Release notes
Monthly summary of new features and changes in SLS.
September 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
SLS DataAgent semantic model upgrade (public preview) | Uses a three-layer model consisting of Source Model, Context Model, and DataAgent to identify data structures, metrics, and terminology. The model unifies business definitions across projects and supports natural-language queries and analysis. | Source Model is available only in select regions. Context Model and DataAgent are centrally deployed. | |
SLS Alerting Skill | Allows you to use natural language to create and modify alert rules, configure notifications, silence alerts, and diagnose alert events based on execution history and query results. | — | Use SLS Alerting Skill to intelligently manage and diagnose alerts |
August 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
SLS MCP Server | Provides an official MCP server that runs locally, uses OAuth for region-independent access, and exposes 11 tools to AI agents for resource discovery, log query and analysis, and alert diagnostics. This capability differs from the Observability MCP cloud service released in 2025. | — | |
Positional indexes and enhanced phrase queries | Records token positions in indexes to enable exact phrase matching and supports random pagination, precise histograms, NOT and fuzzy conditions, and combinations with SQL and SPL. | Available to allowlisted users during canary release. | |
Business-key-based aggregated storage | Consistently routes data with the same business key, such as | ap-southeast-8 only. |
July 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
New SLS CLI | Provides the new SLS CLI as an Alibaba Cloud CLI plugin for Simple Log Service. Supports management of projects, LogStores, indexes, shards, log reading and writing, Logtail pipelines, and machine groups. | — | |
SLS SDK Guidance Skill | Provides an agent skill for SDK scenarios in more than ten programming languages, covering SDK selection, dependency installation, data writing, consumption, queries, Appender integration, and resource-management code generation. | — | |
AgentSight non-intrusive agent log collection | LoongCollector uses eBPF to collect requests and responses between agents and LLMs, model information, token usage, latency, and tool definitions without requiring changes to agent code. It outputs OpenTelemetry GenAI fields. | Linux 5.10 or later and LoongCollector 3.3.9 or later. | |
Automatic field index discovery | Continuously identifies unknown top-level fields in newly written logs and automatically creates text field indexes, reducing index maintenance costs for dynamic schemas. | Available in canary release. To request access, submit a ticket. Standard LogStores only. |
June 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Row-level log modification and deletion | Allows you to precisely modify or delete a single log by RowID, or process logs in batches based on query conditions for business-field backfilling, test-data cleanup, and record correction. | Only newly created LogStores with |
May 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
SLS Query Skill | Provides an AI-agent-oriented query skill for Simple Log Service that converts natural-language requests into index queries, SQL, or SPL and runs them. Supports searching logs, statistical analysis, query generation, and query optimization. | Use the SLS Query Skill for intelligent log query and analysis |
April 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Google Cloud Storage data import | Continuously imports log files from GCS into a LogStore. Supports path filtering, time parsing, and format parsing for JSON, CSV, and multiline text, enabling centralized querying and analysis of multi-cloud logs. |
March 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
OpenClaw One-Click log integration | One-click integration of OpenClaw AI Agent logs through the SLS access center. Includes built-in audit and observability dashboards for end-to-end O&M. | Controlled execution for OpenClaw with one-click SLS integration |
February 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
AI Chat Assistant | A digital employee-powered intelligent O&M assistant that answers queries from a custom knowledge base. Configure permissions and behavioral rules to tailor the agent to your needs. | ||
Dashboard query acceleration | Accelerates dashboard rendering for large-scale or long-range queries by using materialized views to pre-compute data in the background. |
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January 2026
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Materialized view | Extracts and persists sub-queries (aggregations, filters, projections) from SQL statements. Subsequent queries are transparently rewritten to use persisted results, accelerating analytics on massive datasets. | ||
PostgreSQL protocol compatibility | Supports reading from and writing to LogStore data using the PostgreSQL protocol. | China (Hangzhou) |
August 2025
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Soft delete | Mark log data as deleted instead of permanently removing it. | Singapore and China (Ulanqab) | |
