diff --git a/.github/workflows/regression.yml b/.github/workflows/regression.yml
index ed72dd025fd73..d15c979afbaaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/regression.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/regression.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ jobs:
   should-run:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 5
-    if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
+      #if: github.event_name != 'pull_request'
     outputs:
       source_changed: ${{ steps.filter.outputs.SOURCE_CHANGED }}
       comment_valid: ${{ steps.comment.outputs.isTeamMember }}
@@ -121,17 +121,7 @@ jobs:
       comparison-sha: ${{ steps.pr-metadata-merge-queue.outputs.COMPARISON_SHA || steps.pr-metadata-comment.outputs.COMPARISON_SHA }}
       comparison-tag: ${{ steps.pr-metadata-merge-queue.outputs.COMPARISON_TAG || steps.pr-metadata-comment.outputs.COMPARISON_TAG }}
 
-      # below are used in the experiment/analyze jobs
-      cpus: ${{ steps.system.outputs.CPUS }}
-      memory: ${{ steps.system.outputs.MEMORY }}
-      vector-cpus: ${{ steps.system.outputs.VECTOR_CPUS }}
-
-      replicas: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.REPLICAS }}
-      warmup-seconds: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.WARMUP_SECONDS }}
-      total-samples: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.TOTAL_SAMPLES }}
-      p-value: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.P_VALUE }}
       smp-version: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.SMP_CRATE_VERSION }}
-      lading-version: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.LADING_VERSION }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
@@ -141,25 +131,29 @@ jobs:
       # But, we can retrieve this info from some commands.
       - name: Get PR metadata (issue_comment)
         id: pr-metadata-comment
-        if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
+          #if: github.event_name == 'issue_comment'
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          export PR_NUMBER=${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          export PR_NUMBER="20712"
           echo "PR_NUMBER=${PR_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          gh pr checkout ${{ github.event.issue.number }}
+          gh pr checkout 20712
 
-          export BASELINE_SHA=$(git merge-base master HEAD)
+          #export BASELINE_SHA=$(git merge-base master HEAD)
+          export BASELINE_SHA="ea0ec6f4f871c6cfae354b4c00403b646ba144bb"
           echo "BASELINE_SHA=${BASELINE_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          export COMPARISON_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          #export COMPARISON_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+          export COMPARISON_SHA="73da9bbf89d49ce7abc5ad8c8526c7679f289dae"
           echo "COMPARISON_SHA=${COMPARISON_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          export BASELINE_TAG="${PR_NUMBER}-${COMPARISON_SHA}-${BASELINE_SHA}"
+          #export BASELINE_TAG="${PR_NUMBER}-${COMPARISON_SHA}-${BASELINE_SHA}"
+          export BASELINE_TAG="0.39.0-distroless-libc"
           echo "BASELINE_TAG=${BASELINE_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-          export COMPARISON_TAG="${PR_NUMBER}-${COMPARISON_SHA}-${COMPARISON_SHA}"
+          #export COMPARISON_TAG="${PR_NUMBER}-${COMPARISON_SHA}-${COMPARISON_SHA}"
+          export COMPARISON_TAG="0.38.0-distroless-libc"
           echo "COMPARISON_TAG=${COMPARISON_TAG}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           echo "pr number is: ${PR_NUMBER}"
@@ -189,7 +183,9 @@ jobs:
       # queue to 1, we can get the PR number by parsing the merge queue temp branch's ref.
       - name: Get PR metadata (merge queue)
         id: pr-metadata-merge-queue
-        if: github.event_name != 'issue_comment'
+          #if: github.event_name != 'issue_comment'
+        # Something known to be false
+        if: github.repository == 'octo-org/octo-repo-prod'
         run: |
           export PR_NUMBER=$(echo "${{ github.ref }}" | sed -n 's|^refs/heads/gh-readonly-queue/master/pr-\([0-9]*\)-.*$|\1|p')
           echo "PR_NUMBER=${PR_NUMBER}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
@@ -233,40 +229,15 @@ jobs:
         id: experimental-meta
         run: |
           export WARMUP_SECONDS="45"
-          export REPLICAS="10"
           export TOTAL_SAMPLES="600"
-          export P_VALUE="0.1"
-          export SMP_CRATE_VERSION="0.11.0"
-          export LADING_VERSION="0.19.1"
-
-          echo "warmup seconds: ${WARMUP_SECONDS}"
-          echo "replicas: ${REPLICAS}"
-          echo "total samples: ${TOTAL_SAMPLES}"
-          echo "regression p-value: ${P_VALUE}"
+          export SMP_CRATE_VERSION="0.15.1"
+
           echo "smp crate version: ${SMP_CRATE_VERSION}"
-          echo "lading version: ${LADING_VERSION}"
 
