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# January 2026

## Enhanced Usage Monitoring

January 31, 2026

New comprehensive usage tracking and reporting features for better resource management:

* **Datasource-level breakdowns** for granular usage visibility
* **Account-based tracking** with improved join keys for accurate reporting
* **10-minute update intervals** for near real-time usage insights
* **Automated cleanup** of expired data for accurate retention calculations

## Improved Onboarding Experience

January 30, 2026

Streamlined onboarding with enhanced user flows:

* **Redesigned onboarding cards** with clearer visual hierarchy
* **"My First Playground" experience** for hands-on experimentation
* **Role collection** during signup for personalized setup
* **Custom hover states** matching each card's accent color

## Real-Time Evaluations

January 30, 2026

Run evaluations immediately on incoming data with real-time ingestion:

* **Instant evaluation** of production traces without delays
* **Latent evaluation support** for updating earlier spans
* **Seamless cutover** between batch and real-time processing
* **Available across all Arize AX tiers** by default

## AWS Bedrock Custom Endpoints

January 30, 2026

Enhanced AWS Bedrock integration for enterprise deployments:

* **Custom base URL support** for private endpoints
* **Inference profile ARNs** for multi-region routing
* **Custom model configurations** for specialized deployments
* **Simplified regional management** with unified tracking

## Wildcard Array Path Variables

January 30, 2026

Access array data more flexibly in templates and experiments:

* **Wildcard (`*`) patterns** to reference all array elements
* **Last-index (`-1`) access** for the most recent item
* **Automatic generation** of wildcard variants for convenience
* **Support in task variables** and experiment columns

## Improved Queue Management

January 29, 2026

Better user experience when managing annotation queues:

* **Duplicate detection** with clear error messages
* **Added and skipped record counts** after bulk operations
* **Actionable feedback** when attempting to add existing records

## Session Evaluations with Conversation Context

January 23, 2026

Evaluate entire conversation flows with new virtual attributes:

* **`{conversation}` template variable** for session-level evaluations
* **Chronologically ordered** input/output pairs
* **Automatic aggregation** of multi-turn dialogues
* **Root span filtering** for accurate session context

## Circuit Breaker for Evaluation Tasks

January 29, 2026

Protect resources during evaluation failures with intelligent circuit breaking:

* **Immediate abort** on authentication errors (401/403)
* **Automatic detection** of systemic issues after 10 consecutive failures
* **Failure rate monitoring** to stop doomed batches early
* **Resource optimization** by preventing guaranteed-to-fail requests

## Tracing Configuration for Evaluation Tasks

January 23, 2026

Enable detailed debugging for evaluation tasks:

* **Toggle tracing** on/off in Advanced Options
* **Automatic trace generation** for monitoring and debugging
* **Persistent settings** saved with your tasks
* **Production-ready visibility** into evaluation execution

## Enhanced RBAC System

January 27, 2026

Fine-grained access control with the new RBAC system:

* **Custom roles** with specific permissions
* **Space-level role bindings** for granular access management
* **Coexistence** with legacy roles during migration
* **UI support** for role assignment across all user management pages
* **Automatic fallback** to legacy roles when custom roles are deleted

## Enhanced Dashboard Time Persistence

January 22, 2026

Your dashboard preferences now persist automatically:

* **Auto-save** time range, time zone, and granularity selections
* **Instant restoration** when returning to dashboards
* **Per-dashboard settings** for customized views
* **Seamless experience** across sessions

## Trace Table Performance Improvements

January 21, 2026

Faster loading times for the tracing table:

* **30-50% faster** initial load times
* **String truncation** for large content
* **Lazy loading** of full values in tooltips
* **Minimal impact** on user experience

## Expandable Trace Hierarchy

January 20, 2026

View trace structure directly in the table:

* **Expand traces** to see child spans inline
* **Hierarchical visualization** without opening slideouts
* **Faster navigation** through complex traces
* **Contextual understanding** of request flow