Consumption processor | Processes data from SLS in real time using SPL. Supports third-party software, multi-language apps, cloud products, and streaming frameworks. Enables server-side pre-processing of semi-structured logs—filtering rows, cropping columns, and regex extraction—before sending structured results to the client. |
June 2025
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Scan index | Boosts scan performance by creating lightweight indexes for key fields such as timestamps, leveraging SLS full-text and field indexing. |
May 2025
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Machine learning syntax | Provides machine learning algorithms for time series analysis—trend prediction, anomaly detection, series decomposition, and clustering. Compatible with standard SQL functions. |
March 2025
Feature | Description | Region | References |
High-performance fully accurate query and analysis (Dedicated SQL) | Dedicated SQL can be used for analyzing large-scale data (from tens to hundreds of billions). | High-performance fully accurate query and analysis (Dedicated SQL) | |
Projec recycle bin | Deleted projects are temporarily moved to a recycle bin (read/write disabled). Restoring a project recovers all data and settings, including Logstores, dashboards, data transformation jobs, and alerts. Ensure that data association is maintained between the project and applications. | ||
Logtail configuration generator | Automatically generates AliyunPipelineConfig CRDs and API parameter scripts for efficient Logtail configuration creation. |
January 2025
Feature | Description | Region | References |
LoongCollector | A next-generation observability data collector that extends Logtail with improved performance, stability, and programmability. Supports observable data collection, local computing, and service discovery. | China (Heyuan), China (Guangzhou), Singapore, South Korea (Seoul), Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), Indonesia (Jakarta), Philippines (Manila), Thailand (Bangkok), Japan (Tokyo), Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), US (Silicon Valley), US (Virginia), and UAE (Dubai) |
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November 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
SPL-based data collection | Logtail adds SPL mode alongside native and extended plug-in modes. Process collected data using SPL statements before ingestion. |
September 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Password-free dashboard sharing to WeCom | Share dashboards to WeCom without passwords. View dashboards and charts directly in the WeCom mobile app or desktop client. | ||
Network quality analyzer supports tag binding | First, add and select tags in the console, then use the SDK plug-in to add the same tags to users or devices. Data is detected and displayed for a user or device only when the two tags match. | ||
AccessKey pair-free access to Simple Log Service SDK on an ECS instance | Access SLS SDK from ECS instances without AccessKey pairs. Attach a RAM role to an ECS instance to automatically obtain and refresh temporary credentials, eliminating AccessKey pair exposure risks and enabling fine-grained permission management. |
August 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Ingest processor |
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Simple Log Service Copilot | Use Simple Log Service Copilot to generate, explain, and optimize SQL statements and improve query efficiency. | Use Copilot to generate, explain, and optimize SQL statements | |
New Resource plan (subscription plan) 2.0 (recommended) | Use CUs to offset fees for data transformation (new version), rule-based consumption, and transfer acceleration. |
July 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
CR-based Logtail configuration management | Create Logtail configurations using Kubernetes CustomResources (CRs) defined by SLS CRDs. Extend the Kubernetes API with CustomResourceDefinitions. | ||
Log Audit Service (new version) | Supports multi-project log management. Aggregate, collect, query, and analyze cloud service logs centrally while meeting region-specific data compliance requirements. | ||
Transfer acceleration |
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Password-free dashboard sharing to DingTalk | Share dashboards to DingTalk without passwords. View dashboards and charts directly in the DingTalk mobile app or desktop client. | ||
OCU |
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Storeview-based log query across Logstores | Perform JOIN queries on logs across regions and Logstores. Useful when logs from different applications, services, and cloud services are stored in separate projects or Logstores. |
June 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Data transformation (new version) | A managed, scalable, and highly available data transformation service. Standardize data, extract information, cleanse and filter data, and distribute data to multiple Logstores. |
March 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Field analysis | Performs statistical analysis on text, long, and double fields. Shows basic distribution, related metrics, and time series charts for the top 5 values of each field. | ||
