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Pros
Pro Unlimited retention
Patented deduplication means that 120TB of data may be as little as 6 TB (95% reduction) with zero bytes lost.
Pro Great usability
Logzilla gives users the ability to pull real time data sorted by host severity and lets users watch actual network events come through.
Pro The dashboards are great
You can see the data in real time and choose what you want to see. You can also create several dashboards (easy to create) to get all the views of your data, allowing you to be proactive with your network.
Pro Integrates with many third-party services
They have a "Trigger" interface which lets you set alerts, send to email, send to Slack (Webhooks) and also can send to scripts which lets you do just about anything imaginable such as looking up other sources of information about an event (device info, last 5 logins, change management, etc.).
Pro Average repair time is heavily reduced by scripted responses
Proactive, automated remediation of problems that always take way too long to find and solve are easily and actively repaired by using scripted responses.
Pro Easy to install
LogZilla can be installed with a single command and usually takes less than ten minutes to install.
Pro Automated Remediation
Automated Remediation was added a few months ago. It's amazing. Any data can be parsed using a simple script, and arbitrary responses can be created. Problems are identified in millisecond real-time, and solved a few seconds later. Any NetOps team can be proactive about the network, rather constantly chasing problems. The pre-loaded dashboards can be chosen or deleted as needed. Kuddos to LogZilla. There is nothing that is this simple to use, and certainly nothing this powerful.
Pro Automated repairs on-premise and over the cloud
Not only does this tool monitor my network, it automatically repairs the network, and then sends you a notification to you Slack channel that includes information about what was wrong, all the data it collected about the issue, and then tells you that the problem has been repaired. You can set this automation over the cloud as well and get automated repairs sent there.
Pro LogZilla will be in SECURITY VILLAGE at CISCOLIVE in Orlando in June
They are in the SECURITY VILLAGE (See their website). This will be a must-visit.
Cons
Con Easy setup
The system installs in minutes using a single command
Con Actually saves money on other software
LogZilla's Patented ERA saves deployment and maintenance costs on other solutions while providing the fastest unstructured data management and automated remediation platform in the world
Con Interface is easy to use
LogZilla's Interface is written entirely in HTML5, requiring no plugins. Gain actionable insight into your network from anywhere, even connect to remote devices directly from the browser.
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Flagged Pros + Cons
Pro Log spikes do not take down the logging system
LogZilla handles spike floods and does not take down the log management system
Pro Reducing License fees via Deduplication Module
We've heard various stories about LogZilla's ability to reduce the license fees of other products by placing their deduplication module in front of other products. Front and center on the home page, we can see that we are getting 44% deduplication benefit. LogZilla is reducing my incoming data by almost one-half, and enriching that data to set up the automated repairs. We are still running a single server, and any temporary increases in data ingestion are easily accommodated on that single server. I'd have to go back and find all the data from other companies (including the GNU guys) that told me that we would need.20 servers for our data loads, but the cost of maintaining that, vs. the single LogZilla server provides, would break our bank.I'm soooo glad we purchased LogZilla
Pro LogZilla Reduces your NetOps cost, significantly improves Performance, and you gain Automated Remediation of your network problems
Con Excellent customer support
Support is the most responsive I've ever seen - usually within minutes.
Out of Date Pros + Cons
Con Poor search
It appears there is no way to simply search logs.
Con No live tailing
There is no live tailing feature with a search. Also, data does not arrive in a timely manner.