Every time I have to use CloudWatch, I feel like I'd be more productive if I shoved glass shards in my eyes.

Every query/filter either returns nothing or errors out because too much is returned.

Do you use Insights? Learn the filter syntax and it's not too bad.

Like many opinionated large companies that have specific requirements which are at odds with the full spectrum of a vendor's service, Insights is not an option for us.

I eventually figured out what I needed but that was far more trouble than it should have been.