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Amazon CloudWatch pipelines now supports drop and conditional processing

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April 10, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/04/amazon-cloudwatch-pipelines-conditional/

Amazon CloudWatch Pipelines Update

Amazon CloudWatch pipelines now supports conditional processing and a new drop events processor, providing enhanced control over log data transformation.

New Features

  • Conditional Processing: Define rules to determine when processors run and which log entries they act on.
  • Drop Events Processor: Filter out unwanted log entries from third-party connectors based on defined conditions.

What to do

  • Visit the CloudWatch pipelines page in the Amazon CloudWatch console to get started.
  • Review the CloudWatch pipelines documentation for more details.

Source: AWS release notes




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