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Summary

Adds a buffer_utilization_ewma_alpha configuration option to the global options, allowing users to control the alpha value for the exponentially weighted moving average (EWMA) used in source and transform buffer utilization metrics.

Follow-up to #24453

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@bruceg bruceg requested review from a team as code owners January 8, 2026 22:12
@bruceg bruceg added type: enhancement A value-adding code change that enhances its existing functionality. domain: observability Anything related to monitoring/observing Vector domain: config Anything related to configuring Vector domain: sources Anything related to the Vector's sources domain: transforms Anything related to Vector's transform components labels Jan 8, 2026
@github-actions github-actions bot added domain: topology Anything related to Vector's topology code domain: external docs Anything related to Vector's external, public documentation domain: core Anything related to core crates i.e. vector-core, core-common, etc and removed domain: sources Anything related to the Vector's sources domain: transforms Anything related to Vector's transform components labels Jan 8, 2026
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domain: config Anything related to configuring Vector domain: core Anything related to core crates i.e. vector-core, core-common, etc domain: external docs Anything related to Vector's external, public documentation domain: observability Anything related to monitoring/observing Vector domain: topology Anything related to Vector's topology code type: enhancement A value-adding code change that enhances its existing functionality.

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