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Neat idea. Why logs, and not metrics too? You can characterize an accurate "baseline" system behavior through a combination of system level and userspace metrics. This profile would offer more depth than what you'd otherwise piece together with userspace logs.



Agreed! Metrics are a high priority, especially since working to increase the available context around each anomaly we flag.

Logs were a natural starting point because that’s where developers often spend a significant amount of time stuck reading & searching for the right information, manually tracking down issues + jumping between logs across services. In a way, just finding & summarizing relevant logs for the user gave people an easier time debugging.

But metrics will introduce more dimensions to establish baseline behavior, so we're pretty excited about it too.


I tend to use logs the least when debugging production issues. I realize that's a personal anecdote, so I see your point.




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