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Splunk Observability Cloud released the following new features and enhancements on October 1, 2024. This is not an exhaustive list of changes in the observability ecosystem. For a detailed breakdown of changes in versioned components, see the :ref:`list of changelogs <changelogs>`.
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Splunk Observability Cloud released the following new features and enhancements in October 2024. This is not an exhaustive list of changes in the observability ecosystem. For a detailed breakdown of changes in versioned components, see the :ref:`list of changelogs <changelogs>`.
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- You can optimize SVC, resulting in performance improvements and cost savings, by using new :guilabel:`Play`, :guilabel:`Pause`, and :guilabel:`Run` search buttons in the UI. The default limit is 150,000 logs. For more information, see :ref:`logs-keyword`.
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- Admin and power users have a new token management interface that includes long-lived tokens, improved token visibility and rotation, and a design that is aligned with Splunk Cloud Platform. For more information, see :ref:`admin-org-tokens`.
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* - SignalFlow editor for custom metrics SLO
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- You can use SignalFlow to define metrics and filters when creating a custom metric SLO. For more information, see :ref:`create-slo`.
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- In a continued effort to replace Smart Agent monitors with OpenTelemetry Collector receivers, a collection of Kubernetes control plane metrics are available using OpenTelemetry Prometheus receivers that target Prometheus endpoints. For more information see :ref:`kubernetes-control-plane-prometheus`.
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Splunk Observability Cloud released the following new features and enhancements in November 2024. This is not an exhaustive list of changes in the observability ecosystem. For a detailed breakdown of changes in versioned components, see the :ref:`list of changelogs <changelogs>`.
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- Administrators can now view Splunk Observability Cloud metrics in Splunk Cloud Platform. Create a Splunk Observability Cloud metrics-based chart in Splunk Dashboard Studio or import a chart from Splunk Observability Cloud into Splunk Dashboard Studio.
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For more information, see :new-page:`Splunk Observability Cloud metrics in Splunk Cloud Platform <https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/SplunkCloud/9.3.2408/DashStudio/o11yMetrics>` in the Splunk Cloud Platform documentation.
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- Metrics pipeline management now includes the usage analytics self-service reporting interface, allowing users to see the number of metric time series (MTS) generated, used, and stored across their system.
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- The user interface is updated to bring together AppDynamics and Splunk Observability, with enhancements to the top navigation bar, a new user profile menu, and a more accessible left navigation panel.
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For more information, see :new-page:`Splunk Observability Cloud - Enhanced navigation with a modern look and feel <https://community.splunk.com/t5/Product-News-Announcements/Coming-Soon-Splunk-Observability-Cloud-Enhanced-navigation-with/ba-p/701021>` in the Splunk Community.
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Keep up to date with the latest new features and enhancements to Splunk Observability Cloud products and components. Splunk Observability Cloud comprises both SaaS products which release on a rolling basis and downloadable versioned components. Presented here are new feature and enhancement announcements for both SaaS and versioned offerings as well as links to detailed changelogs for versioned components.
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