Analyzing network security events for intrusion detection and forensics is a good and popular reason to implement log management, but it’s not the only reason. Auditing and compliance are becoming ...

System logs are akin to a continuous, detailed journal that records events and activities happening within a computer system. These logs are pivotal for diagnosing problems, understanding user ...

There are a million and one log-management tools running in networks all over the world. Some are simple file-searching utilities. Some dig a little deeper. But all are focused on a specific log file ...

Considering how much valuable information is available in log files, you'd think more companies would pay attention to them. Workstations, servers, firewalls, appliances, and other computer devices ...

Whether you’re building your own logging tool or evaluating a log management solution, there are at least five factors you should consider. 1. The retention period The log retention period obviously ...

Considering how much information is available in log files, you’d think companies would pay more attention to them. Client computers, servers, firewalls, network devices, and other appliances generate ...

Collecting too much log data overwhelms systems and staff. Centralized event log management lets you filter for the most significant security data. More companies are using their security logs to ...

Not long ago, one of Citizens & Northern Bank‘s servers came close to running out of disk space. With more than 100 servers, the bank’s small IT staff can’t always keep track of space usage, says ...

What do you do when you can't avoid huge transaction logs in SharePoint and your files are too large? Last month, I wrote about how to avoid having ginormous transaction logs within SharePoint ...

Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!! Your email has been sent Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim ...