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10x search improvement? Optimize Splunk fields with Axoflow
Sending indexed fields can make your Splunk instance run far more efficiently. This post shows how easily you can send payload- and externally-derived metadata to Splunk with Axoflow.


Beyond Cutting Cost: Why Data Quality Makes Security Pipelines Strategic
Anton Chuvakin and Tim Peacock interview Balázs Scheidler (Axoflow CEO and syslog-ng founder) about the industry’s move from centralization to data access. They discuss why poor data quality weakens SIEM value, how modern pipelines normalize and enrich data so it is ready for immediate use, and meet data quality requirements.


Axoflow’s Storage Strategy: Building the Security Data Layer
Discover Axoflow’s storage solutions for the Security Data Layer. From edge storage and cost-efficient data lakes to stream processing and air-gapped deployments, learn how Axoflow powers scalable, flexible, and reliable security data pipelines.
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The Stack We Built One Problem at a Time
Struggling with pipeline sprawl? Discover how Axoflow brings visibility, control, and consolidation to complex data pipelines—without risky rip-and-replace.


The End of the Monolithic SIEM: Why Decoupled Security Architectures Are Growing In Popularity
Monolithic SIEMs are failing under cloud scale and rising data costs. Discover why decoupled security architectures and data pipelines are replacing ingest-everything models, improving visibility, reducing noise, enabling AI-driven detection, for SOC use.


How’s that AI copilot working out for you?
AI copilots help you do manual work faster, but still require you to review and oversee their suggestions. Autonomous solutions relieve you from the manual work, while allowing you to keep control. Learn how Autonomous Security Data Layer reforms your security data pipeline.


Government Organization Cuts Infrastructure by 85% (and Simplifies Its Migration to Google SecOps with Axoflow)
A government organization reduced infrastructure by 85% and cut log volume by 40% using Axoflow’s security data pipeline management platform during its Google SecOps migration.


When Trusted Tools Reach Their Limits: The Evolution of Log Pipelines
syslog-ng earned its reputation as a trusted tool, and for many teams, it was the right choice for years. But the demands on log pipelines today require more than stability alone: modern log infrastructure needs to evolve.


What’s New in AxoSyslog Versions 4.18 – 4.22
What’s new in AxoSyslog versions 4.18–4.22: FilterX enhancements, improved ClickHouse and S3 outputs, OTLP keep-alive support, and smarter worker autoscaling for high-performance log pipelines.


Breaking Free from Vendor Lock-in: Cutting Splunk Ingestion Costs with a Security Data Pipeline
syslog-ng creator Balázs Scheidler explains the hidden costs of SIEM storage, how to avoid vendor lock-in, and why manual log parsing is a 20-year-old waste of resources.


10x search improvement? Optimize Splunk fields with Axoflow
Sending indexed fields can make your Splunk instance run far more efficiently. This post shows how easily you can send payload- and externally-derived metadata to Splunk with Axoflow.


Syslog Security and Hardening
Learn how to secure syslog pipelines with encryption, authentication, access controls, and hardening best practices. Understand common threats and compliance considerations.
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