           echo "WARMUP_SECONDS=${WARMUP_SECONDS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "REPLICAS=${REPLICAS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "TOTAL_SAMPLES=${TOTAL_SAMPLES}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "P_VALUE=${P_VALUE}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "SMP_CRATE_VERSION=${SMP_CRATE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "LADING_VERSION=${LADING_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
-      - name: Setup system details
-        id: system
-        run: |
-          export CPUS="7"
-          export MEMORY="30g"
-          export VECTOR_CPUS="4"
-
-          echo "cpus total: ${CPUS}"
-          echo "memory total: ${MEMORY}"
-          echo "vector cpus: ${VECTOR_CPUS}"
-
-          echo "CPUS=${CPUS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "MEMORY=${MEMORY}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "VECTOR_CPUS=${VECTOR_CPUS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: (PR comment) Get PR branch
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'issue_comment' }}
@@ -285,81 +256,81 @@ jobs:
   ## BUILD
   ##
 
-  build-baseline:
-    name: Build baseline Vector container
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-4core
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    needs:
-      - compute-metadata
-    steps:
-      - uses: colpal/actions-clean@v1
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-sha }}
-          path: baseline-vector
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.3.0
-
-      - name: Build 'vector' target image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.4.0
-        with:
-          context: baseline-vector/
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
-          file: regression/Dockerfile
-          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
-          outputs: type=docker,dest=${{ runner.temp }}/baseline-image.tar
-          tags: |
-            vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
-
-      - name: Upload image as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: baseline-image
-          path: "${{ runner.temp }}/baseline-image.tar"
-
-  build-comparison:
-    name: Build comparison Vector container
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-4core
-    timeout-minutes: 30
-    needs:
-      - compute-metadata
-    steps:
-      - uses: colpal/actions-clean@v1
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-sha }}
-          path: comparison-vector
-
-      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
-        id: buildx
-        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.3.0
-
-      - name: Build 'vector' target image
-        uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.4.0
-        with:
-          context: comparison-vector/
-          cache-from: type=gha
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
-          file: regression/Dockerfile
-          builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
-          outputs: type=docker,dest=${{ runner.temp }}/comparison-image.tar
-          tags: |
-            vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
-
-      - name: Upload image as artifact
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: comparison-image
-          path: "${{ runner.temp }}/comparison-image.tar"
+ #build-baseline:
+ #  name: Build baseline Vector container
+ #  runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-4core
+ #  timeout-minutes: 30
+ #  needs:
+ #    - compute-metadata
+ #  steps:
+ #    - uses: colpal/actions-clean@v1
+
+ #    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+ #    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+ #      with:
+ #        ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-sha }}
+ #        path: baseline-vector
+
+ #    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+ #      id: buildx
+ #      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.3.0
+
+ #    - name: Build 'vector' target image
+ #      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.4.0
+ #      with:
+ #        context: baseline-vector/
+ #        cache-from: type=gha
+ #        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+ #        file: regression/Dockerfile
+ #        builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+ #        outputs: type=docker,dest=${{ runner.temp }}/baseline-image.tar
+ #        tags: |
+ #          vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
+
+ #    - name: Upload image as artifact
+ #      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+ #      with:
+ #        name: baseline-image
+ #        path: "${{ runner.temp }}/baseline-image.tar"
+
+ #build-comparison:
+ #  name: Build comparison Vector container
+ #  runs-on: ubuntu-20.04-4core
+ #  timeout-minutes: 30
+ #  needs:
+ #    - compute-metadata
+ #  steps:
+ #    - uses: colpal/actions-clean@v1
+
+ #    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+ #    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+ #      with:
+ #        ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-sha }}
+ #        path: comparison-vector
+
+ #    - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+ #      id: buildx
+ #      uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3.3.0
+
+ #    - name: Build 'vector' target image
+ #      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5.4.0
+ #      with:
+ #        context: comparison-vector/
+ #        cache-from: type=gha
+ #        cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
+ #        file: regression/Dockerfile
+ #        builder: ${{ steps.buildx.outputs.name }}
+ #        outputs: type=docker,dest=${{ runner.temp }}/comparison-image.tar
+ #        tags: |
+ #          vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
+
+ #    - name: Upload image as artifact
+ #      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+ #      with:
+ #        name: comparison-image
+ #        path: "${{ runner.temp }}/comparison-image.tar"
 
