Palo Alto Networks®

Cortex Data Lake

provides cloud-based, centralized log storage and aggregation for your on premise, virtual (private cloud and public cloud) firewalls, for

Prisma Access

, and for cloud-delivered services such as Cortex XDR.

Cortex Data Lake

is secure, resilient, and fault-tolerant, and it ensures your logging data is up-to-date and available when you need it. It provides a scalable logging infrastructure that alleviates the need for you to plan and deploy Log Collectors to meet your log retention needs. If you already have on premise Log Collectors, the new

Cortex Data Lake

can easily complement your existing setup. You can augment your existing log collection infrastructure with the cloud-based

Cortex Data Lake

to expand operational capacity as your business grows, or to meet the capacity needs for new locations.

With this service, Palo Alto Networks takes care of the ongoing maintenance and monitoring of the logging infrastructure so that you can focus on your business. Skip to the next topics to learn more about Cortex Data Lake Log Sources, Cortex Data Lake App, and what to consider as you Plan Your Cortex Data Lake Deployment.