Sawmill (software)

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Sawmill
Developer(s) Flowerfire Inc.
Initial release1998 (1998)
Final release
8.8.0 / February 14, 2019;5 years ago (2019-02-14)
Written in C
Operating system Cross-platform
Available in Spanish
Type Web analytics, Log analysis
Website sawmill.net

Sawmill was a software package for the statistical analysis and reporting of log files. Sawmill also incorporated real-time reporting and alerting.

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Sawmill provided support for approximately 850 server log file formats. Sawmill included 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 activity.

Sawmill Analytics was 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 analyzed devices or software packages to produce a log file that included web servers, firewalls, proxy servers, mail servers, network devices, syslog servers, and databases.


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 went out of business on 17 May 2021. [4]

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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. "sawmill.net - Sawmill - Universal log file analysis and reporting". www.sawmill.net. Retrieved 2024-02-07.