How long does it realistically take to onboard a new log source?
I'm trying to get a realistic baseline for log-source onboarding. We use a central rsyslog server that receives logs from the whole estate. After taking over another site,…
log parsing
How can I parse SoftwareDistribution.log and count unique client IDs?
I'm troubleshooting WSUS errors and need a PowerShell script that can parse SoftwareDistribution.log, extract the Client GUID from entries like `Client=13ef38ff-b877-4d9a-9b1e-cf190d8fc801`, and group or count the results. The…
How can I extract and count Client IDs from a WSUS log with PowerShell?
I'm troubleshooting WSUS and need to determine how many machines are experiencing a particular error. The log contains entries such as: 2026-09-10 18:36:13.084 UTC Warning w3wp.334 SoapUtilities.CreateException ThrowException:…