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VictoriaLogs Status Update: Heading Towards the Cluster Version

Today, we’re thrilled to share the latest updates on VictoriaLogs, your trusted open-source solution for efficient and user-friendly log management. Whether you’re just discovering VictoriaLogs or have been using it for a while, this post will walk you through the recent enhancements and give you a sneak peek at the much anticipated cluster version that’s on the horizon.

Search and analyze unsampled logs in real time with Live Tail

With thousands of logs generated every minute from your infrastructure, applications, services, and devices, retaining all of this data for active search and analysis can be cost-prohibitive. Because log volumes continue to grow rapidly as operations scale, it’s common for organizations to implement log management strategies and limit the amount that they store in order to minimize costs.

Lakehouse Demo

Cribl Lakehouse is the first lakehouse built for the unpredictable nature of telemetry data. Unlike traditional solutions for structured data, it eliminates schema complexity and manual transformation while delivering elastic scalability, automated, ​​cost-optimized tiered storage, and federated queries across diverse datasets. IT and security teams can effortlessly store and analyze massive volumes of evolving telemetry data in real time—without data engineering expertise—unlocking the full value of their data with a unified, management experience.

AI Governance in 2025: A Full Perspective on Governance in Artificial Intelligence

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is leaping forward — growing at a CAGR of almost 36% from 2024 to 2030 — questions about governance and ethics with the use of AI are surfacing. As humans continue to develop AI systems, it is crucial to establish proper guidelines to ensure powerful technologies like generative AI and adaptive AI are used in a responsible manner.

Graylog Parsing Rules and AI Oh My!

In the log aggregation game, the biggest difficulty you face can be setting up parsing rules for your logs. To qualify this statement: simply getting log files into Graylog is easy. Graylog also has out-of-the-box parsing of a wide variety of common log sources, so if your logs fall into one of the many categories of log for which there is either a dedicated Input; a dedicated Illuminate component; or that uses a defined Syslog format; then yes, parsing logs is also easy.

Easy, comprehensive Logstash monitoring with Elastic Agent

Logstash is a powerful tool for ingesting, transforming, and shipping data from various sources. Visibility into Logstash is critical for optimizing performance and troubleshooting issues related to data ingestion. We’ve greatly improved the Logstash integration to display the status of your Logstash nodes and pipelines at a glance. The integration is now powered by Elastic Agent, which queries Logstash monitoring APIs for data that populates managed dashboards.

Pino Logger: The Fastest and Efficient Node.js Logging Library

Logging is an integral part of any production-ready Node.js application. Whether you're debugging issues, monitoring application performance, or setting up a centralized logging system, an efficient logger is crucial. Pino is one of the best choices available due to its speed, low overhead, and powerful features. This guide goes beyond the basics, providing an in-depth exploration of how to optimize Pino for your applications, use advanced features, and integrate it seamlessly with other tools.

What are Kubernetes audit logs and how to monitor them?

Security and compliance: Many industries, especially those governed by regulations like HIPAA, the PCI DSS, or the GDPR, require detailed logs for compliance and to trace security incidents. Troubleshooting and forensic analysis: If something goes wrong—whether due to accidental configuration changes or malicious activity—having detailed logs helps diagnose the root cause and quickly remediate it.