## Custom Prompt Release Labels

January 20, 2026

Organize and track prompt versions with custom labels:

* **Tag prompt versions** with meaningful identifiers
* **Environment markers** like "staging" or "production"
* **Dynamic label suggestions** from existing prompts
* **Easy retrieval** of specific prompt releases

## Enhanced Annotation Configs

January 12, 2026

More powerful annotation workflows with improved configs:

* **Color-coded categories** based on optimization direction
* **Read-only view** for reviewing existing configs
* **Optimization direction control** (maximize, minimize, or none)
* **Clear label guidance** for consistent evaluations

## Eval Hub Enhancements

January 16, 2026

Improved evaluation management and visibility:

* **Model information** in evaluator listings with provider icons
* **Evaluator counts** in running tasks with hover details
* **Automatic save** when creating or editing evaluators
* **Streamlined task flow** for faster evaluation setup

## Todo List Management Improvements

January 16, 2026

More reliable task tracking in Alyx conversations:

* **Visual status indicators** for all todo states
* **Dynamic reminders** with exact update calls needed
* **Plan preservation** across human-in-the-loop pauses
* **Clearer instructions** positioned near the plan

## Stacked Bar Chart Widgets

January 9, 2026

Visualize multi-dimensional data with new chart types:

* **Stacked bar charts** for comparing categories over time
* **Optimized queries** for fast rendering
* **Customizable groupings** and dimensions
* **Dashboard integration** for comprehensive monitoring

## Scatter Plot Widgets

January 21, 2026

Explore relationships between variables with scatter plots:

* **Correlation analysis** for two numeric dimensions
* **Interactive data points** for detailed investigation
* **Dashboard integration** for visual analytics
* **Customizable axes** and filtering

## Java SDK Space ID Support

January 14, 2026

Modern authentication for Java applications:

* **Space ID authentication** (space keys deprecated)
* **Backward compatibility** maintained with existing constructors
* **Updated documentation** and examples
* **Test coverage** for new authentication method

## Improved Error Handling for Exceptions

January 23, 2026

Better filtering and debugging capabilities:

* **Filter by `exception.type` and `exception.message`** in the UI
* **OpenInference semantic convention support** for exceptions
* **Consistent data structure** across datasources
* **Faster troubleshooting** of error patterns

## SAML Role Mapping Search

January 23, 2026

Navigate large role mapping configurations easily:

* **Client-side search** across attributes, spaces, roles, and organizations
* **Visual highlighting** of search matches
* **Keyboard navigation** through results
* **Improved usability** for enterprise customers

## Span-to-Queue Workflow

January 15, 2026

Add spans and dataset examples to annotation queues seamlessly:

* **Multiple entry points** from spans table, trace slideover, and queue records
* **New or existing queue** selection
* **Batch operations** for efficient queue population
* **Dataclusters integration** for reliable processing

## Enhanced Session Slideover

January 21, 2026

Better conversation visualization and navigation:

* **Trace labels** with links to detailed views
* **Visual separators** between traces
* **Hover highlighting** synchronized between list and conversation
* **Improved readability** for multi-turn interactions

## Batch Annotation Updates

January 12, 2026

Efficiently annotate large volumes of data:

* **Optimization direction** support in annotation configs
* **Category-based labeling** for issue detection
* **Best practice guidance** for naming and structure
* **Streamlined categorization** workflows

## Prompt Optimization on Experiments

January 6, 2026

Run prompt optimization directly on experiment results:

* **Experiment selector** in optimization task creation
* **Dynamic column resolution** for experiment data
* **Enhanced iteration** on proven prompts
* **Seamless workflow** from experiments to optimization

## Custom Metrics with LIKE Operator

January 27, 2026

More powerful filtering in custom metrics:

* **LIKE and ILIKE operators** for pattern matching
* **Wildcard support** with `%` syntax
* **Case-insensitive matching** with ILIKE
* **Optimized query execution** for performance

## Dashboard Template Filtering

January 27, 2026

Cleaner dashboard creation experience:

