Graylog

Graylog, Inc
Company typePrivate
IndustryEnterprise software
Founded2009 (2009) in Hamburg, Germany
FoundersLennart Koopmann, Hass Chapman
HeadquartersHouston, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Andy Grolnick (CEO)
Services
Number of employees
50–100
Websitewww.graylog.org
Graylog log management software
DevelopersGraylog, Inc
Written inJava
Operating systemLinux
TypeLog management
LicenseServer Side Public License (Graylog Open), volume licensing (Graylog Enterprise)
Websitewww.graylog.org 

Graylog, Inc is an American log management and security analytics software company.[1] The company is based in Houston, TX.

History

Graylog, formerly Torch,[2] was founded in 2009 by Lennart Koopmann and began as an open-source project in Hamburg, Germany.[3]

In October 2014, Mercury made its initial investment in Graylog.[4] e.ventures and Mercury Asset Management became later investors. The other investors were Crosslink Capital, Draper Associates and High-Tech Gründerfonds.[5]

In 2015, the company relocated to Houston, TX.[6]

In 2016, Graylog released its enterprise product as its first commercial offering.[7]

In November 2020, the company appointed Andy Grolnick as its CEO.[8]

Products

Graylog is a source-available, open-core Security Information and Event Management [SIEM] and log management platform, licensed under the Server Side Public License. It collects, indexes, and analyzes structured and unstructured machine data in real time.[9]

The company sells Graylog Open, a free open source product, along with Graylog Operations and Graylog Security, priced based on log ingestion.[10]

The platform’s architecture includes a core server component, with Graylog Data Node or OpenSearch handling log storage and indexing, and MongoDB managing metadata and configuration.[11]

Operations

Graylog lists offices in Houston TX (HQ), Boulder CO, London UK and Hamburg Germany.[12] Andy Grolnick is the company's CEO.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Notice of Exempt Offering of Securities". sec.gov.
  2. ^ "Graylog". cbinsights.com.
  3. ^ "Graylog Collects $ 2.5 Million Financing". hamburg-startups.net. Archived from the original on 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFVW00120150204eb24av0pm
  5. ^ https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFVW00120150204eb24av0pm
  6. ^ https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2015/02/german-software-company-relocates-to-houston.html
  7. ^ "About Graylog - Make Better IT Decisions". graylog.org/about.
  8. ^ https://www.crn.com/news/security/graylog-taps-longtime-logrhythm-boss-andy-grolnick-as-ceo
  9. ^ K, Ashwani (September 23,2023), “What is Graylog and use cases of Graylog?”, DevOps School
  10. ^ https://www.gartner.com/reviews/product/graylog-868566820
  11. ^ Bertram, Adam (June 16, 2020), “A Graylog tutorial to centrally manage IT logs”, TechTarget
  12. ^ https://graylog.org/contact-us/
  13. ^ https://www.crn.com/news/security/graylog-taps-longtime-logrhythm-boss-andy-grolnick-as-ceo