This topic describes the release notes for Simple Log Service and provides links to the relevant references.
July 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Transfer acceleration | The transfer acceleration feature is available for commercial use and charges fees. | ||
Observability Capacity Unit (OCU) |
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June 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Data transformation (new version) | The new version of the data transformation feature is released. The feature is a managed, scalable, and highly available service. The new version allows you to standardize data, extract information, cleanse and filter data, and distribute data to multiple Logstores. | Philippines (Manila) |
March 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Field analysis | The field analysis feature is supported. You can use the feature for statistical analysis on fields that are of the text, long, or double type. The feature analyzes the basic distribution and related metrics of each field and provides a time series chart for the top 5 values of each field. You can use the analysis results for data insight and visualization. | ||
Console page update for collecting container text logs |
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Logtail configuration creation by using Terraform | Terraform is supported. Terraform is an open source tool that you can use to preview, configure, and manage the infrastructure and resources of cloud services in a secure and efficient manner. You can use Terraform to call API operations to create Logtail configurations. |
February 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Import of Amazon S3 objects | Amazon S3 objects can be imported to Simple Log Service. You can create a data import configuration to import Amazon S3 objects to Simple Log Service for management. For example, you can query, analyze, and transform Amazon S3 objects after the objects are imported. | ||
Simple Log Service SDK for HarmonyOS | Simple Log Service SDK for HarmonyOS is supported. You can install the SDK on your client to collect logs from various HarmonyOS devices. The SDK encapsulates collection-related API operations of Simple Log Service based on ArkTS and is written in the C programming language. |
January 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Console page embedding and sharing (new version) | The ticket solution can be used to share the pages in the Simple Log Service console with other users or embed the console pages into a third-party system. This way, users can access the pages in logon-free mode. | ||
CloudLens for SLS | CloudLens for SLS-related pages in the Simple Log Service console are updated. | ||
Optimization of the data import process | The process of importing log files is optimized, and the related console pages are updated. |
December 2023
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Collection of Hybrid Cloud Monitoring logs | The logs of Hybrid Cloud Monitoring can be collected. |
November 2023
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Password-free dashboard sharing | The password-free dashboard sharing feature is supported by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to share dashboards or charts with other users without passwords or embed dashboards or charts into a third-party system. This way, users can view the dashboards or charts. | ||
Console page update for Logtail configurations | Logtail configuration-related pages in the Simple Log Service console are updated. | All regions supported by Simple Log Service, except the China (Beijing) and China (Hangzhou) regions |
September 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Archive storage | Archive storage is supported by Simple Log Service. Archive storage is a long-term data storage solution that costs less than hot storage and Infrequent Access (IA) storage. In Archive storage, you can also query and analyze data. | 2023-09-18 |
August 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Zone-redundant storage | The zone-redundant storage feature is supported by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to ensure data durability and availability. | 2023-08-31 | China (Hangzhou), China (Shanghai), China (Beijing), China (Zhangjiakou), China (Ulanqab), China (Shenzhen), China (Hong Kong), and Singapore | |
IA storage | Cold storage is renamed IA storage, and the intelligent hot and cold-tiered storage feature is renamed the intelligent tiered storage feature in Simple Log Service. | 2023-08-25 | ||
Collection of script execution logs | The input_command plug-in of Logtail is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to collect script execution logs. | 2023-08-16 | ||
Conversion of logs to metrics | The processor_log_to_sls_metric plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to convert the collected logs to SLS metrics. | 2023-08-16 | ||
Rule-based consumption | Rule-based consumption is supported by Simple Log Service. You can consume logs that meet specific rules in real-time consumption scenarios. | 2023-08-16 |
May 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Eventstores | Eventstores are provided by Simple Log Service. An Eventstore is used to collect, store, and query events in Simple Log Service. | 2023-05-26 | ||