   confirm-valid-credentials:
     name: Confirm AWS credentials are minimally valid
@@ -390,16 +361,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - compute-metadata
       - confirm-valid-credentials
-      - build-baseline
     steps:
-      - name: 'Download baseline image'
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: baseline-image
 
       - name: Load baseline image
         run: |
-          docker load --input baseline-image.tar
+          docker pull timberio/vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.2
@@ -419,7 +385,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tag & push baseline image
         run: |
-          docker tag vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }} ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
+          docker tag timberio/vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }} ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
           docker push ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }}
 
   upload-comparison-image-to-ecr:
@@ -429,16 +395,11 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - compute-metadata
       - confirm-valid-credentials
-      - build-comparison
     steps:
-      - name: 'Download comparison image'
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: comparison-image
 
       - name: Load comparison image
         run: |
-          docker load --input comparison-image.tar
+          docker pull timberio/vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.2
@@ -458,7 +419,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Tag & push comparison image
         run: |
-          docker tag vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }} ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
+          docker tag timberio/vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }} ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
           docker push ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }}
 
   submit-job:
@@ -484,8 +445,8 @@ jobs:
             -f target_url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-sha }}
+       #with:
+       #  ref: ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-sha }}
 
       - name: Configure AWS Credentials
         uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.2
@@ -509,20 +470,11 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
 
           ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} job submit \
-            --lading-version ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.lading-version }} \
-            --total-samples ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.total-samples }} \
-            --warmup-seconds ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.warmup-seconds }} \
-            --replicas ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.replicas }} \
             --baseline-image ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-tag }} \
             --comparison-image ${{ steps.login-ecr.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }}-vector:${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-tag }} \
             --baseline-sha ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.baseline-sha }} \
             --comparison-sha ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.comparison-sha }} \
-            --target-command "/usr/local/bin/vector" \
             --target-config-dir ${{ github.workspace }}/regression/ \
-            --target-cpu-allotment "${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.cpus }}" \
-            --target-memory-allotment "${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.memory }}" \
-            --target-environment-variables "VECTOR_THREADS=${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.vector-cpus }},VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY=true" \
-            --target-name vector \
             --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -541,7 +493,6 @@ jobs:
             --wait \
             --wait-delay-seconds 60 \
             --wait-timeout-minutes 90 \
-            --use-consignor welch \
             --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
 
       - name: Handle cancellation if necessary
@@ -632,7 +583,7 @@ jobs:
           chmod +x ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
 
           ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} job result \
-            --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata --use-consignor welch
+            --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
 
       - name: Check status, cancelled
         if: ${{ cancelled() }}
@@ -725,7 +676,7 @@ jobs:
 
           ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} job sync \
             --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata \
-            --output-path "${{ runner.temp }}/outputs" --use-consignor welch
+            --output-path "${{ runner.temp }}/outputs"
 
       - name: Read regression report
         id: read-analysis
@@ -796,8 +747,8 @@ jobs:
     if: always()
     needs:
       - compute-metadata
-      - build-baseline
-      - build-comparison
+     #- build-baseline
+     #- build-comparison
       - confirm-valid-credentials
       - upload-baseline-image-to-ecr
       - upload-comparison-image-to-ecr
diff --git a/.github/workflows/workload_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/workload_checks.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b64f810ce652a..0000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/workload_checks.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,210 +0,0 @@
-# Workload Checks Suite
-#
-# Runs Vector Workload Checks.
-#
-# Runs on:
-#  - scheduled UTC midnight Tues-Sat
-#  - on demand by a PR comment matching either of:
-#    - '/ci-run-regression'
-#    - '/ci-run-all'
-#    (the comment issuer must be a member of the Vector GH team)
-#
-# This workflow runs the collection of our workload checks, using the latest Vector nightly image,
-# which depends on when the workflow is invoked.
-#
-# The goal is to establish a baseline of check results for a variety of cases
-# and visualize trends for important Vector use cases.
-
-name: Workload Checks Suite
-
-on:
-  workflow_call:
-  workflow_dispatch:
-  schedule:
-    # At midnight UTC Tue-Sat
-    - cron: '0 0 * * 2-6'
-env:
-  SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_API: ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_API }}
-
-jobs:
-  compute-metadata:
-    name: Compute metadata
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 5
-    outputs:
-      replicas: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.REPLICAS }}
-      warmup-seconds: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.WARMUP_SECONDS }}
-      total-samples: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.TOTAL_SAMPLES }}
-      smp-version: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.SMP_CRATE_VERSION }}
-      lading-version: ${{ steps.experimental-meta.outputs.LADING_VERSION }}
-
-      target-sha: ${{ steps.git-metadata.outputs.TARGET_SHA }}
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Get git metadata
-        id: git-metadata
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          export TARGET_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-          echo "TARGET_SHA=${TARGET_SHA}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-          echo "target sha is: ${TARGET_SHA}"
-
-          if [ "${TARGET_SHA}" = "" ] ; then
-            echo "TARGET_SHA not found, exiting."
-            exit 1
-          fi
-
-      - name: Setup experimental metadata
-        id: experimental-meta
-        run: |
-          export WARMUP_SECONDS="45"
-          export REPLICAS="10"
-          export TOTAL_SAMPLES="600"
-          export SMP_CRATE_VERSION="0.11.0"
-          export LADING_VERSION="0.19.1"
-
-          echo "warmup seconds: ${WARMUP_SECONDS}"
-          echo "replicas: ${REPLICAS}"
-          echo "total samples: ${TOTAL_SAMPLES}"
-          echo "smp crate version: ${SMP_CRATE_VERSION}"
-          echo "lading version: ${LADING_VERSION}"
-
-          echo "WARMUP_SECONDS=${WARMUP_SECONDS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "REPLICAS=${REPLICAS}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "TOTAL_SAMPLES=${TOTAL_SAMPLES}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "SMP_CRATE_VERSION=${SMP_CRATE_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "LADING_VERSION=${LADING_VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-
-  submit-job:
-    name: Submit workload checks job
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 90
-    needs:
-      - compute-metadata
-    steps:
-      - name: Check status, in-progress
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          gh api \
-            --method POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.target-sha }} \
-            -f state='pending' \
-            -f description='Experiments submitted to the Workload Checks cluster.' \
-            -f context='Workload Checks Suite / submission' \
-            -f target_url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-
-      - name: Configure AWS Credentials
-        uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v4.0.2
-        with:
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_BOT_ACCESS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_BOT_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY }}
-          aws-region: us-west-2
-
-      - name: Login to Amazon ECR
-        id: login-ecr
-        uses: aws-actions/amazon-ecr-login@v2
-
-      - name: Download SMP binary
-        run: |
-          aws s3 cp s3://smp-cli-releases/v${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.smp-version }}/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/smp ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
-
-      - name: Submit job
-        env:
-          RUST_LOG: info
-        run: |
-             CURRENT_DATE=$(date --utc '+%Y_%m_%d')
-             RUST_LOG_DEBUG="debug,aws_config::profile::credentials=error"
-
-             chmod +x ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
-             RUST_BACKTRACE=1 RUST_LOG="${RUST_LOG_DEBUG}" ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp \
