Using the Data Usage Analyzer

In IBM Cloud Logs, you can use the Data Usage Analyzer to gain insights into log ingestion volumes by prioriy.

In the Data Usage Analyzer, you can monitor logs to:

  • Identify high-volume logs
  • Understand data ingestion patterns in the User data sent tab.

Launching the Data Usage Analyzer

Complete the following steps:

  1. Navigate to your IBM Cloud Logs instance: Observability > Logging > Cloud Logs > Your Service Instance > Open Dashboard.

  2. Select the Usage icon Usage icon > Data Usage.

    The Data Usage page opens.

    Data Usage
    Data Usage

  3. 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
    Data Usage time selector

  4. 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: Logs and Metrics.
  • Priority: Defines the TCO data pipeline associated with the logs. Valid values are: High, Medium, Low and Blocked.
  • Pillar: Defines the type of telemetry data. Valid values are: Logs and Metrics.

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: Logs and Metrics.
  • Priority: Defines the TCO data pipeline associated with the logs. Valid values are: High, Medium, Low and Blocked.

Viewing data

You can view information about data ingestion volumes reported in bytes in the following widgets:

  • Current usage
  • Blocked days
  • Max daily usage
  • Min daily usage
  • Avg daily usage

In the Usage breakdown section, you can monitor volumes of ingested data based on the filtering and group by options selected.

Usage breakdown
Usage breakdown