June 30, 2009 5:00 AM PDT
Paglo rolls out real-time log search
Paglo (an "IT search engine") has been consistently adding significant new features to their offering since their launch in November, 2007. Today, they bring us their new log management application. Once implemented, this provides for the on-demand searching and analysis of log data whenever the IT pro needs access.
Real-time access to log data can help IT admins to quickly identify problems and solve them. The example that Paglo CTO Chris Waters showed me was detecting a user who is trying to brute force their way through a login, by using a dictionary attack on the password. Through Paglo's collection and presentation of log data, along with great searching capabilities, it was easy to find the culprit and block the appropriate IP address.
Paglo's new log management application is free if you are already using Paglo on your network. It is also appears to be very easy to implement and works in harmony with Paglo's search indexer.
Harrison Hoffman is a tech enthusiast and co-founder of LiveSide.net, a blog about Windows Live. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network, and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. 