Resource quota setting | Resource quotas can be adjusted. Simple Log Service provides default resource quotas. If your Simple Log Service resources are insufficient, you can adjust the resource quotas to ensure sufficient resources. | 2023-05-23 | ||
Elasticsearch compatibility | Elasticsearch-compatible API is supported by Simple Log Service. You can call the API operations to smoothly and easily migrate query and analysis workloads from Elasticsearch to Simple Log Service. | 2023-05-22 | ||
Dashboard versioning | The dashboard versioning feature is supported. If you accidentally perform operations on a dashboard when you modify the dashboard, you can view the historical versions of the dashboard and restore the dashboard to a previous version. | 2023-05-08 |
April 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Full-stack Observability | The Full-stack Observability application is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the application to enable end-to-end observability of IT systems. The application provides features such as IT system monitoring, end-to-end tracing, and intelligent alerting. | 2023-04-10 |
March 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Dashboard playlist | The dashboard playlist feature is supported. You can use the feature to play multiple dashboards. | 2023-03-21 | ||
IPv6 functions | IPv6 functions are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the functions to perform SQL analysis. | 2023-03-09 | ||
Cumulative distribution functions | Cumulative distribution functions are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the functions to perform SQL analysis. | 2023-03-09 |
February 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
processor_dict_map plug-in | The processor_dict_map plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to map field values. | 2023-02-07 | ||
processor_encrypt plug-in | The processor_encrypt plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to encrypt specified fields. | 2023-02-07 | ||
Data encoding and decoding plug-ins | The processor_base64_encoding, processor_base64_decoding, and processor_md5 plug-ins are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-ins to encode and decode field values. | 2023-02-07 |
December 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
processor_desensitize plug-in | The processor_desensitize plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to replace sensitive data in logs with specific strings or MD5 hash values. | 2022-12-30 | ||
Scan-based analysis | The scan-based analysis feature is supported by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to analyze logs based on specific fields without the need to configure indexes for the fields. | 2022-12-30 |
November 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
e_redis_map function for data transformation | The e_redis_map function is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the function to enrich a raw log by using a data table in ApsaraDB for Redis as the dimension table. | 2022-11-22 | ||
e_tablestore_map function for data transformation | The e_tablestore_map function is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the function to enrich a raw log by using a data table in Tablestore as the dimension table. | 2022-11-22 | ||
url_parse_qs function for data transformation | The url_parse_qs function is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the function to parse the query string of a URL and return the components of the query string. | 2022-11-22 | ||
url_parse function for data transformation | The url_parse function is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the function to parse a URL and return the components of the URL. | 2022-11-22 | ||
Collection of monitoring data from Kubernetes JVMs | Data monitoring for Kubernetes Java virtual machines (JVMs) is a flexible and end-to-end metric collection solution for all JVM-based services in Kubernetes clusters. Data monitoring is supported on top of Kubernetes-adapted Logtail configurations and automatic service discovery. | 2022-11-21 | ||
Collection of monitoring data for Kubernetes data planes | The data plane monitoring feature provides the non-intrusive monitoring capabilities that are developed by the OpenAnolis community and Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to analyze data flows and identify bottleneck issues for Kubernetes clusters in cloud-native scenarios. | 2022-11-16 |
October 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Collection of PostgreSQL query results | PostgreSQL query results can be collected. Linux Logtail V1.2.1 and later are required. | 2022-10-25 | ||
Collection of SQL Server query results | SQL Server query results can be collected. Linux Logtail V1.2.1 and later are required. | 2022-10-25 | ||
processor_grok plug-in | The processor_grok plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to extract fields from logs. | 2022-10-24 | ||
aggregator_context plug-in | The aggregator_context plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to process logs. | 2022-10-24 |
September 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Data shipping to MaxCompute (new version) | The new version of the data shipping feature is released by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to ship historical data and new data to MaxCompute. | 2022-09-28 | Comparison between the old and new versions of the data shipping feature for MaxCompute | |
