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 ...

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 ...

If you usually keep a known amount of hard-drive space clear, and suddenly find your system running low on space, a problem with the way the system handles log files may be to blame. You can use a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Socrates reportedly said the “unexamined life is not worth living,” the Greek philosopher didn’t imagine the modern internet with its seemingly unlimited ability to absorb data. Every mouse click ...

All businesses have important documents that must meet regulatory requirements, support internal operations or be shared with clients. In the past, file cabinets lined office walls. As technology has ...