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RE: Automated analysis of logs?


From: "Kinsey, Robert" <Robert.Kinsey () Veridian com>
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2003 13:27:38 -0700

With all due respect to the previous posters I would have to say one thing.

Scripts and these other "automated" tools are for _trend_analysis_.

All I have ever seen shows me that any automated tool or script will simply
correlate events - they do not even compete with a live analyst.

my .02.

Regards,

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