New UI Deep Dive: January Product Power Hour Recap
Overview We kicked off our new webinar series, Product Power Hour, with a bang! The January Product Power Hour brought the LM Community together to explore the new UI (UIv4) and unlock its potential. Our product leaders highlighted impactful features, live demonstrations, and upcoming enhancements designed to make your work faster and easier. With real-world tips, customer feedback, and a lively Q&A, this was all about helping users get the most out of the revamped LM Envision platform. Key Highlights A Smarter, Faster UI Built for You: the new UI is designed to make your life easier. From intuitive navigation to cleaner visuals, everything is optimized for efficiency. Say goodbye to clunky workflows and hello to faster troubleshooting with tools like Resource Explorer for dynamic resource discovery and topology maps that give you a clearer view of your environment. Features That Boost Your Workflow: Whether you're fine-tuning alerts, visualizing topology, or filtering data at the instance level, the new UI is packed with tools to make your day-to-day tasks more efficient. Upcoming updates include enhanced alert tuning, instance-level property filtering, and topology edge health status—all designed to streamline operations. Plus, dashboard performance fixes will ensure faster load times, paired with new widgets like logs in dashboards and topology views to make monitoring more actionable than ever. Your Feedback in Action: LogicMonitor is committed to actively using your feedback to shape the product. Whether it’s smoothing out UI quirks, adding requested features, or improving performance, your voice is driving these changes. We have shared specific context and feedback from this session directly with our product leaders, and have already had some follow-up with our attendees, or add to our list of what we can do. Q&A Q: What's the timeline for retiring the old UI? A: We plan to phase out the old UI page by page rather than all at once, with plenty of advance notice. Currently, no specific dates are set. Q: Are there any tips for users who are hesitant to switch to the new UI? A: Getting used to the new UI is easier than it seems. Start by exploring features like Resource Explorer and dashboards that mirror what you’re already doing in the old UI. Flexing that “new UI muscle” will make the transition smoother, and many practitioners find they prefer it after diving in. Q: How can users provide feedback about the new UI? A: Users can submit feedback through the support page in the portal, through their CSMs, or directly through the community team. Customer Call-outs “I can honestly say I was resisting further new UI use, but every concern I had was fixed when I tried it today.” “Knowing the speed issues are being resolved will make me want to try it more." “Alerts health check makes me want to use the New UI more." What’s Next February Product Power Hour: Get the inside scoop on cloud-managed networking with Patrick Rouse and a special guest from Cisco to provide valuable insights on our integration with Cisco Meraki on February 20th at 10 AM CT. Save your spot and register today. Connect with Peers: Join Suzanne and Sky for our LM Community User Group dinner series in Austin, Atlanta, New Jersey, San Diego, and Irvine. Register today! Logs for Lunch Webinars: These 45-minute sessions dive deep into how to level up your LM Logs game and drive better business outcomes. Perfect for anyone looking to learn how to make logs work for them. Register here for our Valentine’s Day treat on Network Observability & Wireless Connectivity on February 12th at 12pm CT. Additional Resources If you missed any part of the session or want to revisit the content, we’ve got you covered: Review the slide deck here Want to dive deeper into this session? Watch the recording belowREGISTER NOW - Product Power Hour: UIv4 Deep Dive
Product Power Hour: UiV4 Deep Dive Date: Thurs, January 16th at 2 PM CST Join our NEW monthly Product Power Hour series, hosted by the LM Community, product leaders, and the Training & Enablement team! This month, we'll delve deep into UiV4, exploring its latest enhancements and addressing common concerns. Register Here Featuring Guest Speakers: Sarah Terry, VP Product Management Barry Ballard, Principal Product Trainer Suzanne Shaw, Sr Manager Community & Advocacy Key Takeaways: Enhanced Capabilities: Discover new functionalities of the new UI and how they can empower your team. Smooth Transition: Learn about the phased sunsetting of the old UI and how to ensure a seamless transition. Busting UiV4 Myths plus Best Practices: We'll tackle common misconceptions, including performance concerns and missing features and provide a live dhowcase of some of the most underutilized features. Q&A Session: Ask your burning questions directly to our product experts. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights into UIv4 LIVE and maximize its potential for your team from our experts. Register Here *Note: We will shuffle times each month for more global availability, but these sessions will be recorded and shared to everyone who registeresWinter Feature Spotlight
