US Patent 9578063 Application self-service for assured log management in cloud environments

A log management service provides automated log management for any applications deployed on a cloud. A security profile defining the logging requirements for the application is associated with the application. During deployment, a deployment appliance queries the service, providing an application context and deployment topology. The log management service references the supplied application context and deployment topology against the defined log requirements in the security profile and, in response, determines an applicable set of log files, residency and longevity requirements. The log management service then identifies/specifies the log collection resources and requirements that are necessary and instructs the requesting deployment process to configure the one or more log sources and event collectors as needed. As log data is generated by the log sources, logs are sent to a specified log management service provider for the deployed application, and the log management service provider handles particular audit requirements.