Re: How to define Log, Event, and Alert?

"Andrew Hay" <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:17:01 -0300
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.loganalysis
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I guess the real problem is trying to describe something that is best
described by referring to itself. For example, if you were asked to
explain what a triangle looked like you'd probably have a hard time
explaining it without somehow calling it a "triangular geometric
shape".

On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Ron Gula <[email protected]> wrote:
> Andrew Hay wrote:
>>
>> How about referring to an event as:
>>
>> "A discrete, distinct, and discernible occurrence of interest within
>> an environment"
>>
>> Thoughts?
>
> I agree with Anton. "Interest" is in the eye of the beholder, or at least
> the correlation and report engine.
>
> Ron
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