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 | Import Amazon S3 objects into SLS for querying, analysis, and transformation. | ||
Simple Log Service SDK for HarmonyOS | Collect logs from HarmonyOS devices using the SLS SDK. Built on ArkTS with a C-language core. |
January 2024
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Console page embedding and sharing (new version) | Share SLS console pages with other users or embed them into third-party systems using a ticket solution for logon-free access. | ||
Read text logs through a consumer group for template matching | Monitors log template statistics (quantity changes) by matching logs with templates online. | Read text logs through a consumer group for template matching | |
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. | ||
Alibaba CloudLens Copilot for OSS | Provides intelligent observability data analysis for OSS based on SLS, leveraging Tongyi Qianwen large language model capabilities. |
November 2023
Feature | Description | Region | References |
Password-free dashboard sharing | The password-free dashboard sharing feature is supported by Simple Log Service. Share dashboards or charts with other users without passwords, or embed them into third-party systems. | ||
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 | |
High-precision timestamp (nanosecond precision) and global ordering | Supports global ordering of data using high-precision timestamps (nanosecond precision) for a more accurate chronological view. | High-precision timestamp (nanosecond precision) and global ordering |
September 2023
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Archive storage | The archive storage feature 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 | ||
Savings plan for pay-by-ingested-data billing mode | Simple Log ServiceThe pay-by-ingested-data billing mode supports savings plans. You can reduce costs by purchasing a savings plan for the Simple Log Service pay-by-ingested-data billing mode. | 2023-09-11 |
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 Simple Log Service metrics. | 2023-08-16 | Convert logs to metrics | |
Rule-based consumption | The rule-based consumption feature is supported by Simple Log Service. You can consume logs that meet specific rules in real-time consumption scenarios. | 2023-08-16 | ||
SLS Playground | SLS Playground provides a demo environment for the main features ofSimple Log Service, allowing you to quickly learn about and experience Simple Log Service. | 2023-08-11 |
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 based on your business requirements 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 |
SREWorks | SREWorks data intelligence service provides one-stop intelligent O&M scenario services, including machine profiling, log diagnostics, and intelligent QA generator, helping enterprises transform the massive O&M data inSimple Log Service into valuable data assets. Currently, the machine profiling scenario service is mainly available. | 2023-02-13 | ||
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 |
January 2023
Feature Name | Feature Description | Release Date | Supported Regions | References |
Ingest Data Using Unity Plugin | Use the Unity Plugin to ingest crash data and application data from mobile terminal (Android, iOS) game applications on the Unity platform into your mobile Service Monitoring application. | 2023-01-13 | ||
Import Dashboards | When you need to copy dashboards across projects, use the import feature. | 2023-01-10 | ||
Import Grafana Dashboards | Import Grafana dashboards intoSimple Log Service. | 2023-01-10 | ||
ExportSimple Log Service Dashboards to Grafana | ImportSimple Log Service dashboards into Grafana. | 2023-01-10 |
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 | ||
New Cost Manager | The new Cost Manager stores data in Tablestore (OTS), which better ensures data accuracy and real-time availability, and supports automatic daily full updates. | 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 |
Collect IDaaS logs | Log Audit Service supports the collection of IDaaS management operation logs and user behavior logs. | 2022-11-29 | ||
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 Tair (Redis OSS-compatible) 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 | ||
Scan logs | Simple Log ServiceThe Scan feature supports scanning target fields without configuring indexes to query related logs. | 2022-10-14 |
September 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
CloudLens for OSS | Simple Log Service releases CloudLens for OSS in collaboration with Alibaba Cloud OSS, supporting a unified management view at bucket granularity, providing visual analysis capabilities including resource usage, access analysis, anomaly detection, and security analysis, along with scenario-based O&M management to achieve observability of bucket assets. | 2022-09-30 | ||
Network quality analyzer | Network quality analyzer is a SaaS service that analyzes the network quality and performance of real end users. You can integrate the SDK plug-in of the network quality analyzer into your app to monitor the online status of all real app users in real time and the network quality of their Internet access. | 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 | 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 |
