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SolarWinds Papertrail: Cloud-Native Log Management

Solarwinds
07/09/2026
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Designed by engineers, for engineers, Papertrail helps you troubleshoot quickly and get the most from your log data. Search live log streams from multiple sources from a single search bar. Find the events you need, without having to learn a new query language. View events in context by clicking on log element links like Program, User IDs or IP Addresses and drilling down into them. Save searches right from the search bar to capture troubleshooting steps and create and schedule alerts. Use event volume visualizations to spot trends and troubleshoot changes in event flows. Click on a point in the graph or select the Seek to Time icon to jump to events at a specific time. Click the Play icon to resume searching the live event stream. With flexible log views, you can even group related systems into event streams and use wildcards to dynamically pick up events from new systems. Extend your visibility into full-stack APM with seamless integration with SolarWinds AppOptics. This lets you quickly switch between traces, metrics and logs without losing context. Papertrail sets up quickly and is easy to use. Start searching and tailing logs immediately by using our collector or any common syslog daemon to send logs to Papertrail. And because it's cloud-native, there's nothing to install. Take the frustration out of log management with SolarWinds Papertrail.

TL;DR

  • SolarWinds Papertrail provides cloud-native log management with real-time search across multiple sources through a single interface, requiring no specialized query language or installation.
  • The platform offers contextual log analysis by enabling drill-down into specific log elements, event volume visualizations for trend spotting, and saved searches that can trigger scheduled alerts.
  • Papertrail integrates with SolarWinds AppOptics for full-stack APM visibility, allowing engineers to correlate logs with application traces and metrics without losing troubleshooting context.

Summary

This product demonstration introduces SolarWinds Papertrail, a cloud-native log management solution designed to simplify troubleshooting and log analysis for engineering teams. The video showcases Papertrail's core capabilities, including real-time log streaming from multiple sources accessible through a unified search interface that requires no specialized query language. Key features highlighted include the ability to drill down into log elements like program names, user IDs, and IP addresses for contextual analysis, as well as event volume visualizations that help identify trends and anomalies in log data. The platform emphasizes ease of deployment with a cloud-native architecture requiring no installation, supporting rapid setup through standard syslog daemons or SolarWinds' own collector. Integration with SolarWinds AppOptics extends visibility into full-stack application performance monitoring, enabling seamless transitions between traces, metrics, and logs. Papertrail positions itself as an engineer-friendly solution that removes complexity from log management while providing powerful search, alerting, and visualization capabilities for distributed system troubleshooting.

Chapters

0:00 - Introduction to Papertrail
0:16 - Live Log Search Capabilities
0:45 - Event Visualization and Analysis
1:13 - AppOptics Integration and Setup

Key Quotes

0:08 "Designed by engineers, for engineers, Papertrail helps you troubleshoot quickly and get the most from your log data."
0:21 "Find the events you need, without having to learn a new query language."
1:39 "And because it's cloud-native, there's nothing to install."

FAQ

What log sources does Papertrail support?

Papertrail consolidates logs from nearly any source including syslog, MySQL, Apache, routers, firewalls, Ruby on Rails, Tomcat, and JSON formats. It works with any common syslog daemon or SolarWinds' own collector to aggregate data from distributed systems into a unified search interface.

How does Papertrail integrate with application performance monitoring?

Papertrail integrates seamlessly with SolarWinds AppOptics to provide full-stack APM visibility. This integration allows engineers to switch between application traces, performance metrics, and log data without losing troubleshooting context, enabling faster root cause analysis across the entire application stack.


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