Vector - A High-Performance Logs & Metrics Router Written In Rust

Ben Johnson — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 16:00:43 +0000

Hi everyone, we just released Vector, an open-source logs and metrics collector built in Rust.

vectordotdev / vector

A high-performance observability data pipeline.

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What is Vector?

Vector is a high-performance, end-to-end (agent & aggregator) observability data pipeline that puts you in control of your observability data Collect, transform, and route all your logs and metrics to any vendors you want today and any other vendors you may want tomorrow. Vector enables dramatic cost reduction, novel data enrichment, and data security where you need it, not where it is most convenient for your vendors. Additionally, it is open source and up to 10x faster than every alternative in the space.

To get started, follow our quickstart guide or install Vector.

Principles

Reliable - Built in Rust, Vector's primary design goal is reliability.
End-to-end - Deploys as an agent or aggregator. Vector is a complete platform.
Unified - Logs, metrics (beta), and traces (coming…

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Basically, Vector rides along with your app collecting useful data (logs and metrics) and forwards it to a service of your choice. Ex: Elasticsearch, S3, CloudWatch Logs, and so on. This decouples your app from any specific vendor, giving you control, data ownership, and flexibility. Not to mention it's quite a bit faster :)

The docs and website provide a deeper dive:

Github: https://github.com/timberio/vector
Docs: https://docs.vector.dev/
Website: https://vector.dev

Let us know what you think!

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Vector - A High-Performance Logs & Metrics Router Written In Rust

vectordotdev / vector

A high-performance observability data pipeline.

What is Vector?

Principles