Audience
Developers and IT teams in need of a log aggregation solution to monitor and troubleshoot their systems
About Grafana Loki
Grafana Loki is an open source log aggregation system designed to efficiently collect, store, and query logs from various sources. Unlike traditional logging systems, Loki is optimized for cloud-native applications, making it a great fit for modern, containerized environments like Kubernetes. It works seamlessly with Grafana for visualizing log data alongside metrics and traces, providing a unified observability platform. Loki indexes only metadata, such as labels and timestamps, which reduces the amount of data stored and improves query performance compared to more traditional log management systems. This lightweight approach allows for easier scalability and cost-effective storage. Loki also supports log aggregation from various sources, including Syslog, application logs, and container logs, and integrates with other observability tools to provide a complete view of system performance.