Cloud logging is the collection and management of log data from cloud applications, infrastructure, containers, databases, and managed services. Logs record events that happened in a system.
Why logs are useful
Logs help teams troubleshoot errors, investigate security events, audit activity, understand application behavior, and reconstruct incidents.
Logging and retention
Cloud logs can grow quickly, so teams need retention rules, filtering, indexing, and cost controls. Logs are one input into broader cloud observability.
Good logging gives systems a memory of what happened.