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How Fluentd simplifies collecting and consuming logs | simply explained

In this tutorial you will learn about Fluentd, an open source log data collector.

With Fluentd, you basically can send any data from any data source to any destination or storage.

To understand what this actually means, I will also explain why we actually need logs 🤔 and the challenges of collecting and consuming application logs.

Overview of topics covered

  • Why we actually need log data?
  • Challenges of collecting and consuming logs
  • Solution - a unified logging layer
  • How does Fluentd work
  • How to configure Fluentd?
  • Built-In Reliability
  • Other Use Cases

Watch the full video here 🤓


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