Quality analysis of logging system components in the cloud

Abstract

Cloud computing provides on-line computing resources such as storage, operating systems, applications and infrastructure, allowing these resources to be accessed via the Internet. Cloud computing is now ubiquitous, thus necessitating greater attention to security issues. Logging systems as part of an accountability approach are a core requirement to mitigate the risks associated with security issues. However, previous work has not provided full quality analysis of logging systems’ critical components. This paper provides such a quality analysis of all the critical components of logging systems in terms of their advantages and disadvantages, and describes three cases of logging systems currently described and discussed in the research literature in terms of the usefulness of our analysis approach. Examples of quality aspects include the security and performance of the components, which are important considerations for the development of logging systems. To the best of our knowledge, this analysis has not yet been described in the literature. The analysis provides a basis for efficiently and appropriately deploying logging systems. This will enable such systems to work in the cloud.