Course Introduction

With the growth of large scale, distributed systems the challenges of managing logs has become acute. It is increasingly common to have thousands of nodes and tens of thousands of services all emitting data which needs to be attributed, normalized, and aggregated i.e. “logged” This self-paced, hands-on course is designed to introduce individuals with a technical background to the Fluentd log forwarding and aggregation tool. Fluentd provides fast and efficient log transformation, enrichment, aggregation, and forwarding capabilities. These capabilities enable Fluentd to realize the concept of a “unified logging layer” that helps users consume log data collected from all parts of a large scale, distributed system.

In this course, you will explore the full range of Fluentd operations and features, from installing Fluentd as a native process to running Fluentd in a container, and from using Fluentd as a simple log forwarder to using Fluentd as a sophisticated log aggregator and processor. Upon completion, you will have the skills necessary to deploy Fluentd in a wide range of production settings.