OpenSearch Service Enhances Log Analytics with New PPL Experience
Today, AWS announces enhanced log analytics capabilities in Amazon OpenSearch Service, making Piped Processing Language (PPL) and natural language the default experience in OpenSearch UI's Observability workspace. This update combines proven pipeline syntax with simplified workflows to deliver an intuitive observability experience, helping customers analyze growing data volumes while controlling costs. The new experience includes 35+ new commands for deep analysis, faceted exploration, and natural language querying to help customers gain deeper insights across infrastructure, security, and business metrics.
With this enhancement, customers can streamline their log analytics workflows using familiar pipeline syntax while leveraging advanced analytics capabilities. The solution includes enterprise-grade query capabilities, supporting advanced event correlation using natural language that help teams uncover meaningful patterns faster. Users can seamlessly move from query to visualization within a single interface, reducing mean time to detect and resolve issues. Admins can quickly stand up an end-to-end OpenTelemetry solution using OpenSearch's Get Started workflow in the AWS console. The unified workflow includes out-of-the-box OpenSearch Ingestion pipelines for OpenTelemetry data, making it easier for teams to get started quickly.
Amazon OpenSearch UI is available in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (N. California), US West (Oregon), Asia Pacific (Mumbai), Asia Pacific (Singapore), Asia Pacific (Sydney), Asia Pacific (Tokyo), Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Osaka), Asia Pacific (Hong Kong), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), Europe (Ireland), Europe (London), Europe (Frankfurt), Europe (Paris), Europe (Stockholm), Europe (Milan), Europe (Spain), Europe (Zurich), South America (São Paulo), and Canada (Central).
To learn more about the new OpenSearch log analytics experience, visit the OpenSearch Service observability documentation and start using these enhanced capabilities today in OpenSearch UI.