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ScottAllison
Iron Contributor
Feb 27, 2020

Kusto Explorer broken for Log Analytics

Recently, and up until this week, I've been utilizing https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kusto/tools/kusto-explorer instead of the sorely lacking web interface for Log Analytics. However, now I'm unable to connect to my Log Analytics workspaces using the tool: "An error occurred while sending the request."

 

I've been using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/data-explorer/query-monitor-data--which allows me to use Azure Data Explorer Web UI to query (also superior to the out of the box Log Analytics experience)--to connect Kusto Explorer.

 

Is anyone else having success?

 

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  • CliveWatson's avatar
    CliveWatson
    Former Employee
    Feb 27, 2020

    Hi ScottAllison 

     

    Just curious, why is ADX superior?  What's lacking from the native tool - this will be good feedback to the UI team?

     

    Thanks Clive

    • ScottAllison's avatar
      ScottAllison
      Iron Contributor
      Feb 27, 2020

      CliveWatson Oh, I've already been in feedback sessions and interviews with multiple PMs and others. 🙂 

      But to answer your question:

      ADE (web ui):

      • No Azure Blades to get in the way
      • I can save a list of all the workspaces I'm in for easy switching between them
      • PERFORMANCE. The blade version is slow,
      • The results pane experience is better
      • I can get more than 10,000 rows in a result!!!

      Kusto.Explorer:

      • No Azure Blades to get in the way
      • I can save a list of all the workspaces I'm in for easy switching between them.
      • PERFORMANCE. The blade version is slow,
      • The results pane experience is better
      • I can get more than 10,000 rows in a result!!!
      • Saving queries to files so I can easily access them--or share them. 
      • Not a web browser.
      • Persistent even if I put my machine to sleep. Browsers almost always time out or session goes away.

      I'm sure I'm missing other reasons, but those are the main ones. I think the standard experience is fine for people new to the platform, but for someone like me who lives in KQL, it's limiting.

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