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Chronological record of computer data processing operations

In computing, logging is the act of keeping a log of events that occur in a computer system, such as problems, errors or broad information on current operations. These events may occur in the operating system or in other software. A message or log entry is recorded for each such event. These log messages can then be used to monitor and understand the operation of the system, to debug problems, or during an audit. Logging is particularly important in multi-user software, to have a central overview of the operation of the system. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: Efficient Fault Tolerance for Stateful Serverless Computing with Asymmetric LoggingInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Audit and trace log managementThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: An efficient optimistic message logging scheme for recoverable mobile computing systemsCited 22 times
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