Amazon CloudWatch and OpenSearch Service have expanded their integrated analytics experience to five additional regions, including Asia Pacific (Osaka and Seoul), Europe (Milan and Spain), and US West (N. California). Customers can now utilize SQL and OpenSearch PPL for enhanced log analytics without the need for ETL pipelines, enabling seamless data analysis and dashboard creation directly from CloudWatch logs.

AWS has introduced CloudWatch Investigations, a generative AI feature designed to streamline DevOps troubleshooting by integrating with Slack for real-time collaboration. This capability helps teams quickly assess the severity of alerts and determine root causes by analyzing multiple metrics and logs, significantly reducing resolution times. The blog explains how to set up this integration and interact with investigations within Slack to enhance team efficiency during incidents.