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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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SolutionsVendor independence

Make every platform easy to leave

Vendor independence means decoupling collection from destinations, so changing a SIEM or APM is a routing change instead of a rebuild, and every renewal is negotiated from strength.

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01The problem

What this actually fixes

When collection is wired directly into one platform, the skills, queries, and parsers your team builds stay locked to it. When renewal economics shift, the alternative is a multi-month project to rebuild collection from the ground up, which is exactly what the renewal price is counting on.

The tools you pay the most for should be the easiest ones to leave.

02The work

What independence looks like in practice

  • One collection layer routes to many destinations at once, including your current platforms and candidate replacements.
  • Data normalizes to open schemas in the pipeline, so it arrives ready for whichever platform you choose.
  • Full-fidelity history lands in storage you own and replays into any destination, so no platform holds your past hostage.
  • A candidate platform runs in parallel on live data before any commitment, and the evaluation is evidence rather than a demo.

What it leaves you with

Independence is not about leaving. Most estates keep their platforms and simply stop being priced like captives, because both sides know the exit is a routing change.

03Read more

The journal pieces behind this

The longer read, with the sources on the page.

Analysis · 2026-04-29

Why companies buy observability pipelines without a cost problem

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Analysis · 2026-03-21

Five signs your observability stack needs a pipeline layer

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Economics · 2026-04-28

Anatomy of a two-week SIEM migration: why the license overlap math has changed

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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