* **LLM-only space filtering** shows only relevant templates
* **Context-aware templates** based on project types
* **Reduced clutter** in template selection
* **Consistent experience** across spaces and projects

## Pivot Table Widget Schema

January 27, 2026

Foundation for advanced tabular data visualization:

* **Grouped categorical dimensions** for organized views
* **Configurable numeric columns** with aggregations
* **Flexible filtering** and time range support
* **Dashboard integration** ready

## Enhanced Space Model Schema

January 14, 2026

More control over data retention and lookback:

* **Space-level schema lookback overrides** for custom retention
* **Model-specific configurations** for unique requirements
* **Flexible data management** across different use cases

## Exact Match Code Evaluator

January 14, 2026

New built-in evaluator for validation:

* **String equality checks** for exact matches
* **Expected vs actual comparisons** for testing
* **Multi-field access** with dataset row support
* **Alphabetically sorted** evaluator list in UI

## Experiment Task Timeout Configuration

January 21, 2026

Accommodate long-running evaluations:

* **Configurable timeout parameter** beyond 120 seconds
* **Function-level control** in run\_experiment and evaluate\_experiment
* **Backward compatibility** with default values
* **Support for complex evaluators** requiring extended processing

## Arrow Schema Reconciliation

January 14, 2026

Improved data handling across distributed segments:

* **Parallel schema fetching** from historicals
* **Unified schema reconciliation** across partitions
* **Automatic conversion** for schema consistency
* **Support for multiple data segment formats**

## Atlantis Terraform Automation

January 15, 2026

Streamlined infrastructure-as-code workflows:

* **Pull request integration** for Terraform plans
* **Automated plan posting** as PR comments
* **DevOps team permissions** for webhook debugging
* **Structured review process** before applying changes

## Google Analytics 4 BigQuery Sync

January 8, 2026

Automated analytics data export:

* **Daily GA4 to BigQuery transfers** via Terraform
* **Raw event data access** for advanced analysis
* **Overcome GA4 limitations** like sampling and retention
* **Custom reporting capabilities** with full data access

## Vertex AI Migration

January 8, 2026

Updated integration with Google Cloud AI:

* **Seamless Vertex AI connectivity** for LLM applications
* **Enhanced observability** for Google Cloud deployments
* **Modernized instrumentation** for better tracing

## Custom Model Migrations

January 7, 2026

Expanded support for custom integrations:

* **Custom model endpoint support** in evaluations
* **Higher traffic model optimization** for performance
* **Flexible integration options** for enterprise deployments

## Generative Service Monitoring

January 8, 2026

Comprehensive monitoring for evaluation infrastructure:

* **Uptime and health alerts** with paging
* **CPU and memory monitoring** with warnings
* **Dedicated Grafana dashboard** for visibility
* **Runbook documentation** for incident response

## Labeling Queue Annotations

January 5, 2026

More flexible annotation management:

* **Clear annotations** (reset to null) anywhere
* **Support across spans, queues, and experiments** for consistent workflows
* **Improved annotation lifecycle** management

## Enhanced Eval Hub Empty States

January 9, 2026

Better guidance for getting started:

* **Improved empty state design** with clear next steps
* **Documentation links** for learning resources
* **Actionable cards** for common workflows

## Resizable Trace Slideover

January 22, 2026

Customize your viewing experience:

* **Draggable slideover width** for optimal layout
* **Persistent sizing preferences** across sessions
* **Better content visibility** for long traces

## Configurable Experiment Timeout

January 21, 2026

Handle complex evaluation scenarios:

* **Custom timeout values** for long-running tasks
* **Per-experiment configuration** for flexibility
* **Backward compatible defaults** for existing code

## Enhanced Platform Stability

January 2026

Numerous improvements to platform reliability and performance:

* **Configuration drift resolution** in GCP Terraform
* **Enhanced error handling** across services
* **Improved logging and monitoring** for faster troubleshooting
* **Database migration optimizations** for schema updates
* **Better resource management** for high-volume workloads
