Implementation of a new central logging subsystem with ElasticSearch, Logstash and message queues

Initial idea: implementation of a central logging subsystem for the internal and external web platform and middleware services.

The goal: improving monitoring abilities as well as offering tools for versatile and very well performing search & data analysis.

Management responsibilities and tasks:

  • Conceptual design
  • Support of the analysis of software tools available
  • Planning changes in services infrastructure
  • Planning migration of existing data and logs
  • Handling connectivity issues between data centers
  • Documentation

Technical responsibilities and tasks:

  • Implementation of tools through both manual installation as well as automatic deployment by continuous delivery tools
  • Handling the migration of existing data and log files
  • Operating the central logging subsystem