your cloud environments at a much deeper level, quicker and more easily than ever.
Deep dive into the applications running in your cloud, presented on a timeline that makes it much easier to understand and correlate the chain of events causing issues such as latency or crashes.
This update centers around two important improvements:
The infrastructure data that was part of the Workload info page has now been separated from it into its own section, under the Infrastructure section. It includes all data about your pods and other Kubernetes entities.
The Workload info page has an entirely fresh look and usability, now offering a deep dive into the applications running in your cloud, presented on a timeline that makes it much easier to understand and correlate the chain of events causing issues such as latency or crashes.
This major facelift reflects our evolving approach to workload investigations into root cause analysis. Every type of issue is now broken down into categories - Infrastructure, Resources, and API (this will be further expanded into even more categories in future updates).
In this section, clicking on a category will allow you to dive deep into the details:
Infrastructure - The Workload info page now shows you a timeline correlating all events relating to a specific workload, making it much easier to understand causes and effects. For example, you can now instantly visualize how crashes and warning events impacted workload availability.
Critical information on all pods connected to a workload will be viewable from this page too, as well as Service Map showing how a workload is related to other services, enabling you to jump directly to the Service Map to zoom in or out as desired.
Resources - Understand the resource utilization of individual workloads over time, including pods and nodes resources utilized, and how that compares to the defined limits. In addition, you can now view Noisy Neighbors, which will also show you the node utilization of all workloads on a specific node, which can be selected from the drop down menu on the panelâs upper right. This will allow you to quickly visualize the other workloads that may have affected the latency or unavailability of that node.
APIs - See all of groundcoverâs golden signals per API. And for the first time, you can differentiate between inbound and outbound API communications, as well as the origin and destination of the requests, helping you better understand where issues originate.
We are confident that this massive update will be very significant in your ability to identify, resolve and prevent issues much faster than ever before. Our next update will add even more visibility and order, and is coming up very soon, so stay tuned!
Copy to clipboard - Copies the selected attribute to your clipboard for any use, including outside the platform.
Release Date: October 18, 2023
Affected Sections: Map, Issues, Traces, API Catalog, Logs, K8s Events, Resource Details
We are excited to announce this update which refines and improves our search and filter functionalities. You can now find what you need even faster than before!
SELECT * FROM logs WHERE string_attributes['error'] = 'failed to get ads: rpc error: code = DeadlineExceeded desc = context deadline exceeded'Combine multiple search terms for Logs: You can now perform more advanced searches in the Logs section by using multiple free text search terms. The search functionality will remain the same but you will now be able to combine multiple search terms in your searches. For example, to find logs that contain the search terms 'email' and 'order confirmation', you can now add the keyword email to the search bar, and then add "order confirmation" which will show you the logs that contain ALL specified terms (similar to using an âANDâ operator).
âInclude all filtersâ by default: All filters will be selected by default when you navigate to any section of the platform that has filters.
Easy toggling between Single / All filters view: In a single click, you can now apply only one selected filter, enabling you to instantly single out the one component that matters to you. You can just as easily add/remove filters one by one, or turn all filters back on.
Advanced Search Bar Capabilities: We have added the not-equals (exclude) condition directly in the search bar. You can now easily exclude specific conditions by using the "-" prefix. For instance, to exclude debug level logs, simply type â-level:debugâ.
Redesigned Filter Interface: As part of our commitment to offering an intuitive and aesthetic user experience, we are introducing a refreshed design for our filters. This modern and mature design not only elevates the look of our platform but also enhances usability.
Platform-wide Implementation: We believe in consistency, which is why our new filter improvements have been rolled out across all pages of the platform that utilize filters. Whether you're checking issues, browsing logs, analyzing traces, or troubleshooting APIs, you'll benefit from our improved filter experience.
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