LogZilla is a commercial syslog

Syslog

Syslog is a standard for computer data logging. It allows separation of the software that generates messages from the system that stores them and the software that reports and analyzes them...

 network event viewer, aimed at providing IT professionals with real-time insight to serve in managing network problems and events. It is unique for its ability to process large volumes of syslog messages into a searchable index, using a GUI

Gui

Gui or guee is a generic term to refer to grilled dishes in Korean cuisine. These most commonly have meat or fish as their primary ingredient, but may in some cases also comprise grilled vegetables or other vegetarian ingredients. The term derives from the verb, "gupda" in Korean, which literally...

 based on the Web 2.0

Web 2.0

The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...

 style.

Overview

LogZilla is designed to use syslog messages to listen to an internal IT network. Syslog is a valuable network monitoring

Network monitoring

The term network monitoring describes the use of a system that constantly monitors a computer network for slow or failing components and that notifies the network administrator in case of outages...

 mechanism that proactively captures chronic issues affecting network management. It can potentially identify many more exceptions and network degradation warnings than other forms of network monitoring metrics, such as SNMP traps.

History

LogZilla began as php-syslog-ng in 2005. LogZilla, LLC was incorporated in March 2010, as the corporate entity charged with the rewrite of php-syslog-ng, an open-source event viewer based on the syslog-ng

Syslog-ng

syslog-ng is an open source implementation of the Syslog protocol for Unix and Unix-like systems. It extends the original syslogd model with content-based filtering, rich filtering capabilities, flexible configuration options and adds important features to syslog, like using TCP for transport. As...

 implementation, for Unix

Unix

Unix is a multitasking, multi-user computer operating system originally developed in 1969 by a group of AT&T employees at Bell Labs, including Ken Thompson, Dennis Ritchie, Brian Kernighan, Douglas McIlroy, and Joe Ossanna...

 and Unix-like

Unix-like

A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification....

systems.