IBM i Embraces Syslog

by | Nov 14, 2017 | IBM i Services, Security

Syslog is a very popular reporting system that runs on many devices and OSes. It uses various parts and programs to encode, transmit, consolidate, and analyze messages from a wide range of devices. Everything from Windows and UNIX to firewalls and IoT devices participate in sending and centralizing messages from across the enterprise.  That is, except for IBM i.  Of course, we always must be different (usually for good reasons).  However, when a security team wants to have an enterprise-wide view of events with a tool such as a SIEM (Security Information and Event Management), we sometimes feel left out.  Until now!

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The Secret History Log Enhancements

by | Dec 14, 2010 | Work Management

This week, I thought I’d write about some enhancements that have been made to the history log in recent releases. While these changes have been available for some time, they are well hidden because they were generally small changes on existing interfaces. The history log, as we all know, can be very valuable for understanding what has happened on the system, but it can also be a little overwhelming to deal with because of the potential volume of messages that get logged.

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