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Linux OS Log Management & Analytics

Easily search and analyze your Linux OS logs at any scale, on any budget. Quickly troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and investigate security threats with rich context.

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Product Benefits

Investigate and Troubleshoot Linux OS Issues Faster

  • Discover log patterns and errors rapidly without the need to investigate and read every individual log file
  • Visualize and explore collected logs using an intuitive, facet-driven navigation designed for outage responders
  • See log data in context with auto-tagging and metric correlation
  • Pivot from logs to the corresponding APM traces with a single click

Efficiently Store & Analyze High Volume Logs

  • Store real-time application logs in Standard Tier and high-volume security, network, operational logs, and more in Flex Tier
  • Utilize Flex Logs to adjust your retention and querying capacity independently, fulfilling even more use cases than with standard retention
  • Maximize storage capacity and explore all log types seamlessly with the Log Explorer's tailored querying capabilities, enabling both simple and complex investigations
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Easily Manage Your Linux Logs with an Intuitive Platform

  • Analyze all your Linux logs with just a few simple clicks and eliminate the need to learn a complex, custom query language
  • Generate metrics from all your ingested logs right within the UI
  • Create real-time log analytics dashboards in seconds with Datadog’s drag-and-drop capabilities

Control Costs without Sacrificing Visibility

  • Collect, process, inspect, and archive all your logs for only $.10/GB; monitor all your ingested logs in real time with Live Tail
  • Only pay to index the logs you need
  • Quickly access archived logs dating back to any time period with the ability to rehydrate logs into indexes in a few simple clicks
  • Support audits or investigations by quickly accessing archived logs without paying for active storage

Scalable Log Management for Every Team and Every Stack

  • Manage access to your log data with granular controls that can be scoped to fit your organization’s structures and roles
  • Scale with confidence—send and process millions of logs per minute or petabytes per month seamlessly
  • Use fine-grained controls to prioritize high-value logs and stay within budget
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Protect Sensitive Data within Your Logs

  • Prevent security breaches using a modern data compliance strategy with the Sensitive Data Scanner
  • Scrub sensitive data from your logs with Datadog's predefined or custom scanners
  • Record and access all user activity on the Datadog platform with audit logs
  • Easily report on your company’s sensitive data management with searchable tags on risk level, data source, and priority

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