[syslog-ng] Recommended Data base

[VMI X]

Thanks for replying,
Yes of course we plan on testing it out for ourselves.
Just wanted to put the questions out there to see what other 'proven
recipes' other's might have discovered that work for them to benefit from
their experience and perhaps learn something we aren't even considering as
yet.


On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Jakub Jankowski <shasta at toxcorp.com> wrote:

> On 18.08.2014 23:06, VMI X wrote:
> > Hi,
> > Currently we're logging everything to text files for a few LAN clients.
> > We're considering using a database instead and have a few questions to
> > help us decide:
> >
> >   * Would a database be a good option to replace existing text files for
> >     long term storage considering storage space?
> >   * Would mongo OR mysql be better suited for storing system logs?
> >
> > I understand answers to these questions can vary depending on specific
> > use case but seeking a general recommendation to see what's typically
> > being used and what the most stable/supported options would be.
>
> Why don't you test it yourself by logging to *both* text files (as you
> do now) and a database? That would get you some data to compare, and
> what's best about it - that would be your data, your use-cases, etc.
>
>
> HTH,
>   Jakub.
>
>
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