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Recycling is an important part of my family’s weekly chore patterns. Our Amazon deliveries alone generate copious amounts of cardboard for our weekly pickup in the giant blue can. I also find myself trying to think about the longevity of the stuff I buy and try not to be wasteful. I feel a sense of pride. But there is one area where I just don’t think recycling makes sense -- and that’s with software (that’s in addition to underwear and toothbrushes, of course…).
Logging is an essential part of application development, monitoring, and debugging. There are countless libraries, frameworks, and services for logging backend and server-based applications. But for client-side applications, especially JavaScript-based web applications, it’s a different story. As we see increasingly complex code running on end user devices, the need to log these applications is also becoming increasingly important.
Retention is a crucial factor in adopting a log management solution. For most organizations, 30 days is a perfect balance between having to access historical log data and the high cost of storage. However, some organizations need to retain logs for a much longer period of time, whether it’s to comply with regulations, perform frequent audits, or monitor changes to operations over time.
At RSA this year, we introduced a series of new enhancements to Security Analytics – our new app for helping organizations combat security threats and meet compliance requirements. We are now happy to announce the official release of one of these features — Drilldown!
In order to effectively manage and monitor your infrastructure, a web admin needs clear and transparent information about the types of activity going on within their servers. Server logs provide a documented footprint of all traffic and errors that occur within an environment. Apache has two main log files, Error Logs, and Access Logs.
+ Bonus: 20 Apache errors – a free checklist Apache error logs and Apache access logs contain valuable data. In this article, we explain how the log files generated by the Apache web server are an important factor in keeping your web sites and apps running 24/7. We show you how to effectively use Apache logs to monitor and troubleshoot Apache log files, to protect and fix your web server. Want to get Apache/Tomcat/Log4J insights right away?
