Analyzing user data sent
In IBM Cloud Logs, you can gain insights into data ingestion volumes by prioriy in the Data usage > User Data Sent tab.
In the User data sent tab, you can:
- Identify high-volume logs and metrics
- Understand data ingestion patterns
Opening the Data user sent tab
Complete the following steps:
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Navigate to your IBM Cloud Logs instance: Observability > Logging > Cloud Logs > Your Service Instance > Open Dashboard.
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Select the Usage icon
> Data Usage.The Data Usage page opens.
Data Usage -
Configure the time selector. You can choose Quick to choose a preset or Custom to set a custom date and time range to view and compare usage across any timeframe.
Data Usage time selector -
Select the User data sent tab.
Filtering options
You can filter data by choosing one or more options in Filtered by:
- Entity Type: Define the type of data. Valid values are:
LogsandMetrics. - Priority: Defines the TCO data pipeline associated with the logs. Valid values are:
High,Medium,LowandBlocked. - Pillar: Defines the type of telemetry data. Valid values are:
LogsandMetrics.
Aggregation options
You can aggregate data by choosing one or more options in Group data by:
- Entity Type: Define the type of data. Valid values are:
LogsandMetrics. - Priority: Defines the TCO data pipeline associated with the logs. Valid values are:
High,Medium,LowandBlocked. - Pillar: Defines the type of telemetry data. Valid values are:
LogsandMetrics.
Viewing data
You can view information about data ingestion volumes reported in bytes in the following widgets:
- Current usage: Average daily usage in the selected period
- Max daily usage: Highest daily ingested volume
- Min daily usage: Lowest daily ingetsed volume
- Avg daily usage: Average daily ingested volume
In the Usage breakdown section, you can monitor volumes of ingested data based on the filtering and group by options selected.
