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IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA is well suited if you are using other IBM cloud product ecosystems. It's very mature and supports HIPAA-compliant configurations if you need to store PI/PHI data. We particularly use it for audit requirements but understand the limitation with the retention period is for 30 days only. Also you need to configure if your IBM cloud service doesn't have any log collection or report tool. Log collection agents are widely supported for most of infrastructure in cloud. Incentivized
As a 3rd party endpoint, SolarWinds Papertrail did exactly what it needed to. My hesitation is on the technical aptitude of the colleague receiving the recommendation, as the overall level of command line skill/understanding would have to be high. Web applications are a great solution here, but MOST of them already provide some sort of logging output. The scenario would definitely be in the situation where logging wasn't readily available in the current solution space. IF something like SolarWinds Papertrail was needed, it's probably the de facto thing that I would recommend.Incentivized
Easier integration with other IBM cloud resourcesFlexible access control setup using RBACSupports other infrastructure as well, like Kubernetes and VMsIncentivized
Free configuration on how Papertrail will alert youEasy to setup with your server/applicationVery intuitive and easy to useFair pricing policy/planIncentivized
Ability to create KPI charts and metrics dashboards out of the boxIncentivized
The CLI was a bit clunky and required some Linux-y thought to get right (obviously more designed with scripting in mind)Tracking logs in real time (think something like `tail`) wasn't wildly intuitiveAccessing/searching archives required a lot of CLI-style pulling/extracting/reg-exingIncentivized
We are definitely going to continue using Papertrail. It's been a lifesaver.Incentivized
It's extremely easy to use. I and new colleagues have never had any issues configuring this tool or setting it up, it works almost out of the box with very simple instructions to follow to configure it to our own environment. I would highly recommend it on that ability alone.Incentivized
I honestly have never had the need to use the support team, as we have not run into any issues so far. If we did however, judging from how the tool itself works, I don't doubt that the team would provide excellent support for any issues that we may possibly run into.Incentivized
If you use other IBM product ecosystems, IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA is the obvious choice, as it supports seamless integration and better access control with IBM cloud access group setups. IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA was flexible and has wide support for various infrastructure implementations and is also controlled by the same IAM access setup. It can be configured for any IBM cloud services or platform logs or for infrastructure by installing the agent.Incentivized
CloudWatch, by itself, is terrible at search. CloudWatch Insights works great and has powerful search capabilities, but it's more difficult to set up alerts. Also, because Insights charges per search, you have the potential to accumulate a large bill if you need to do many searches. I like that SolarWinds Papertrail has a known monthly cost.Incentivized
Most of IBM cloud services support easier integration for log analysis.We are able to achieve compliance with various audit log reports, which improves governance and control over various cloud resources we have.Also IBM Log Analysis with LogDNA helps in troubleshooting and analysis for application logs in real time. This helps with improved issue resolution timings.Incentivized
SolarWinds Papertrail cost compared to the benefits it provides is a win.When the logs are flooded, and the monthly limits are reached, the failure to post new logs may be a significant drawback.The great search/filter capabilities is key for speedy and precise debugging of incidents that may happen during testing and operation.Incentivized