Challenges in log analysis
The current log analysis process mostly involves checking logs at multiple servers that are written by different components and systems across your application. This has various problems, which makes it a time-consuming and tedious job. Let's look at some of the common problem scenarios:
- Non-consistent log format
- Decentralized logs
- Expert knowledge requirement
Non-consistent log format
Every application and device logs in its own special way, so each format needs its own expert. Also, it is difficult to search across because of different formats.
Let's take a look at some of the common log formats. An interesting thing to observe will be the way different logs represent different timestamp formats, different ways to represent ...
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