Query Logstores | Query Logstores are provided by Simple Log Service. Query Logstores deliver high query performance and cost only half that of Standard Logstores. However, Query Logstores do not support SQL analysis. | 2022-09-27 | ||
Histograms | Histograms are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a histogram to display the frequency distribution for a group of data. | 2022-09-21 | ||
Scatter charts | Scatter charts are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a scatter chart to display the relationships among variables. | 2022-09-21 | ||
Cross tables | Cross tables are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a cross table to group query and analysis results. | 2022-09-21 | ||
processor_filter_key_regex plug-in | The Logtail processor_filter_key_regex plug-in is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the plug-in to filter logs. | 2022-09-14 |
August 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Logtail CSV plug-in | CSV-formatted data can be parsed in CSV mode. | 2022-08-16 | ||
Topology charts | Topology charts are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a topology chart to visualize the dependencies between modules or applications and show the basic information about the modules or applications. | 2022-08-01 |
July 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Data shipping to OSS (new version) | The new version of the data shipping feature is released by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to ship historical data and new data to an Object Storage Service (OSS) bucket. | 2022-07-25 | ||
Radar charts | Radar charts are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a radar chart to visualize data in multiple dimensions. | 2022-07-22 |
June 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Custom creation of an alert rule template | The feature that converts an alert rule to a custom template is supported by Simple Log Service. The template can be referenced across regions. | 2022-06-10 |
May 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Pie charts (Pro) | Pie charts (Pro) are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use a pie chart (Pro) to display the percentage of each category of data. | 2022-05-27 | ||
CloudLens for SLS | The CloudLens for SLS application is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the application to monitor and manage your Simple Log Service assets, such as projects and Logstores, and obtain information about asset consumption in a more efficient manner. | 2022-05-25 | ||
Log Analysis for AWS CloudTrail | The Log Analysis for AWS CloudTrail application is provided. You can use the application to pull, store, query, analyze, and visualize Amazon Web Services (AWS) CloudTrail logs. This way, you can audit the events within your AWS account. | 2022-05-25 | ||
Bar gauges (Pro) | Bar gauges (Pro) are provided. You can use a bar gauge (Pro) to visualize data in a more advanced manner. A bar gauge (Pro) contains one or more bar charts and supports personalized display settings based on fields. | 2022-05-24 | ||
Charts (Pro) | Charts (Pro) are provided. Simple Log Service can render query and analysis results into charts. You can use a chart (Pro) to display the results of multiple query statements. You can also configure personalized display settings for the results of each query statement. | 2022-05-17 | ||
Scheduled SQL | The Scheduled SQL feature is supported. You can use the feature to analyze data at a scheduled time and aggregate data for storage. You can also use the feature to project and filter data. | 2022-05-17 | ||
Extraction of high-precision time values | High-precision time values can be extracted. Logtail can parse logs to extract high-precision time values by using the extended setting "enable_precise_timestamp": true or the processor_strptime plug-in. The units of high-precision time values are milliseconds, microseconds, and nanoseconds. | 2022-05-06 |
April 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Data collection for ping and tcping commands | The data of ping and tcping commands can be collected. Simple Log Service allows you to collect the data of ping and tcping commands to the Metricstore that you specify for query and analysis by using Logtail. | 2022-04-28 | ||
Log download in the Simple Log Service console | The feature that downloads logs in the Simple Log Service console is upgraded. You can download 1 million logs or 100,000 rows of data in query and analysis results at a time. | 2022-04-14 |
March 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
CloudLens for CLB | The CloudLens for CLB application is provided. Simple Log Service and Server Load Balancer (SLB) jointly launch the CloudLens for CLB application. You can use the application to analyze Classic Load Balancer (CLB) access logs, analyze metrics in seconds, and generate alerts in real time. The application also provides AIOps-based automated anomaly detection. | 2022-03-28 | ||
CloudLens for Redis | The CloudLens for Redis application is provided. Simple Log Service and ApsaraDB for Redis jointly launch the CloudLens for Redis application. You can use the application to manage ApsaraDB for Redis instances in a centralized manner and collect the run logs, slow query logs, and audit logs of the instances. | 2022-03-14 | ||
