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Cut Logging Costs 85% vs. Splunk/ELK

Nodinite enables Apache Camel Spring Boot applications to achieve 85% logging cost reduction ($24K → $3.6K annually) compared to Splunk/ELK, while maintaining full 7-year compliance retention through file-based log collection with automatic retry and unlimited storage capacity.

Challenge: Manufacturing: 12 Apache Camel Spring Boot apps process EDI transactions (Purchase Orders, Invoices, Shipment Notices, 850/810/856 transaction sets). Splunk ingestion: 8GB/day logs = $24,000/year. CFO mandate: "Reduce logging costs, maintain compliance (7-year retention)."

Solution: Replace Splunk with Nodinite Pickup Service. Apache Camel routes log JSON to local files (/var/log/nodinite/*.json). Pickup Service polls every 30 seconds, moves to Nodinite Log API, deletes local files after successful upload. SQL Server storage: 2.9TB/year (compressed) = $800/year cloud storage + $1,800/year Nodinite licenses.

Outcome: $24,000 → $3,600/year (85% reduction = $20,400/year savings). Full payload retention maintained. Business users access via Log Views (Splunk required training; Nodinite self-service). Zero log loss during 3 network outages (Pickup Service auto-retry; Splunk forwarder dropped events).

How This Scenario Uses Nodinite Features

  1. Pickup Service - Polls local JSON log files every 30 seconds, uploads to Log API, automatic retry on network failures, zero data loss
  2. Log API - Receives log events from Pickup Service, stores in SQL Server with compression, unlimited retention capacity
  3. Log Views - Business-friendly search interface for self-service log access, no training required vs Splunk
  4. Message Types - Configure retention policies per EDI transaction type (7-year compliance for 850/810/856)