Gen AI Assist What if AI could decode your system's mysteries in seconds? Introducing Gen AI Assist – where artificial intelligence meets incident resolution, providing insights lightning fast! Intelligent titles, root cause analyses, and summaries outlining various details like correlation insights, insight timelines, and the last alert status are generated automatically for the most critical issues. No more hours of manual investigation – our AI does the heavy lifting, giving you instant, actionable insights. In a world where downtime can cost millions, our generative AI turns complex technical challenges into clear, manageable narratives. By leveraging cutting-edge machine learning, we're not just solving problems faster – we're transforming how IT teams understand and respond to critical system events. Generative AI Summary Release Notes Resource Explorer Widget Unleash ultimate resource visibility with LM Envision's refreshed Resource Explorer Widget that will customize, filter, and group your entire infrastructure landscape with flexibility. Create custom views that filter and group resources based on your specific needs, whether you're looking at alert statuses, resource types, or performance metrics. The widget updates in real-time, allowing you to quickly identify and respond to changes in your environment. By providing a single, adaptable interface for tracking resource health, it simplifies the complexity of modern cloud and hybrid infrastructures, giving you comprehensive visibility at a glance. Resource Explorer Widget Release Notes Azure Recommendations for Cost Optimization LM Envision now brings robust Cost Optimization to Azure, giving you a unified view of savings opportunities across cloud providers. Our tool zeroes in on underutilized Azure Virtual Machines by analyzing critical performance metrics like CPU utilization, network throughput, and transfer rates. Imagine discovering VMs running with less than 5% CPU usage over 7 days or unattached Azure Disks silently draining your budget. We go beyond simple flagging – our recommendations provide precise suggestions for right-sizing or potentially terminating instances and resource optimizations based on performance trends. With just a few clicks, you can transform idle Azure resources into strategic cost savings, ensuring your cloud infrastructure remains high-performing and financially lean. Cost Optimization Recommendations Release Notes That's all we have for you this time for our Winter Feature Spotlight! Be sure to come back next time for more exciting releases! Note: all listed features are only available in our new User Interface. For more information about toggling, visit our LogicMonitor New UI Documentation.Summer Feature Spotlight
Log Analysis First, we're revolutionizing Logs with our new Log Analysis feature. This AI-powered tool is like a gold miner for your log data, automatically sifting through thousands of logs to unearth those precious nuggets of insight. With intuitive visual diagrams based on sentiment, level, and keywords, you'll be troubleshooting faster than ever before. Say goodbye to manual queries and hello to AI-guided problem-solving that even your Level 1 support can master! Release Notes SNMP Traps as Logs Now, let's talk about bringing the 90s back – but not in the way you might think. Our SNMP Traps as Logs feature is giving those old-school network monitoring tools a modern makeover. We've transformed SNMP traps into logs, eliminating those pesky monitoring gaps and serving up instant network insights on a silver platter. No configuration required – just plug in and watch as your network monitoring strategy gets a serious upgrade. It's like having a time machine that brings the best of the past into your cutting-edge monitoring present! Support Documentation Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for LogicModules Security conscious? We've got you covered with Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for LogicModules. This feature is like a bouncer for your modules, ensuring only the right people get VIP access. Set granular permissions that give your teams the freedom to monitor what they need without stepping on each other's toes. It's the perfect balance of control and flexibility, letting you tailor access to fit your organization like a glove. Release Notes Support Documentation Security Settings and Recommendations Lastly, we're rolling out the red carpet for Security Settings and Recommendations. Think of it as your personal security concierge, guiding you through the best practices to keep your LogicMonitor portal Fort Knox-level secure. With a centralized security command center and proactive recommendations, you'll be able to spot and patch potential vulnerabilities faster than you can say "two-factor authentication!". It's like having a crystal ball for your security needs – but way more practical! Release Notes Support Documentation That's all we have for you this time for our Summer Feature Spotlight! Be sure to come back next time for more exciting releases! Want to know more about our Summer Product Launch? Read our blog to better understand the new features Watch, like and comment on the Log Analysis and SNMP Traps as Logs demo videos on our LogicMonitor YouTube Channel Visit our Quarterly Launch webpage to learn more about recent innovations Note: all listed features are only available in our new User Interface. For more information about toggling, visit our LogicMonitor New UI Documentation.LM Product Documentation Enhancements
With the release of v212 comes great improvements. The LogicMonitor Product Documentation, for example, is now restructured to elevate the documentation that pertains to the new UI. Below are a few of the key updates that were made to LM Product Documentation: Improved Navigation: An intuitive structure that is product-centric to help you find the applicable information Updated Content Organization: Documentation is now grouped by New UI and Legacy UI documentation. All New UI documentation is organized at the forefront in the navigation pane on the documentation site. All product documentation that pertains to the Legacy UI is collectively organized as "Legacy UI" content, and includes a Legacy UI banner at the top of each page Improved Search Capabilities: The documentation now has refined indexing for more precise results and a “Legacy UI” label has been added to legacy documentation to help differentiate it from the new UI documentation in the search results. To access the LM Product Documentation, navigate to the Product Documentation landing page, and use the navigation panel along the left side of the page to browse through the various documentation. We trust that you will find this update not only helpful, but more efficient as you need to refer to the New UI documentation.New UI Impact Series - Netflow Sankey Graphs
