Observe platform

The Observe platform is updated continuously. This list is periodically updated with the latest functionality and changes.

Date: 2025.11.19

Enhancements

The save modal for saving Datasets now provides edit-forward functionality. When it’s possible to do so, the Save without re-materializing option is active in the save modal, so you can save your Dataset at no cost.

New features

This release introduces scheduled monitors, so that you can bring your existing scheduled alerting patterns with minimal friction, accelerating migrations from other platforms and services.

Typical use cases it unlocks:

  • Any process runing on a fixed schedule, such as batch or ETL jobs, can now be monitored on that same schedule.

  • Nightly backups across multiple databases and clusters.

  • End-of-day financial and compliance jobs (statements and settlements).

Date: 2025.11.12

New features

This release improves the accesibility of reference tables by making them viewable from the Resource Explorer.

Date: 2025.11.05

Enhancements

This release introduces introduces an updated left navigation rail and new themes. You can read the blog post for all the detials.

Date: 2025.10.29

New features

This release introduces a new Dataset page:

  • Redesigned Datasets page that acts as a central place to create and manage your Datasets, including the Dataset definition, properties, tags, and access control.

  • The OPAL console and Dataset definition now includes complexity analysis to help you build efficient, predictable OPAL pipelines.

Date: 2025.10.22

New features

This release introduces the ability to view runtime metrics for your services in Observe APM.

Date: 2025.09.24

New features

  • Query history: A cached query history is available on the Log Explorer page, as well as the Resource, Trace, and Metric Explorers.

  • Waterfall charts: Use waterfall charts to easily analyze your span and trace data.

Date: 2025.09.10

New features

This week we introduce the Observe Community Forum, a shared, searchable space where customers, users, and developers can share best practices, collaborate on use cases, and build a growing library of answers.

Date: 2025.08.06

Enhancements

This release includes the ability to create reference tables from the UI.

Bug fixes

This release contains internal bug fixes.

Security notes

None

New features

None

Date: 2025.07.23

Enhancements

This release includes enhancements to data tables to use row numbers instead of checkboxes.

Bug fixes

This release contains internal bug fixes.

Security notes

None

New features

None