You’ve made the decision to implement a centralized log management solution because you know that it’s going to save you time and money in the long term. However, to get the most bang for your log management buck, you need to understand how the different parts of your log management deployment work. Once you understand each resource, you can implement a more efficient log management architecture.

We are excited to announce the release of Graylog 5.0! Graylog 5.0 brings updates across our entire product line, including changes to infrastructure, Security, Operations, and our Open offerings. For more detailed information on what’s changed, visit our changelog pages for Graylog Open and Graylog Operations/Graylog Security.

Centralized log management provides various benefits across an organization. The fundamentals of log management offer a wide variety of business use cases. Whether you’re managing event log data manually or realizing you need more than an Open Source solution, finding the right internal champions can make your life easier. Understanding the business use cases and strategic impact centralized log management provides can help you gain the internal buy-in you need.

This is a beta for the upcoming release of Graylogv5.0. Please read on for detailed descriptions of everything that is included.

As companies evolve and grow, so do the number of applications, databases, devices, cloud locations, and users. Often, this comes from teams adding tools instead of replacing them. As security teams solve individual problems, this tool adoption leads to disorganization, digital chaos, data silos, and information overload. Even worse, it means organizations have no way to correlate data confidently. By centralizing log data, you can overcome the data silos that tool proliferation creates.