Import MySQL Binlog | You can import Binlog from a self-managed MySQL database or an ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL database intoSimple Log Service for query and analysis, data transformation, and other operations. | 2022-08-23 | ||
Non-intrusive monitoring | Simple Log Service developed the non-intrusive monitoring feature in collaboration with the Alibaba Cloud Anolis community, providing cloud developers with a more convenient observability approach using open, high-performance, and non-intrusive kernel observation technology. | 2022-08-18 | ||
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 | ||
Query Logstore | Simple Log Service adds the Query Logstore type. Query Logstore supports high-performance queries with index traffic costs approximately half of a Standard Logstore, but does not support SQL analysis. | 2022-08-01 |
July 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
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 | ||
ARMS RUM | Simple Log Service ARMS RUM integrates the front-end monitoring feature of Alibaba Cloud Application Real-Time Monitoring Service (ARMS). ARMS front-end monitoring focuses on monitoring Web scenarios, Weex scenarios, and mini program scenarios, monitoring page health from three aspects: page loading speed (performance measurement), page stability (JS diagnostic errors), and external service call success rate (API). | 2022-07-14 | ARMS RUM overview | |
Import PostgreSQL data | You can import data from a self-managed PostgreSQL database or an ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL database intoSimple Log Service for query and analysis, data transformation, and other operations. | 2022-07-04 | Some regions | Import PostgreSQL data |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Import Elasticsearch data | Simple Log Service supports importing Elasticsearch data for query and analysis, data transformation, and other operations. | 2022-05-11 | ||
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 | ||
CloudLens for SLS | Simple Log Service releases the CloudLens for SLS application, helping you monitor and manage assets such as projects and Logstores to improve your management efficiency and quickly understand the consumption ofSimple Log Service assets. | 2022-04-27 | ||
Stat chart Pro | Stat chart Pro contains one or more single-value charts, supporting more powerful visualization features, such as merging multiple query and analysis results in the same stat chart and customizing settings for fields. | 2022-04-26 | ||
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 | ||
Import Kafka data | Simple Log Service supports importing Kafka data for query and analysis, data transformation, and other operations. | 2022-04-14 | ||
AWS CloudTrail audit | The AWS CloudTrail audit application supports pulling AWS CloudTrail logs, providing you with one-stop services including storage, query, analysis, and visualization to help you audit operation events for your AWS accounts. | 2022-04-07 |
March 2022
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Import SQL Server data | You can import data from a self-managed SQL Server database or an ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server database intoSimple Log Service for query and analysis, data transformation, and other operations. | 2022-03-30 | ||
Time series prediction | Simple Log Service provides the time series prediction feature for automated, intelligent prediction of time series data. You can use the prediction results to determine future trends of time series data and proactively detect the status of key system or business metrics. | 2022-03-28 | ||
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 | ||
SLS RUM | The SLS RUM application provides a one-stop client-side monitoring solution. You can monitor web pages through a lightweight SDK, including web metric monitoring, page stability monitoring, performance monitoring, API request monitoring, session replay, and front-to-back-end trace tracking. | 2022-03-18 | ||
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 | ||
Data Explorer | Assisted input is renamed Data Explorer. The Data Explorer feature helps you easily and quickly build query and analysis statements. | 2022-03-01 | Build query and analysis statements using Data Explorer | |
Ship data to MaxCompute (new version) | Simple Log Service releases the Ship data to MaxCompute (new version) feature, supporting shipping of historical data and new data to MaxCompute. | 2022-03-01 |
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) | |
General database audit | Simple Log Service general database audit application supports uploading database operation records and behaviors toSimple Log Service through packet capturing. You can use the one-stop features ofSimple Log Service, including storage, query and analysis, visualization, and alerting, to audit databases. | 2022-02-24 | ||
ALB Lens | The ALB Log Center is upgraded to ALB Lens. ALB Lens provides features such as Layer 7 load balancing log analysis, second-level monitoring metric analysis, and real-time alerting, along with AIOps-based automatic anomaly inspection. | 2022-02-18 | ||