-                --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} \
-                job submit-workload \
-                --lading-version ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.lading-version }} \
-                --total-samples ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.total-samples }} \
-                --warmup-seconds ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.warmup-seconds }} \
-                --replicas ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.replicas }} \
-                --target-image timberio/vector:nightly-debian \
-                --target-sha ${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.target-sha }} \
-                --target-config-dir ${{ github.workspace }}/workload-checks \
-                --target-name vector \
-                --target-command "/usr/bin/vector" \
-                --target-environment-variables "DD_HOSTNAME=smp-workload-checks,DD_DD_URL=http://127.0.0.1:9092,DD_API_KEY=00000001" \
-                --tags smp_status=nightly,client_team="vector",tag_date="${CURRENT_DATE}" \
-                --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
-
-      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
-        with:
-          name: vector-submission-metadata
-          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
-
-      - name: Await job
-        timeout-minutes: 120
-        env:
-          RUST_LOG: info
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
-
-          ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} \
-             job status \
-              --wait \
-              --wait-delay-seconds 60 \
-              --wait-timeout-minutes 90 \
-              --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
-
-      - name: Handle cancellation if necessary
-        if: ${{ cancelled() }}
-        env:
-          RUST_LOG: info
-        run: |
-          chmod +x ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp
-          ${{ runner.temp }}/bin/smp --team-id ${{ secrets.SINGLE_MACHINE_PERFORMANCE_TEAM_ID }} job cancel \
-            --submission-metadata ${{ runner.temp }}/submission-metadata
-
-      - name: Check status, cancelled
-        if: ${{ cancelled() }}
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          gh api \
-            --method POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.target-sha }} \
-            -f state='failure' \
-            -f description='Experiments submitted to the Workload Checks cluster cancelled.' \
-            -f context='Workload Checks Suite / submission' \
-            -f target_url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-
-      - name: Check status, success
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          gh api \
-            --method POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.target-sha }} \
-            -f state='success' \
-            -f description='Experiments submitted to the Workload Checks cluster successfully.' \
-            -f context='Workload Checks Suite / submission' \
-            -f target_url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
-
-      - name: Check status, failure
-        if: ${{ failure() }}
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          gh api \
-            --method POST \
-            -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" \
-            /repos/${{ github.repository }}/statuses/${{ needs.compute-metadata.outputs.target-sha }} \
-            -f state='success' \
-            -f description='Experiments submitted to the Workload Checks Suite failed.' \
-            -f context='Workload Checks Suite / submission' \
-            -f target_url=${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/actions/runs/${{ github.run_id }}
diff --git a/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole_acks/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole_acks/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_blackhole_acks/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs_acks/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs_acks/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/datadog_agent_remap_datadog_logs_acks/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/file_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/file_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
index 9b6d2c53c5271..c72f0f63e8515 100644
--- a/regression/cases/file_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
+++ b/regression/cases/file_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 optimization_goal: egress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/fluent_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/fluent_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/fluent_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_elasticsearch/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_text_to_http_json/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_text_to_http_json/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_text_to_http_json/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_to_http_acks/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_to_http_acks/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d8616fe176d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_to_http_acks/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_to_http_json/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_to_http_json/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_to_http_json/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_to_http_noack/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_to_http_noack/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_to_http_noack/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/http_to_s3/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/http_to_s3/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/http_to_s3/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/otlp_grpc_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/otlp_grpc_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/otlp_grpc_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/otlp_http_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/otlp_http_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
