Abhishek Chauhan
• It is not an exaggeration if we say technology has become a key part of our lives. So, to get maximum value out of it, learning how to use it to our advantage is important.
• Data is everywhere around us and with log monitoring, we can use it to enhance the efficiency of our business.
• Logs are distributed in one or more files, log management assists in compiling all the logs and placing them in their folder and this is useful in getting a big picture, as of where the company is facing significant issues, etc.
• Log management helps businesses to oversee activities in servers, desktops, systems, etc. An organization’s primary function is to provide good service to the customer, but internal factors also contribute towards service providing.
• As technology evolves so does the risk of hackers increases. It detects if any data has been tampered with. The threat of hackers is increasing every day.
Less Downtime
• Dealing with frequent downtime is of great inconvenience within the organization and solving this complicated matter becomes a task, so log management helps in preventing this from happening and saves hours and hours’ worth of work for employees.
• With an abundance of data in the system, there is a high chance of servers being down most of the time. Cause downfall of serves is mostly due to human errors either by accident or negligence or software glitches in the system.
• With log monitoring these types of situations can be avoided, it uses advanced artificial intelligence to solve problems.
• The downfall of servers within the organization can hamper service providing to the customers and it can gravely affect the company’s reputation.
• Frequent server crashes can lead to loss of data to a great extent. To avoid that log management tools beforehand alert the end-user if any such thing is going to happen. This saves a lot of time for the employees as their work is not disturbed.
Employee Bandwidth Monitoring
• Log monitoring can help businesses to view per employee bandwidth usage. It acts like a detective and if any malpractices take place, it informs the primary system and alerts with a notification.
• Log monitoring filters through all the data in the system and checks, which desktop is using unwanted bandwidth. With the help of AI, the task becomes simple and necessary actions are performed based on the data available.
• If any data is stolen from any desktop, it is immediately known to the upper level, nobody can log in without authorization, if any data is missing it can be found in a couple of minutes, no tedious work is required if proper log management tools are used.
Suspicious Activities
• Log management detects if any data has been tampered with or any suspicious activities have taken place. It notifies the end-user immediately and large misshapes can be prevented. These activities can be from anywhere, sometimes even within the organization or from someplace else in the world.
• Any business’s data is of utmost importance there are confidential matters and sensitive information in the system and if not protected then the repercussions can be severe for the company.
• Log management prevents and minimizes the impact of data include using artificial intelligence. Unauthorized logins, data exports, malware attacks, etc. can be systematically tracked and managed.
Compliance Reporting
• It becomes cumbersome to manually check all the compliances set by different organizations, so a log monitoring system is installed with an artificial intelligence feature such that, its checks every rule applicable then alerts the user about it. Manually doing all this can consume a great amount of energy and time.
Improves Service Providing
• Log management in real-time filters through all the data and understands the pattern of incidents or requests and helps experts get an idea of what is lacking and then solve it using business intelligence.
• This feature helps in providing relevant information of what consumer needs and rectify any mistakes. This enhances the end-user experience.
• Log management lets any level inspect which software is underperforming through artificial intelligence.
• Applications can be kept updated through proper log monitoring which can help the technicians make correct decisions.
• Log monitoring acts as a medium to monitor consumer behavior while using applications, and with understanding what their preferences and needs are, alterations can be made according to that in the application.
Enhanced Performance
• Employees have tons of data to deal with and managing them can be a task, but with log management, data is configured, and unwanted data is deleted so only what is useful is kept. To optimize data to its maximum potential, log monitoring is necessary.
• Data holds valuable information for technicians to enhance the performance of applications and services. Through these, proper evaluated resources are allocated for a good end-user experience.
• A correct log monitoring tool provides beneficial insights to the IT (Information Technology) staff and manually doing all the work is avoided, this can impact working efficiency to a great extent.
Prioritize What to Monitor
• Planning is key. Planning which data to log and for how long is crucial. If each data is logged, then it becomes complex for the staff on what to focus and it is a waste of time.
• Too much data handling can become a headache for the technician and manually managing them is quite difficult, so organizing what to keep is crucial. That is why having an outline will help the organization in timesaving and cost-cutting.
• Log monitoring only the important data will benefit where crucial decisions can be made quicker and execution is done faster and with ease. Valuable information can be obtained from data to strengthen day-to-day operations.
Connection Between Every Level
• With log management, proper sophisticated flow is maintained in bringing all the levels within the organization cohesively working.
• All the departments must be updated on what technical operations are taking place within the organization, so any unnecessary confusion is avoided.
• Business intelligence solution is achieved by log management enabling the employees to break down complexities of data and providing an easy and structured outline for any task.
• It becomes uncomplicated to monitor any requests or a specific type of queries, everything is filtered and divided into categories that are understandable to follow for non-IT staff as well.
Key Takeaways
• Log management uses advanced artificial intelligence in solving organizational problems and making data and information easily accessible to the employees for any upgrades.
• Log monitoring is now being treated as a vital component in the IT sector and making full use of it can ripe the desired benefits for the organization.
• Understanding that log can act as a fuel and strategically using it to develop its products can yield higher results and outstanding growth for the organization.
