Agent v1.28.0

Crowdstrike Falcon LogScale Destination, IBM QRadar Destination, Dynatrace Destination, and OTTL Extension.

January 27, 2025

New Features

  • Crowdstrike Falcon LogScale Destination: Added support for sending log data to Crowdstrike Falcon LogScale.
  • IBM QRadar Destination: Introduced an IBM QRadar output using the Syslog protocol, supporting multiple formats like Universal LEEF.
  • Dynatrace Destination: Added Dynatrace as a streaming destination for logs, metrics, and trace data, enabling seamless data flow to Dynatrace environments.
  • OTTL Extension: Introduced a new function edx_delete_empty_values() OTTL extension to delete keys with empty values.
  • New Node: Introduced the Suppress Processor node to manage and reduce redundant log data.

Improvements

  • Kafka Source: Default values for consumer group IDs are now automatically generated if absent in Kafka Source.
  • Logging Enhancements: Refactored logging to include missing logs and standardized error tracking across nodes and components for better diagnostics and observability.

Bug Fixes

  • Prometheus Configuration Validation: Removed the restriction for empty configuration validation in Prometheus settings.
  • Validation of Required Nodes: Addressed an issue with pack configurations validation to bypass unnecessary checks when outputs are not defined.

Miscellaneous

  • Agent Self-Telemetry: Introduced a central telemetry provider and observability report components.
  • Load Distribution of Targets to Agents: Enhanced target load distribution to agents, ensuring efficient target allocation.