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Generating Calculated Fields From Natural Language

If you’ve been using Honeycomb for a bit, you know that Calculated Fields (otherwise known as derived columns) are a powerful way to transform your events to a format that’s easier to query and understand. However, they use a lisp-esque language that can be difficult to read and a pain to write. If you dislike making Calculated Fields and want something a little easier, here’s a generative AI prompt that can generate them from natural language.

The Need for Full-Stack Observability

In a recent survey, it was discovered that 57% of software developers’ time is spent in meetings resolving performance problems rather than innovating software solutions. The culprit? A lack of full-stack observability. Without the right tools, IT teams are left playing a high-stakes game of “Guess That Outage” – leading to delayed response to critical incidents and excessive time spent in intense meetings focused on these incidents and their root cause.

SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted | 2025.1 GA Release Features Demo

This webcast shows off the latest features included in the 2025.1 GA Release of SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted. Product experts Erik Eff and Chad Every discuss the importance of total cost of ownership and customer feedback in driving product development, highlighting key areas such as hybrid IT visibility and AI-driven solutions. The demo section showcases improvements in cloud monitoring, device support, and user experience, including a new NOC dashboard with dark theme.

Getting MTTR to zero: the failed promise of observability

There’s an old cliche about sales and jobs to be done - no one wants to buy a drill, they need a hole… actually, they want a home with pictures on the wall. To get to that beautifully designed home, they will buy a drill, make holes for brackets that can support their various artwork and family photos, and progress toward their dream home experience. Similarly, no one wants to buy observability software. They want their mean time to resolve (MTTR) issues to be zero.