Log management has become increasingly important to several groups inside an organization in recent years. Audit teams are able to use the logs for compliance reporting, security teams can monitor log data to detect threats, and IT operations are able to utilize logs for faster troubleshooting. With all of these uses for log management it is becoming increasingly important to implement a log management solution, and to get a good one.

This paper will take you through the process of selecting a log management solution for your organization. It will provide you with information about log management, as well as the requirements you should be looking for in a log management solution.