Agentless telemetry collection https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/tags/agentless-telemetry-collection/ Recent content in Agentless telemetry collection on NXLog Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 What is agentless log collection? https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/posts/agentless-log-collection/ Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/images/categories/deployment.png https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/posts/agentless-log-collection/ <img src="https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/images/categories/deployment.png" width=500 /> Agentless log collection refers to gathering log data from various sources without installing dedicated software agents on the systems generating the logs. Instead, it leverages protocols such as SNMP traps, WECS, WMI, and syslog to retrieve log data remotely. It is easier to explain what agentless log collection is by also providing some context about agent-based log collection. The truth is that these two options for collecting logs walk hand in hand, meaning that they can and will likely coexist on your network. Agent-based versus agentless log collection - which option is best? https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/posts/agent-based-versus-agent-less/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:28:23 +0100 https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/images/categories/deployment.webp https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/posts/agent-based-versus-agent-less/ <img src="https://nxlog.co/news-and-blog/images/categories/deployment.webp" width=500 /> One of the harder decisions revolve around implementing agent-based vs agentless log collection. This post covers the two methods - their advantages and disadvantages - and provides some quick and actionable implementation notes. Why does log collection agent choice matter? When deploying a log collection strategy, administrators usually tend to zone in on already selected solutions that answers fundamental questions, such as &amp;#34;Will this solution collect and ship these types of log sources?