Server Log Analysis

Business Analytics using R & Shiny Apps
PGDM-Research and Business Analytics
2016-2018
Mentor : Cyrus Lentin

• To perform Apache HTTP Server Log Analysis using Shiny Apps
• To develop exploratory analysis and visualization skills
• To perform the time series analysis
• To apply logical and coding skills to accomplish the various analytical requirements

It consisted of steps such as
Get the log file from a web server and based on the values contained in the log file derive indicators about when, whom and so on a web server is visited

• The traffic data through various sites was studied in the form of time series analysis

This WebApp Application helps to analyze the log file provided to it, in the following way

• Time series Analysis

  • It helps to know a particular trend over a perid of time

• Visual Analytics

  • Histogram, Table

• Yes, the fact that it was carried with regressive analysis and coding
• Also came across interesing thing of Log Analytics and powerful it is
• Came across concepts like traffic intensity, tracking, Data Load

• Interesting and Powerful Language for me it was ORACLE + UNIX combo.
• To work with Shiny Apps it requires lot of patience.
• Improved Logical and coding skills.
• Keen on having better understanding of it.