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Some of the key features of the query builder include the ability to search across all fields with a single string or error message, previewing log schema with inferred JSON keys and values, intelligent value suggestions for fields and filters, automatic JSON handling, real-time SQL preview, and single-click visualization and dashboard saving.
Closing a gap with rivals
Rival cloud service providers, such as Microsoft and AWS, also offer a way to analyze logs of cloud workloads via Azure Monitor Logs and AWS CloudWatch Logs, and analysts say that Google is playing catch-up with them in terms of the query builder.
“Azure Monitor has a visual mode for composing KQL, the language Microsoft uses for querying logs. AWS CloudWatch Logs, too, offers an editor-driven approach with visualization tools. Google’s addition brings a comparable UI,” Walter said.
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