Elastic Observability 8.1: Visibility into AWS Lambda, CI/CD pipelines, and more

Elastic Observability 8.1 introduces enhanced capabilities for DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) teams to improve software development lifecycle efficiency by offering greater support for serverless computing and CI/CD automation tools. This release includes the ability to capture application traces from AWS Lambda, integrate OpenTelemetry logs, and gather detailed Jenkins build logs using the OpenTelemetry Collector, enabling accelerated release cycles and unified data collection within a standard open framework. Elastic Observability 8.1 provides detailed application performance monitoring (APM) visibility and allows for comprehensive root cause analysis by correlating AWS Lambda traces with other observability data, while also offering improved traceability of CI/CD pipelines through the collection of detailed Jenkins logs. Organizations can now standardize their data collection process using OpenTelemetry for logs, metrics, and traces, facilitating streamlined investigative workflows and contextual navigation. The release also supports cost-effective and secure long-term storage through Elastic's frozen tier, which aids in root cause analysis and audit trails based on historical data. Elastic Cloud customers can immediately benefit from these features, with options for new users to explore through free trials and training resources.