Sawmill (software)

Sawmill is a software package for the statistical analysis and reporting of log files, with dynamic contextual filtering, live data zooming, user interface customization, and custom calculated reports. Sawmill also incorporates real-time reporting and alerting. Sawmill has been available since 1997.

This article is about the log analysis software. For the window manager, see Sawfish (window manager).
Sawmill
Developer(s)Flowerfire Inc.
Initial release1998 (1998)
Stable release
8.7.9 / November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
Available inSpanish
TypeWeb analytics, Log analysis
Websitesawmill.net

Sawmill provides support for approximately 850 server log file formats, with new formats added on request. Sawmill also includes a page-tagging server and JavaScript page tag for the analysis of client side clicks (client requests) providing a total view of visitor traffic and on-site behavioral activity.

Sawmill Analytics is offered in three forms: a software package for user deployment, a system appliance for use on-premises, and an application for software as a service (SaaS). Sawmill analyzes any device or software package, producing a log file that includes web servers, firewalls, proxy servers, mail servers, network devices, syslog servers, and databases.

Sawmill is the OEM reporting engine sold by Blue Coat Systems as a bundled part of their proxy server product. Branded versions of Sawmill include Sawmill for IronPort by Cisco Systems,[1] InterGate Intelligence by Vicomsoft Ltd,[2] and SonicWALL Aventail Advanced Reporting by SonicWALL.[3]

Sawmill was a second runner-up in the 2009 Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards.[4]

Sawmill is listed in the Ideal Observer's Web Analytics Tool Overview.[5]

See also

References
  1. Cisco IronPort Web Security Appliance Management contains description of Sawmill for IronPort.
  2. Intergate Intelligence contains a description of InterGate Intelligence, a rebranded version of Sawmill.
  3. SonicWALL Aventail Advanced Reporting contains a description of SonicWALL Aventail Advanced Reporting, a rebranded version of Sawmill.
  4. Streaming Media European Readers' Choice Awards, downloaded 2009-11-23.
  5. Ideal Observer's Web Analytics Tool Overview reviews Sawmill.
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