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May 15, 2025

Remote Desktop logs – A comprehensive guide to RDP logging and monitoring

Monitoring and centralizing Remote Desktop logs is critical for IT security, compliance, and operational efficiency, and NXLog Platform makes it simple and scalable. Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is a powerful Windows feature that allows users to access a computer remotely over the network. While convenient and widely used, it’s also a potential entry point for attackers. Understanding how to check and analyze RDP connection logs can help detect unauthorized access, troubleshoot issues, and maintain system integrity.
May 13, 2025

From NXLog Community Edition to NXLog Platform

NXLog Community Edition was launched many years ago and, being cross-platform and highly versatile, quickly became a leading log collection tool. With millions of downloads, it is widely used across on-premises, cloud, and hybrid deployments. While over 70% of users have upgraded to the more feature-rich and robust NXLog Enterprise Edition, many still rely on NXLog Community Edition due to its flexibility and fit for many use cases. However, as technology advances and business and security demands grow, we are excited to introduce NXLog Platform—a modern, comprehensive solution that offers enhanced functionality and performance.
April 30, 2025

Monitoring NXLog Agent with Zabbix using the Agent Management API

NXLog Agent plays a vital role in aggregating, processing, and forwarding logs to centralized platforms for analysis. Whether it’s system logs, application logs, or security audit trails, these agents are often the first line of visibility into what’s happening in your environment. In many setups, especially large-scale infrastructures, NXLog Agent relays act as crucial intermediaries, collecting logs from edge systems and forwarding them to a SIEM or log analytics platform.
April 22, 2025

Announcing NXLog Platform 1.6

We are happy to announce the latest release of NXLog Platform, version 1.6. This release brings several key improvements, changes, and fixes to aid usability, security, and performance. Our team has introduced changes to improve integration with third-party technologies, made packaging adjustments, and enhanced the configuration workflow. Below, we highlight the most significant changes. Enhanced configuration editor The configuration editor in NXLog Platform has been improved with better syntax highlighting, more accurate error detection, and smarter input suggestions when operating in text mode.
April 9, 2025

NXLog vs. Snare - A practical comparison of log collection capabilities

Are you looking to replace Snare? Here’s how NXLog Agent compares in real-world environments. This article will help if you consider a new log collection solution or evaluate alternatives to your existing deployment. It answers key questions from organizations that have migrated from Snare to NXLog solutions. Feature comparison - Snare Agent vs. NXLog Agent Multiple log collection agents are available on the market. While both Snare Agent and NXLog Agent serve similar use cases, NXLog Agent provides broader platform support, more advanced log processing, and greater flexibility in integration.
March 13, 2025

High Availability and Fault Tolerance

Imagine trying to buy tickets for your favorite band’s concert, only to find the website down just minutes before they sell out. Or logging into the cloud to look through your cherished digital photos and discovering they’ve been lost because of a data center failure. These scenarios are — at best — frustrating for you. But, for your customers, they can erode trust and damage your business’s reputation. That’s why organizations invest in strategies like high availability (HA) and fault tolerance (FT).
March 12, 2025

Log management best practices

People think about logs as one of the biggest chores in the IT industry. Well, that does not necessarily need to be true. If you adhere to some fundamental log management best practices, the value you could get out of them quickly outweighs the effort put into managing them. Logs can easily become the best friend of IT teams looking to keep their systems secure, meet compliance requirements, and maintain a smoothly running network.
February 27, 2025

Announcing NXLog Platform 1.5

We are happy to announce the latest release of NXLog Platform, version 1.5. This release brings several key improvements, changes, and fixes to aid usability, security, and performance. Our team is introducing a major change to log storage, adjustments in log retention settings, and expanded authentication options. Below, we highlight the most significant changes. Enhanced data storage with ClickHouse NXLog Platform 1.5 introduces a major upgrade to its data storage using ClickHouse, enhancing scalability and resilience while optimizing log storage and retrieval efficiency.
February 10, 2025

Install and enroll NXLog Agent automatically with Ansible and the Agent Management API

In my early days as a Junior Sysadmin, I learned the value of automation when tasked with configuring hundreds of Windows XP machines. Yes, there was a version of Windows called XP. Automating large and repetitive tasks saves time and ensures scalability and consistency in IT environments. Scalability has become very important in IT, and in the golden age of automation tools and APIs, what could be a better way to execute the mass deployment and configuration of your log collection tool than using these very mature and available technologies?
January 6, 2025

How to choose a log management solution

Logs play a critical role in IT infrastructure, and choosing the right log management solution is key to effective operations. This guide explores the core principles for selecting a solution that aligns with your log collection and management needs. Given the wide range of options available, we categorize them into three main groups for clarity. End-to-end Log Management Solutions Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) Application Performance Monitoring and Observability (APM)
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