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Explore current technical articles covering WinSyslog concepts, performance, architecture and logging best practices. For step-by-step instructions, use our Configuration Guides.
In-Depth Performance Analysis: WinSyslog vs Kiwi Syslog Server – Real-World Benchmark Results
Read article →: In-Depth Performance Analysis: WinSyslog vs Kiwi Syslog Server – Real-World Benchmark ResultsIn-Depth Performance Analysis: WinSyslog vs Kiwi Syslog Server – Real-World Benchmark Results Executive Summary In a comprehensive performance benchmark comparing three leading Windows syslog solutions, WinSyslog demonstrated ⚡ 13-20x superior…
ODBC on x64-Machines
Read article →: ODBC on x64-MachinesMicrosoft provides integration of 32bit software into the 64 bit world. They have worked quite hard to make any differences invisible to the user and even the programmer. However, there…
How To Export the Configuration and Create a Debug Log File
Read article →: How To Export the Configuration and Create a Debug Log FileHow To Export the Configuration and Create a Debug Log File This Article describes you how you can export the configuration of your program and create a debug file. These…
Parsing log messages
Read article →: Parsing log messagesThis article describes how to parse log message via “Post-Process”. It illustrates the logic behind Post-Process action. Get relevant information from logs Log files contain a lot of information. In…
IHE and the syslog message size
Read article →: IHE and the syslog message sizeThis is work in progress, expect updates to this page! This is not yet a real article, but more a lab notebook. I had an interesting discussion on IHE and…
Support for Mass Rollouts
Read article →: Support for Mass RolloutsInformation for a Mass Rollout A mass rollout in this context means deploying an Adiscon client (for example MonitorWare Agent, EventReporter, or WinSyslog) to more than a handful of systems…
Error on startup (Error event ID: 7026) explained.
Read article →: Error on startup (Error event ID: 7026) explained.Many Adiscon products (e.g. WinSyslog, EventReporter or MonitorWare Agent) are available in a 30 days trial version. After this time, the Service will stop working and if you are not…
Common uses
Read article →: Common usesAlerting In this scenario, the primary concern is to receive alerts if specific events happen. Of course, alerting is often used together with other scenarios as alerting alone does not…
What is the Backup Operator?
Read article →: What is the Backup Operator?Members can back up and restore files on all domain controllers by using Windows Backup, regardless of the permissions that protect those files. Backup Operators also can log on to…
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Older Technical Articles
Older articles are preserved for users maintaining legacy WinSyslog installations and for historical reference. They may describe outdated product versions, Windows environments or configuration methods and should not be treated as current guidance.