Automated Insights and Smarter Alerts: The Future of Mendix App Management Is Here

March 18, 2025 – Blue Storm, a leading provider of Mendix application management tools, is excited to announce a major new release of AppControl—introducing automated log analysis and proactive issue detection to simplify and accelerate Mendix app management.

With this update, AppControl becomes the first Mendix management solution capable of automatically analyzing app logs for known solutions, transforming how teams detect and resolve issues. By surfacing known problems before they escalate, organizations can save time, reduce risk, and maintain confidence in their applications.

For Mendix platform owners and administrators, this marks a shift toward proactive application management, combining smarter alerts with actionable insights to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.

“With automated log analysis, we’re delivering a smarter way to manage Mendix applications,” said Andrew Whalen, Founder of Blue Storm. “This release helps teams stay ahead of issues, act faster, and spend less time combing through logs—so they can focus on building and delivering value.”

This update builds on AppControl’s commitment to supporting the full Mendix app lifecycle: Develop, Deploy, Monitor, and Control.

Key Features in the March AppControl Update

Automated Log Analysis & Known Solution Detection

• App logs are automatically analyzed and compared against a growing library of known solutions.
• If a match is found, the issue is flagged in Insights with recommended next steps for app administrators.
• Logs are stored for up to 14 days, searchable, and exportable per log node for review or reporting.

Customizable Log Filters & Smarter Alerts

• App-specific log filters allow administrators to:
  • Trigger alerts,
  • Ignore repetitive or non-critical log messages,
  • Automatically flag known issues for operators.
• Expanded notifications now cover logs, hosting, releases, tasks, and policies, with delivery options to app owners, administrators, groups, or specific email addresses.

Additional Enhancements

• Support tickets can now be updated with additional comments for better collaboration.
• Model processing retries added—up to three automatic attempts to recover from transient failures.
• Expanded policy check documentation and improved exports with clearer data presentation.
• User interface improvements eliminate clipped messages in policy results.

Fixes and Reliability Improvements

• Addressed issues with group membership changes, release note and version number generation, and pipeline controls.
• Improved visibility and access controls for app administrators and members.
• Resolved documentation check errors and improved scheduled pipeline reliability.

About AppControl

AppControl supports organizations using the Mendix platform by simplifying application management and offering tools to analyze, automate, and monitor applications throughout their lifecycle: Develop, Deploy, Monitor, and Control.

For more information, visit www.bluestorm.io.

About Blue Storm

Blue Storm specializes in application management solutions for the Mendix platform, empowering organizations to manage applications with confidence and efficiency. Committed to customer success, Blue Storm continues to deliver innovative tools and resources to meet the evolving needs of modern development teams.