Universal Syslog Connector for Scalable Cross-Enterprise Event Logging
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional syslog message collection methods require hardware-intensive deployments with specific endpoint agents and collectors for each enterprise, limiting scalability and compatibility across different enterprises.
Innovation Solution
A universal syslog connector that transforms events from various endpoints to a standardized format, utilizing a cloud event collector to aggregate events and an on-premises connector to convert them into syslog messages, enabling centralized data storage and analysis while supporting legacy applications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional syslog agents and collectors are deployed at each location, then event collection capability is improved, but hardware complexity and deployment cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal syslog connector that can collect events from multiple different sources and formats using a single standardized interface. This connector can ingest events from various endpoints (agents, logs, databases) and transform them into a unified syslog format, eliminating the need for separate collectors at each location and reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive event collection capability
Solution Approach 2:
The universal syslog connector acts as an intermediary component between diverse event sources and the central syslog infrastructure. It mediates the transformation of events from various formats into standardized syslog messages, allowing centralized collection without requiring traditional distributed agents and collectors at every endpoint, thus reducing hardware complexity
2Reliability
If enterprise-specific syslog implementations are used, then event collection is improved, but adaptability across different enterprises deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The universal syslog connector is designed to work across different enterprises and event sources by implementing a standardized interface that can handle multiple event formats. It provides universal adaptability by configuring itself to work with different endpoint types (agents, logs, databases) while maintaining a consistent syslog output format that any enterprise can use, thereby achieving both reliable event collection and cross-enterprise compatibility
3Reliability
If multiple collectors are deployed for different locations, then event collection coverage is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the functionality of multiple location-specific collectors into a single universal syslog connector. This connector can simultaneously collect and process events from multiple endpoints and locations through one centralized component, maintaining comprehensive event collection coverage while eliminating the complexity of deploying and managing multiple separate collectors across different sites
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments provide systems and methods for logging events. A computer-implemented method, for example, includes a syslog connector providing a subscription to a cloud source that collects events from a plurality of data sources, the subscription comprising an event selection criterion, receiving event records from the cloud source according to the subscription, the received event records formatted according to a first format, transforming the event records received from the cloud source from the first format to syslog messages and storing, by the syslog connector, the syslog messages to a syslog data sink.