Cloud Logging
Cloud Logging (general capability) refers to the comprehensive suite of services and practices for collecting, storing, analyzing, and alerting on log data generated by applications and infrastructure within a cloud environment. It provides centralized visibility into the operational state and…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 2014
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Cloud logging was created to solve the challenge of managing logs from highly distributed, dynamic, and ephemeral resources in cloud environments. Traditional on-premise logging solutions struggled with the scale, diverse log formats, network complexity, and operational overhead required to collect, store, and analyze logs across hundreds or thousands of constantly changing cloud components, leading to fragmented visibility and difficult troubleshooting.
- Platforms
- AWS Cloud, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Microsoft Azure Cloud, Other Public and Private Cloud Environments
Related technologies
- Cloud Databases (RDS, Cosmos DB, Cloud SQL)
- Monitoring and Alerting Tools (CloudWatch Alarms, Azure Monitor Alerts)
- Message Queues (SQS, Azure Service Bus, Pub/Sub)
- Microservices Architectures
- Serverless Functions (AWS Lambda, Azure Functions, Google Cloud Functions)
- Virtual Machines (EC2, Azure VMs, GCE)
- Containers (Docker, Kubernetes)
- Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems
Notable users
- Microsoft (internal and Azure customers)
- Capital One
- Essentially any organization leveraging public cloud infrastructure at scale.
- Airbnb
- Netflix
- Google (internal and GCP customers)
- Amazon.com (internal and AWS customers)