Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics
Accelerate troubleshooting and observability workflows
Add context to log analytics
Use the power of Splunk log analytics and AppDynamics observability with business context to:
- Instantly correlate logs with application metrics and events directly within AppDynamics.
- Streamline Log Filtering with prepopulated Splunk Processing Language (SPL) queries based on time and context.
- Save even more time: "View logs in Splunk" links display only when relevant logs are available.
Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics combines world-class APM from AppDynamics with world-class log analytics from Splunk to give you a complete picture of your applications. AppDynamics agents enhance Splunk logs with crucial metadata for faster, more targeted searches. Splunk Universal Forwarder imports the enhanced application logs into Splunk. There is no duplication of data as AppDynamics stores metrics, events, and snapshots while Splunk stores the logs.
Find the right logs in context, fast
Use deep linking to view logs in Splunk while maintaining troubleshooting context from AppDynamics. Use AppDynamics to narrow results in Splunk.
Centralize logs, reduce costs
Eliminate log replication and enable teams to analyze logs in place. Use Splunk as the single source of truth for logs across domains.
Consolidate observability, reduce tool sprawl
Get the best of both worlds with world-class APM and world-class log analytics. Eliminate redundant solutions across teams.
Log enrichment
- Accelerate dynamic and custom search. AppDynamics agents enhance Splunk logs with metadata: Application, Tier, Node, Business Transaction, and Transaction Snapshot.
- Use Splunk Universal Forwarder to easily import logs from your applications into Splunk.
- AppDynamics retains metrics, events, and snapshots for detailed troubleshooting.
Deep linking
- Visualize metrics, events, and snapshots in AppDynamics, then click to view relevant logs in Splunk Search and Reporting for advanced log analyses.
- Quickly find relevant logs using prepopulated Splunk Processing Language (SPL) queries based on time and context: Application, Tier, Node, Business Transaction Dashboard/Flow Map, and Transaction Snapshots.
- Save even more time: Deep links are displayed only when relevant logs are available.
Single Sign-on
- Move seamlessly between AppDynamics and Splunk with a single login.
- Enhance security by integrating with your own identity provider and augment with additional security measures like multifactor authentication (MFA).
- Reduce password fatigue with fewer passwords to remember.
See data in context
Visualize metrics, events, and snapshots in AppDynamics and link with one click to relevant, enriched logs.
Perform advanced log analysis
With one click, view relevant logs in Splunk Search and Reporting for advanced log analyses.
Optimize storage
Store unused log data in 3rd party locations (IaaS or SaaS) to reduce indexed capacity and storage costs.
What advantages does Splunk Log Analytics offer over AppDynamics native log analytics?
AppDynamics offers native log analytics, so why use Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics with Splunk log analytics? Well, they're better together:
- More advanced search and querying of a wider variety of log sources.
- Support for scale and performance with indexing and search heads.
- Ability to manipulate logs faster to see patterns and visualize with dashboards.
- Access control at the index level.
- Security support with data encryption if required.
- Anomaly detection identifies unusual patterns in time series data or log event counts.
- Predictive analytics ability to forecast based on historical log data.
- Log retention for longer periods and archival capability for audit purposes.
- Log events clustering groups similar log events together to identify common patterns, helping to identifying root causes.
- Natural language support.
Is there additional cost for Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics?
Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics integration is available for all customers at no additional charge provided you already have the necessary licenses for both AppDynamics (SaaS or On-premises) and Splunk (Cloud or Enterprise). Additional log ingestion volumes into Splunk may incur additional costs.
Where can I get a demo of Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics?
You can start with our guided tour demo available at the top of this page.
Or schedule a personalized demo here.
Existing customers, please contact your Cisco customer success team to schedule a one-on-one demo.