New Honeycomb Integrations Let You Bubble Up Lurking AWS Issues

Honeycomb has expanded its integrations with AWS services, allowing for a broader range of AWS data to be sent to Honeycomb using enhanced BubbleUp features for faster identification and debugging of issues. Previously limited to a select number of AWS services, Honeycomb can now receive logs from any service publishing to CloudWatch Logs or Amazon S3, as well as metrics from services publishing to CloudWatch Metrics, utilizing serverless technologies like AWS Kinesis Data Firehose and AWS Lambda to streamline data streaming without additional infrastructure. These integrations facilitate the analysis of structured logs, helping users to quickly visualize and address anomalies in their applications and infrastructure. The setup process for these integrations has been simplified through modular "one-click" setups using AWS CloudFormation or Terraform, enabling efficient data transfer from AWS to Honeycomb. While the primary focus is on debugging application performance issues, users are encouraged to selectively enable data from AWS services critical to their operations to optimize costs and Honeycomb event volume. Honeycomb's ability to transform unstructured AWS logs into structured data supports observability, with ongoing efforts to expand the range of AWS services covered by these integrations. Existing Honeycomb Pro and Enterprise users can fully leverage these new capabilities, while Free users are limited to log integrations, and support is available through the Pollinators Slack group for further assistance.