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Logmetry
What we solve
SIEM and log costClean data for AI agentsCoverage, audit and PIIVendor independenceSIEM migrationObservability modernizationAll problems we solve
Who it’s for
For the CISOFor the CIO and CTOFor the CFOFor Architects
Platforms
SplunkMicrosoft SentinelCrowdStrikeElasticDatadogDynatraceSplunk ObservabilitySolarWindsCriblOpenTelemetryA Data LakeCompare the options
The Blueprint
The whole methodPhase 01 · FoundationPhase 02 · AI triagePhase 03 · RemediationPhase 04 · FootprintEverything as codeAI native
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SolutionsCost optimization

Pay analytics-tier prices for signal, not noise

SIEM and APM cost optimization means deciding upstream what each destination receives, so the expensive platforms bill on signal and everything else lands in storage you own.

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01The problem

What this actually fixes

Ingest-priced platforms bill on everything that flows in, whether or not anyone reads it. Firewall allow logs, debug output, and duplicate events ride the same analytics-tier meter as the detections that matter, and the bill compounds at every renewal. Teams start dropping telemetry to control spend, which trades cost pressure for blind spots.

The fix is not more data or less data. It is deciding what each event is worth before it reaches a meter, in a control layer you own.

02The work

What the control layer does

  • Filters noise, duplicates, and oversized fields before indexing, so your platform only pays for signal.
  • Archives verbose data to open-format object storage at a fraction of analytics-tier pricing.
  • Enriches and normalizes events in flight, so detections and dashboards get cleaner inputs.
  • Replays archived slices on demand for investigations and audits, without re-indexing the full dataset.

What it leaves you with

Your detections keep firing on a fraction of the data, and the full copy stays in storage you own. How much comes off depends on your sources, which is what the review measures on your own data.

03Read more

The journal pieces behind this

The longer read, with the sources on the page.

Playbook · 2026-03-28

Route before you index: how a pipeline cuts what Splunk indexes

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Economics · 2026-04-17

Firewall allow logs: why you pay Splunk to index data nobody searches

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Economics · 2026-04-15

Datadog bills: why you may be paying twice, and how to stop

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See your architecture drawn, with the costs, before you spend anything.

Our lead architects draw your SIEM feed from your diagrams: where the cost sits, what step one would change, and where it would not pay. If it pays, the next step is a two-week proof on your noisiest source.

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Free. No system access. No obligation. You keep the drawing.

What you get

  • Your architecture today, drawn
  • The waste map
  • Costs before and after, with estimates
  • Your target architecture
  • Options for your business problem

What it costsNothing