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 | ||
Bar chart (Pro) | Bar chart (Pro) includes bar charts and horizontal bar charts, supporting more powerful visualization features, such as merging multiple query and analysis results in the same chart and customizing settings for fields. | 2022-01-11 | ||
PolarDB Lens | Simple Log Service releases PolarDB Lens in collaboration with ApsaraDB for PolarDB, for centrally managing PolarDB MySQL clusters and collecting slow query logs, error logs, audit logs, and performance metrics from PolarDB MySQL clusters. | 2022-01-06 | ||
RDS Lens | RDS Audit Center is renamed CloudLens for RDS. | 2022-01-05 |
December 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Supported regions | Documentation |
Ship data to OSS (new version) | Simple Log Service releases the Ship data to OSS (new version) feature, supporting shipping of historical data and new data to OSS buckets. | 2021-12-24 | ||
Redis Lens | Simple Log Service releases Redis Lens in collaboration with Tair (Redis OSS-compatible), for centrally managing Redis instances and collecting Redis operation logs, slow logs, and audit logs. | 2021-12-17 | ||
Integrate alerts from Alibaba Cloud Prometheus Monitoring | Alibaba Cloud Prometheus Monitoring fully supports the open-source Prometheus ecosystem, supports a wide variety of component monitoring, provides multiple out-of-the-box preset monitoring dashboards, and offers a fully managed Prometheus service. With simple configuration, you can send alert messages from Alibaba Cloud Prometheus Monitoring to theSimple Log Service alerting system, where theSimple Log Service alerting system handles alert noise reduction, notification, and other processing. | 2021-12-15 | ||
Full-stack monitoring | The full-stack monitoring application is a one-stop IT system monitoring solution provided bySimple Log Service. Monitoring targets include host monitoring, Kubernetes monitoring, database monitoring, and middleware monitoring. | 2021-12-08 | ||
Intelligent anomaly analysis | Simple Log Service provides the intelligent anomaly analysis application, supporting automated, intelligent, and adaptive anomaly inspection for data such as logs and metrics. | 2021-12-08 |
November 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Code diagnostics | Simple Log Service releases the code diagnostics feature in collaboration with Yunxiao Codeup, helping you locate and jump to the corresponding code location with one click for quick troubleshooting and fixing of code issues. | 2021-11-17 | ||
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 | ||
Chart (Pro) | Simple Log Service supports the visual display of query and analysis results through charts. Chart (Pro) supports displaying multiple query and analysis results and customizing visualization settings for different query and analysis results. | 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 | ||
Assisted input | Simple Log Service provides the assisted input feature, helping you easily and quickly build query statements. | 2021-11-15 | ||
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 | ||
EBS Lens | Alibaba Cloud EBS Lens helps you more conveniently monitor and manage block storage resources, including cloud disks, snapshots, and cloud disk asynchronous replication resources. | 2021-11-08 |
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 | ||
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 | ||
Scheduled SQL alerts | Simple Log Service Scheduled SQL provides built-in monitoring rule templates. You only need to add the corresponding alert instances to monitor Scheduled SQL tasks in real time and receive alert notifications through channels such as DingTalk. | 2021-09-01 |
August 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Semi-annual resource plan | The new resource plan adds a semi-annual option. | 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 |
Mobile O&M monitoring | Simple Log Service Mobile O&M Monitoring is used to monitor app crashes, ANR issues, and other problems in real time. It also supports intelligent analysis to help you identify various risks in your apps with low cost and high efficiency. | 2021-07-26 | ||
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 |
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 | ||
Integrate Layer 4 second-level monitoring metrics for Server Load Balancer | Simple Log Service and Server Load Balancer jointly provide Layer 4 second-level monitoring. You can use second-level monitoring metrics to view information such as second-level traffic, QPS, and error rates related to Server Load Balancer for more granular service monitoring and issue localization. | 2021-06-04 | Layer 4 second-level monitoring metrics for Server Load Balancer |
May 2021
Feature | Description | Release date | Region | References |
Dedicated SQL | Dedicated SQL is a paid feature that is provided by Simple Log Service. You can use the Dedicated SQL feature to analyze data by using SQL statements. If you want to analyze large amounts of data, such as tens of billions to hundreds of billions of data records, you can use the Dedicated SQL feature. | 2021-05-21 | ||
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. | 2021-05-13 |