Plan your Log Platform at

Google Cloud PlatformSimon Su @ GCP

Plan your Log Platform at

Google Cloud Platform

end to end log collectorsstore and query

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Popular log solutions

Fluentd is an open source data collector for unified logging layer

Google solutionUnlimited data collect and store

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Processing InputDirect Input

Common Protocol InputSecure Forward Bridge

tail input

syslog input

● Client site using log transfer agent like fluentd or logstash or others as data transfer tool to BigQuery.

http input

tcp output

http output

tcp input

● GCE implements a fluentd service to open common protocol input sockets

● Client site should has a secure tunnel for data transfer.● Client site using common protocol like http(s), tcp, udp,

syslog or others to transfer log data to GCE gateway.

secure forward output

secure forward

input

● GCE implements a fluentd service to open secure forward input socket.

● Client site has a fluentd service to implement secure forward output as other data transfer gateway

● Other log client sent logs to the gateway

Summarize

BigQuery● Customize schema● Co-relation● Higher quota and

performance

Cloud Logging● Web console● Export available for

BQ, GCS, Pub/Sub● Configure input

source

BigQuery Streaming Insert (Output Plugin)

syslog input

http(s) input

tcp/udp input

secure forward input

other inputs

Secure Forward(Output Plugin)

TCP(Output Plugin)

BigQuery Streaming Insert (Output Plugin)

Input Plugins

Log Store LifecycleBest cost price value concern

CloudLogging

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