[syslog-ng] Insider 2017-03: Docker; Central Log Management; Hadoop & Kafka performance; SCALE 2017;

[Czanik, Péter]

Dear syslog-ng users,

This is the 56th issue of syslog-ng Insider, a monthly newsletter that
brings you syslog-ng-related news.



NEWS



Docker: 500K+ pulls

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There are over 500K pulls for the syslog-ng image from the Docker hub
at https://hub.docker.com/u/balabit/. You can use one of the -dev
images if you want to compile syslog-ng yourself. If you use any of
these images, share your use case and experiences with us.



Gartner & RSA: Central Log Management

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With the increased reliance on analytics to drive security operations,
IT security professionals are paying particular attention to one of
the oldest tools in their toolbox, log management. A recently released
report by Gartner focuses on the role of Central Log Management (CLM)
in improving threat monitoring and detection:
https://www.balabit.com/blog/renaissance-central-log-management/

The key takaway from the RSA conference was also CLM:
https://www.balabit.com/blog/key-takeaways-about-central-log-management-from-rsa/

Upcoming webinar about CLM:
https://pages2.balabit.com/central-log-management-webinar/



Hadoop and Kafka performance

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The syslog-ng application has been supporting Hadoop and Kafka
destinations for some time now, as it is an integral part of a
versatile central log management solution. Seamless integration is
great, but what about performance? Read our blogs to learn more:

Hadoop: https://www.balabit.com/blog/testing-performace-log-streaming-hdfs-syslog-ng/

Kafka: https://www.balabit.com/blog/testing-the-performance-of-log-streaming-to-kafka-with-syslog-ng/



SCALE 2017

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It is the third year that syslog-ng has participated at Southern
California Linux Expo or, as better known to many, SCALE ‒ the largest
Linux event in the USA. Balabit had a booth in the expo area and on
Sunday I gave a presentation on how to deal with security logs using
syslog-ng. Read more at
https://www.balabit.com/blog/syslog-ng-scale-2017/





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Peter Czanik (CzP) <peter.czanik at balabit.com>
Balabit / syslog-ng upstream
https://www.balabit.com/blog/author/peterczanik/
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