Identification of Log Events for Computing Systems

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor and one or more non-transitory computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, configure a server to perform:
• receiving, by a computing device, a log event of an application, the log event including at least one key word;
• determining, by the computing device, a number of instances in which the computing device has received the log event based on the at least one key word;
• and
• determining, by the computing device, a value for the log event based on the determined number of instances, the value being representative of an inverse relationship between the determined number of instances of the log event and a criticality of that log event;
• and
• initiating, by the computing device, an action to address an event indicated by the log event based on a comparison between the determined value and a threshold.

A method comprising:

• determining, by the computing device, a log event from a file of an application;
• identifying, by the computing device, a key word from the log event;
• determining, by the computing device, a value for the identified key word, the value being indicative of an inverse relationship between an importance of the identified key word and a frequency of that key word in a database of key words;
• comparing, by the computing device, the log event with entries of a database of log events to determine a count for the log event, the count being indicative of a number of occurrences of the log event within the database of log events;
• and
• determining, by the computing device, a criticality value of the log event based on the determined value and the count of the log event, the criticality value enables action to be taken on entries of the database of log events based on a level of importance.