AWS Lambda console now surfaces key function insights via built-in Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Insights dashboard
The AWS Lambda console now surfaces key metrics about Lambda functions in your AWS account via a built-in Amazon CloudWatch Metrics Insights dashboard, enabling you to easily identify and troubleshoot the source of errors or performance issues.
To efficiently operate distributed serverless applications built using Lambda, it is crucial to easily identify the source of errors or performance anomalies, such as spike in critical metrics like errors or invocation duration for Lambda functions in your AWS account. Previously, you had to navigate to CloudWatch console and query metrics or create custom dashboards, which caused context switching and added friction for operators and DevOps teams to effectively monitor and optimize Lambda-based applications. Now, the Lambda console features a new built-in dashboard, which leverages CloudWatch Metrics Insights capability and provides you with instant visibility into the following critical insights — most-invoked Lambda functions, functions with highest number of errors, and functions taking the longest to run. This reduces friction due to context switching and enables your operator teams to easily identify and fix the source of errors or performance anomalies without leaving the Lambda console.
To get started, simply navigate to the "Dashboard" page in the Lambda console to access the insights surfaced by Metrics Insights dashboard. To learn more, visit the launch blog post.
The Metrics Insights dashboard in Lambda console is available in all commercial AWS Regions where Lambda and CloudWatch metrics are available, including the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, at no additional cost. For more information, see the AWS Region table.