CloudLens for PolarDB | The CloudLens for PolarDB application is provided. Simple Log Service and PolarDB for MySQL jointly launch the CloudLens for PolarDB application. You can use the application to manage PolarDB for MySQL clusters in a centralized manner and collect the slow query logs, error logs, audit logs, and metrics of the clusters. | 2022-03-14 | ||
Phrase search | The phrase search feature is supported. Previously, Simple Log Service uses the word segmentation method to search for specific logs. For example, if you specify the search statement | 2022-03-16 |
February 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Alert ingestion from Grafana (Grafana 8.0 and later) | Alerts from Grafana can be ingested into Simple Log Service. Grafana provides a GUI that allows you to use the alerting feature. You can add a contact point in Grafana. This way, Grafana can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2022-02-24 | Ingest Grafana alerts into Simple Log Service (Grafana 8.0 and later) | |
Data import from a MySQL database | Data can be imported from a self-managed MySQL database or a database on an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL instance to Simple Log Service. You can query, analyze, and transform the data in Simple Log Service. | 2022-02-17 |
January 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Alert OpsCenter | Alert OpsCenter is a business-centric platform that provides alert management and O&M capabilities. You can add alerts that are generated by third-party monitoring platforms, such as Zabbix and Prometheus, and alerts that are generated by Simple Log Service resources to a business. This way, you can use the business to manage alerts and send alert notifications in a centralized manner and improve the O&M efficiency. | 2022-01-13 | ||
Alert ingestion from Huawei Cloud Cloud Eye | Alerts from Huawei Cloud can be ingested into Simple Log Service. Huawei Cloud Cloud Eye is a multi-dimensional resource monitoring platform. You can use Huawei Cloud Cloud Eye to monitor resources such as elastic cloud servers and bandwidth resources. You need to only specify a webhook URL that is provided by the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service in Huawei Cloud Simple Message Notification. After you configure the settings, Huawei Cloud Cloud Eye can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2022-01-07 | ||
CloudLens for RDS | RDS Audit Center is renamed CloudLens for RDS. | 2022-01-05 |
November 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Alert detail viewing in logon-free mode | Alert details can be viewed in logon-free mode. After you receive an alert notification, you can view the details of the alert without the need to log on to the Simple Log Service console. You can also perform other operations in logon-free mode. For example, you can manage alert rules and alert incidents. | 2021-11-17 | ||
New alert notification methods of EventBridge and Function Compute | New alert notification methods are supported. Simple Log Service can send alert notifications to EventBridge and Function Compute of Alibaba Cloud. | 2021-11-16 | ||
AliyunServiceRoleForSLSAlert service-linked role | The AliyunServiceRoleForSLSAlert service-linked role is provided. You can assign the role to Simple Log Service. This way, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can access the resources of other cloud services. | 2021-11-15 |
October 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Window funnel function | A window funnel function is provided. You can use the function to search for an event chain in a sliding time window and count the maximum number of consecutive events that occurred in the event chain. | 2021-10-22 | ||
Unit conversion functions | Unit conversion functions are provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the functions to convert a measurement from the current unit to a different unit. | 2021-10-20 |
September 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Syntax for new alert templates | New alert templates are provided. The new alert templates use Python-like syntax to provide more flexible and advanced custom rendering logic. You can use the new alert templates to specify custom content and styles of alert notifications in a more efficient manner. For example, you can use a new alert template to escape Markdown characters in alert notifications. | 2021-09-30 | ||
Alert ingestion from New Relic | Alerts from New Relic can be ingested into Simple Log Service. New Relic is an observability platform that is based on cloud computing. You can use New Relic to build applications in a more efficient manner. You need to only configure a notification channel in the New Relic console and specify a webhook URL that is provided by the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service for the notification channel. After you configure the settings, New Relic can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2021-09-22 | ||
Alert ingestion from CloudWatch | Alerts from Amazon CloudWatch can be ingested into Simple Log Service. CloudWatch can work with Amazon Simple Notification Service (Amazon SNS) to send alerts. You need to only specify a webhook URL that is provided by the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service in Amazon SNS. After you configure the settings, CloudWatch can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2021-09-08 | ||
