Graylog
American software company
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Graylog, Inc is an American log management and security analytics software company.[1] The company is based in Houston, TX.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Enterprise software |
| Founded | 2009 in Hamburg, Germany |
| Founders | Lennart Koopmann, Hass Chapman |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Key people | Andy Grolnick (CEO) |
| Services | |
Number of employees | 50–100 |
| Website | www |
| Graylog log management software | |
|---|---|
| Developers | Graylog, Inc |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Linux |
| Type | Log management |
| License | Server Side Public License (Graylog Open), volume licensing (Graylog Enterprise) |
| Website | www |
History
Graylog, formerly Torch,[2] was founded in 2009 by Lennart Koopmann and began as an open-source project in Hamburg, Germany.[3]
In October 2014, Mercury made its initial investment in Graylog.[4] e.ventures and Mercury Asset Management became later investors. The other investors were Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates and High-Tech Gründerfonds.[5]
In 2015, the company relocated to Houston, TX.[6]
In 2016, Graylog released its enterprise product as its first commercial offering.[citation needed][7]
In November 2020, the company appointed Andy Grolnick as its CEO.[8]
Products
Graylog is a source-available, open-core Security Information and Event Management [SIEM] and log management platform, licensed under the Server Side Public License. It collects, indexes, and analyzes structured and unstructured machine data in real time.[9]
The company sells Graylog Open, a free open source product, along with Graylog Operations and Graylog Security, priced based on log ingestion.[10]
The platform’s architecture includes a core server component, with Graylog Data Node or OpenSearch handling log storage and indexing, and MongoDB managing metadata and configuration.[11]