index 88dfaecaa4a52..d8616fe176d66 100644
--- a/regression/cases/otlp_http_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
+++ b/regression/cases/otlp_http_to_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/socket_to_socket_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/socket_to_socket_blackhole/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/socket_to_socket_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/splunk_hec_indexer_ack_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_indexer_ack_blackhole/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_indexer_ack_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/splunk_hec_route_s3/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_route_s3/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_route_s3/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_acks/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_acks/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_acks/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_noack/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_noack/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/splunk_hec_to_splunk_hec_logs_noack/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_humio_logs/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_humio_logs/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_humio_logs/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_humio_metrics/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_humio_metrics/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_humio_metrics/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_splunk_hec_metrics/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_splunk_hec_metrics/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_splunk_hec_metrics/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_tag_cardinality_limit_blackhole/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_tag_cardinality_limit_blackhole/experiment.yaml
index 88dfaecaa4a52..d8616fe176d66 100644
--- a/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_tag_cardinality_limit_blackhole/experiment.yaml
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_log2metric_tag_cardinality_limit_blackhole/experiment.yaml
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_loki/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_loki/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_loki/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_regex_logs2metric_ddmetrics/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_regex_logs2metric_ddmetrics/experiment.yaml
index 88dfaecaa4a52..d8616fe176d66 100644
--- a/regression/cases/syslog_regex_logs2metric_ddmetrics/experiment.yaml
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_regex_logs2metric_ddmetrics/experiment.yaml
@@ -1 +1,12 @@
 optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/cases/syslog_splunk_hec_logs/experiment.yaml b/regression/cases/syslog_splunk_hec_logs/experiment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0109cf929c0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/cases/syslog_splunk_hec_logs/experiment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+optimization_goal: ingress_throughput
+
+target:
+  name: vector
+  command: /usr/bin/vector
+  cpu_allotment: 7
+  memory_allotment: 30g
+
+  environment:
+    VECTOR_THREADS: 4
+    VECTOR_REQUIRE_HEALTHY: true
+
diff --git a/regression/config.yaml b/regression/config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85f95930a6ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/regression/config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+lading:
+  version: 0.19.1
+
+target:
+
+
+# Link templates for reports.
+#
+# Values may be removed to disable corresponding links in reports.
+#
+# Links that may be set:
+# - `metrics_dashboard`: link to a metrics dashboard
+# - `profiles`: link to profiles
+# - `per_experiment_logs`: link to logs, for each experiment
+#
+# Additionally, arbitrary links may be added to experiment configuration files.
+# These should be added as a list of key-value pairs in a 'report_links'
+# section. For example:
+# ```
+# report_links:
+#   - text: Link Text
+#     link: "link template"
+# ```
+#
+# Available variables:
+# - `job_id`: the job ID
+# - `start_time_ms`: start time of the job's metrics data, in ms
+# - `end_time_ms`: end time of the job's metrics data, in ms
+# - `filter_start`: arbitrary time before this job's replicates were run,
+#   suitable for filtering logs and profiles by job ID.
+# - `filter_end`: arbitrary time after this job's replicates were run and logs
+#   were uploaded, suitable for filtering logs and profiles by job ID.
+#
+# Additional variables for per-experiment links:
+# - `experiment`: the name of the experiment
+report:
+  metrics_dashboard: "https://app.datadoghq.com/dashboard/ykh-ua8-vcu/SMP-Regression-Detector-Metrics?fromUser=true&refresh_mode=paused&tpl_var_run-id%5B0%5D={{ job_id }}&view=spans&from_ts={{ start_time_ms }}&to_ts={{ end_time_ms }}&live=false"