Hot and cold-tiered storage | The hot and cold-tiered storage feature is supported by Simple Log Service. You can use the feature to reduce the costs of long-term storage. The feature does not affect other features, such as query and analysis, visualization, alerting, shipping, and transformation. | 2021-09-03 |
August 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Alert ingestion from Loki | Alerts from Loki can be ingested into Simple Log Service. You can configure the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service as an Alertmanager component in Loki. After you configure the settings, Loki can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2021-08-20 | ||
Alert ingestion from Datadog | Alerts from Datadog can be ingested into Simple Log Service. Datadog is a tool that monitors applications on the cloud and analyzes the application data. You can use Datadog to automatically collect and analyze data such as logs, metrics, and traces. You can also use Datadog to monitor the events that occur in your infrastructure and cloud services. You need to only create a webhook in your Datadog-Webhooks integration and specify a webhook URL that is provided by the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service. After you configure the settings, Datadog can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. | 2021-08-16 | ||
Collection of Anti-DDoS Origin access logs | Anti-DDoS Origin access logs can be collected to the Log Audit Service application. | 2021-08-03 | N/A | |
Collection of Anti-DDoS Proxy (Outside Chinese Mainland) access logs | Anti-DDoS Proxy (Outside Chinese Mainland) access logs can be collected to the Log Audit Service application. | 2021-08-03 | N/A |
July 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Alert ingestion from Alertmanager | Alerts from Alertmanager can be ingested into Simple Log Service. Alertmanager is a service that you can use to handle alerts. This service is provided by Prometheus, an open source monitoring system. After you configure the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service as a receiver in Alertmanager, Alertmanager can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. | 2021-07-29 | ||
Logtail V1.0.22 | Logtail V1.0.22 is released. | 2021-07-17 | ||
Logtail V0.16.68 | Logtail V0.16.68 is released. | 2021-07-14 | ||
Collection of VPC firewall traffic logs | The VPC firewall traffic logs of Cloud Firewall can be collected to the Log Audit Service application. | 2021-07-09 | ||
Logtail V1.0.21 | Logtail V1.0.21 is released. | 2021-07-06 | ||
Alert ingestion from CloudMonitor | Alerts from CloudMonitor can be ingested into Simple Log Service. CloudMonitor monitors Alibaba Cloud resources and Internet applications and supports multiple alert notification methods. You need to only configure the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service as a notification method in the CloudMonitor console. After you configure the settings, CloudMonitor can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2021-07-06 |
June 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Webhook integration | The webhook integration feature is supported. You can use the feature to manage webhook notification methods. When you configure an action policy, you can use the webhooks that you created. Simple Log Service supports DingTalk webhooks, WeCom webhooks, Lark webhooks, Slack webhooks, and universal webhooks. | 2021-06-30 | ||
Alert ingestion from Zabbix | Alerts from Zabbix can be ingested into Simple Log Service. Zabbix is a commonly used, open source monitoring system. Zabbix provides various alert rules for system monitoring and supports multiple alert notification channels. You need to only configure the alert ingestion system of Simple Log Service as a notification channel in Zabbix. After you configure the settings, Zabbix can send alerts to the alerting system of Simple Log Service. Then, the alerting system of Simple Log Service can process the alerts, such as denoising the alerts and sending alert notifications. | 2021-06-29 | Ingest Zabbix (Zabbix 4.4 or later) alerts into Simple Log Service | |
RDS Audit Center | The RDS Audit Center application is provided. Simple Log Service and ApsaraDB RDS jointly launch the RDS Audit Center application. You can use the application to view the collection status of RDS audit logs in real time and manage collection configurations in a centralized manner. You can also audit and analyze collected logs and configure alerts for the logs. | 2021-06-28 | ||
Flow Log Center | The Flow Log Center application is provided. Simple Log Service and VPC jointly launch the Flow Log Center application. You can use the application to query the policies of the VPC that is used, traffic of elastic network interfaces (ENIs), and traffic between CIDR blocks. This way, you can analyze the flow logs of your VPC in an efficient manner. | 2021-06-21 | ||
Alerting feature upgrade | The alerting feature of Simple Log Service is upgraded. Simple Log Service provides an intelligent alerting system that is used to monitor log data and time series data. If an exception occurs, an alert is triggered. You can denoise alerts, manage alert incidents, and configure alert notifications. The alerting feature of Simple Log Service can meet the requirements of developers, O&M engineers, security engineers, and operations personnel in more than 40 scenarios. | 2021-06-04 |