The latest News and Information on Log Management, Log Analytics and related technologies.
Cloud Logging’s Log Analytics, with advanced search, as well as aggregation and transformation of all log data types, is now generally available.
Unlock the full potential of your observability stack with continuous profiling Identifying performance bottlenecks and wasteful computations can be a complex and challenging task, particularly in modern cloud-native environments. As the complexity of cloud-native environments increases, so does the need for effective observability solutions.
As we at Splunk accelerate our cloud journey, we’re often faced with the decision of when to use logs vs metrics — a decision many in IT face. On the surface, one can do a lot by just observing logs and events. In fact, in the early days of Splunk Cloud, this is exactly how we observed everything. As we continue to grow, however, we find ourselves using a combination of both. This post lays out the overall difference in logs and metrics and when to best utilize each.