Docs: What’s new & Upgrade guide v11.4 (grafana#97509)

Author: imatwawana

docs/sources/upgrade-guide/upgrade-v11.4/index.md

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+description: Guide for upgrading to Grafana v11.4
+keywords:
+  - grafana
+  - configuration
+  - documentation
+  - upgrade
+  - '11.4'
+title: Upgrade to Grafana v11.4
+menuTitle: Upgrade to v11.4
+weight: 800
+---
+
+# Upgrade to Grafana v11.4
+
+{{< docs/shared lookup="upgrade/intro.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+
+{{< docs/shared lookup="back-up/back-up-grafana.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" leveloffset="+1" >}}
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+{{< docs/shared lookup="upgrade/upgrade-common-tasks.md" source="grafana" version="<GRAFANA_VERSION>" >}}
+
+## Technical notes

docs/sources/whatsnew/_index.md

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 ## Grafana 11
 
+- [What's new in 11.4](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/whatsnew/whats-new-in-v11-4/)
 - [What's new in 11.3](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/whatsnew/whats-new-in-v11-3/)
 - [What's new in 11.2](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/whatsnew/whats-new-in-v11-2/)
 - [What's new in 11.1](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/whatsnew/whats-new-in-v11-1/)

docs/sources/whatsnew/whats-new-in-v11-4.md

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+---
+description: Feature and improvement highlights for Grafana v11.4
+keywords:
+  - grafana
+  - new
+  - documentation
+  - '11.4'
+  - release notes
+labels:
+products:
+  - cloud
+  - enterprise
+  - oss
+title: What's new in Grafana v11.4
+weight: -46
+---
+
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+# What’s new in Grafana v11.4
+
+Welcome to Grafana 11.4! This is a special release with one new feature, created in partnership with AWS. We’ve made improvements to Cloudwatch so you can query your logs using two additional query languages: Opensearch PPL and Opensearch SQL. We’ve also updated the querying experience by providing a sample of commonly-used queries, syntax highlighting in the query editor, and auto-completion suggestions for complex queries. Read on to learn more about this new feature.
+
+For even more detail about all the changes in this release, refer to the [changelog](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md). For the specific steps we recommend when you upgrade to v11.4, check out our [Upgrade Guide](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/<GRAFANA_VERSION>/upgrade-guide/upgrade-v11.4/).
+
+## Query Cloudwatch Logs Insights with PPL and SQL
+
+<!-- Ida Štambuk, Zoe Chou -->
+
+_Generally available in all editions of Grafana_
+
+The AWS CloudWatch data source plugin now offers two new query languages for searching through logs: OpenSearch PPL and OpenSearch SQL. You now have increased flexibility to choose a more familiar query language and to take advantage of their unique features (like the SQL JOIN command) when querying AWS CloudWatch Logs Insights. In addition to the already supported **Logs Insights QL** option, you can find the added query language options in the new **Query language** drop-down list.
+
+![CloudWatch logs explore query languages drop-down list opened](/media/docs/grafana/data-sources/screenshot-awscw-query-languages-v11.4.png)
+
+We’ve also updated the query editor to support syntax highlighting and to provide suggestions while you type, which simplifies writing complex queries. When you select log groups, the suggestions also include [discovered fields](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/CWL_AnalyzeLogData-discoverable-fields.html).
+
+Not sure where to start? We’ve also updated our **CloudWatch Logs cheat sheet** with the most commonly used queries so you can paste and customize to fit exactly what you need. Clicking on any of the example queries prefills the query input field.
+
+![CloudWatch Logs cheat sheet with help icon highlighted](/media/docs/grafana/data-sources/screenshot-cwl-cheat-sheet-v11.4.png)
+
+For the complete list of commands supported for OpenSearch PPL and SQL, refer to the [Cloudwatch Logs Insights documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/logs/CWL_AnalyzeLogData_Languages.html).
+
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