Enterprise Event Logging for SMBs

In recent articles, I described various tools you can use to ease the pain of event log collection and management (see the Windows IT Pro Web-exclusive article "Collecting and Analyzing Event and System Logs," March 28, 2006, InstantDoc ID 49492, and the Windows IT Security article "Security Log Collection," November 2006, InstantDoc ID 93330). Small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs) have many free or inexpensive tools to choose from. However, SMBs with sophisticated needs might want to consider a log collection and management suite from one of the many vendors that provide tools designed for enterprises. Here are some enterprise-class tools you might want to explore.

GFI EventsManager 7.0
GFI EventsManager 7.0 (http://www.gfi.com/eventsmanager) boasts some impressive features and is a great improvement over its predecessor, GFI LANguard Security Event Log Monitor 5.0. EventsManager supports Windows event logs, syslog, and World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) log files such as Microsoft IIS logs, but not Internet Authentication Service (IAS) logs. . . .