IBM Cloud Logs Sessions

IBM Cloud Logs allow you to capture and analyze log data from your IBM Cloud resources, helping you troubleshoot issues and monitor performance.

This page provides questions for effectively managing and querying your IBM Cloud logs.

Key areas of focus

Below are some useful questions to ask when managing your IBM Cloud Logs setup:

Log monitoring & management

• Which logs are actively being collected across my IBM Cloud services?
• Are there any error patterns or anomalies in my recent logs?
• How can I filter logs to view only those with critical errors?

Querying & analyzing logs

• What are the most recent events recorded in my logs?
• Are there any specific services with a high volume of error logs?
• How can I correlate logs across multiple IBM Cloud services?

Performance & optimization

• How do I ensure my logs are optimized for fast querying?
• Are there any storage issues affecting log collection or retention?
• What are the most resource-intensive queries running on my logs?

Retention policies & storage management

• What is my current log retention policy?
• Are there any old or irrelevant logs I can safely delete?
• How can I adjust my retention settings to reduce storage costs?

Security & access control

• Who has access to my logs, and what permissions do they have?
• Have there been any recent unauthorized access attempts in my logs?
• How can I set up alerts for specific log events or patterns?