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Section 3 · Cloud logs

Key takeaways for collecting cloud logs.

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Key takeaways

  • Cloud logs include application, platform, audit, network, and service records.
  • You have several collection methods:
    • Firehose (AWS): managed streaming for most high-volume CloudWatch logs.
    • Lambda Promtail (AWS): for the specific types Firehose doesn’t support, like ALB, CloudFront, and CloudTrail. It can also filter logs before forwarding.
    • Functions (Azure): event-driven collection from Event Hub.
    • Grafana Alloy: flexible processing on Azure, and the collection path for GCP via Pub/Sub.
  • Choose the collection method based on log volume, the specific log types you need, and your cloud provider.