Analytics Dashboard
The Analytics Dashboard offers visibility into the telemetry data processed by your Sawmills collectors. It allows you to monitor how much data is being received and how much is sent to your configured destinations—helping you measure efficiency and optimize costs. Use the dashboard to evaluate the impact of filtering, understand trends, and identify high-volume sources.The Analytics Dashboard requires Sawmills Collector version 1.577.0 or later.
Key Metrics
- Data Reduction (%) – Percentage of data volume reduced by the collector over the selected time range (e.g., last 24h or 1h). This is a weighted average of data reduction for the selected destinations.
- Total Received – Total number of messages ingested by Sawmills collectors.
- Total Sent – Total number of messages forwarded to telemetry destinations.
- Received vs Sent (Chart) – Time-series comparison of received vs sent data to visualize reduction trends.
Dashboard Controls
- Time Picker – Choose between predefined ranges (e.g., 1h, 24h) to scope the analysis.
- Volume / Message Count Toggle – Switch the metric view mode.
- Group By – Aggregate metrics by selected attributes (e.g., service name) to break down data by contributor.
Configuration Options
Refine your view using the following selectors:- Pipelines – Focus the analysis on specific pipelines (default is all).
- Destinations – Limit data to one or more destinations (e.g., Datadog, S3, Loki).
- Collectors – Isolate metrics from specific collector instances in your environment.