In our new UI, LogicMonitor has enhanced its Netflow monitoring capabilities by introducing Netflow Sankey graphs in the Traffic tab. These visual representations of data offer an alternative view or an additional graphic to the traditional table views. Sankey graphs display traffic flow from source to destination, with link widths proportional to the flow quantity. This intuitive visualization allows admins to quickly understand complex network traffic patterns without having to sift through rows of data. By providing a clear, visual representation of network traffic flow, Sankey graphs empower admins to make quicker, more informed decisions about network optimization and security. But how does this benefit you? Sankey graphs allow you to quickly identify unusual traffic patterns, making spotting potential issues like excessive bandwidth consumption or security threats easier. For instance, an unusually wide link in the graph could reveal an employee streaming high-bandwidth content like Netflix during work hours in no time. This tool saves time and enhances the overall efficiency of network monitoring and troubleshooting processes. Whether you're conducting root cause analysis, optimizing bandwidth utilization, or identifying potential security breaches, these Sankey graphs provide a powerful new way to visualize and understand your network traffic data. Want to know more about Netflow Sankey Graphs? Check out these resources: Viewing Sankey Charts Traffic TabNew UI Impact Series - Datapoint & Log Analysis
LogicMonitor's new Datapoint Analysis and Log Analysis features are revolutionary tools designed to transform how IT professionals approach troubleshooting. These AI-powered features provide automated insights that significantly reduce the time and effort required to identify and resolve critical issues. By leveraging advanced correlation techniques and sentiment analysis, these tools offer a streamlined approach to problem-solving, allowing teams to quickly pinpoint the root cause of alerts and minimize downtime. Their user-friendly design ensures that even less experienced team members can use them effectively, empowering the entire team and boosting efficiency. Datapoint Analysis stands out with its ability to correlate metrics across various DataSources, creating a comprehensive correlation score. This score is calculated by: Other datapoints from the same instance The same datapoint on other instances within the same resource The same datapoint on other resources that share the same collector ID This comprehensive approach eliminates hours of manual investigation, instilling confidence in the analysis results. Log Analysis uses sentiment and keyword analysis to distill large volumes of log data into concise, actionable summaries. Its interactive visualizations allow for quick data refinement without complex queries, providing an intuitive interface for log exploration. So, what’s the impact for you? Datapoint and Log Analysis significantly reduce the MTTR for critical issues by offering rapid access to correlated metrics and summarized log insights. This reduction in resolution time not only improves system availability and performance but also relieves the stress and pressure on IT teams. These tools are seamlessly integrated throughout the LM Envision platform, accessible from alerts, dashboards, graphs, and the Resource Explorer, ensuring that users can leverage these powerful insights at any stage of their troubleshooting process. For organizations dealing with complex, distributed systems, these features represent a quantum leap in operational efficiency, enabling teams to maintain high system availability and performance with unprecedented ease and speed. Want to know more about Datapoint & Log Analysis? Check out these resources: Datapoint Analysis Datapoint Analysis Overview Datapoint Analysis Demonstration Video Log Analysis Accessing Log Analysis Log Analysis Overview Log Analysis Widgets Log Analysis Demonstration VideoNew UI Impact Series - Resource Explorer
LogicMonitor's new Resource Explorer is a game-changing addition to its IT infrastructure monitoring platform. This powerful feature gives users a comprehensive, graphical view of their entire IT ecosystem, allowing for quick identification and resolution of issues across complex environments. Resource Explorer's intuitive interface presents devices as color-coded hexagons, grouped and filtered based on normalized properties such as provider, resource type, and region. This visual approach to resource management enables IT teams to spot patterns and troubleshoot problems more efficiently than ever before. By allowing users to create custom views and share filters, teams can collaborate more effectively and respond to issues faster. For example, if an AWS region experiences problems, Resource Explorer can instantly highlight affected resources, dramatically reducing mean time to repair (MTTR). This feature is precious for organizations with hybrid or multi-cloud environments, providing a unified view of resources across different providers and locations. Resource Explorer's flexibility empowers IT teams to maintain optimal service, application, and workflow health. The ability to quickly group and visualize resources based on various criteria gives teams unprecedented control over their infrastructure. Whether managing on-premises systems, cloud resources, or a combination of both, Resource Explorer provides the visibility and insights needed to ensure peak performance and rapid issue resolution. This innovative tool is set to revolutionize how IT professionals monitor and manage their complex, modern infrastructures. Want to know more about Resource Explorer? Check out our Resource Explorer starter guide.
