Security Log Storage
Free Security Log Storage calculator with clear step-by-step results.
About Security Log Storage
Log storage scales with event volume, size and retention.
Formula
Formula
Storage = events × size × days
Worked example
With the default values below, Security Log Storage returns Storage Needed (GB) of 42.9. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Events per dayminimum 1
- 1,000,000
- Average event size (bytes)minimum 1
- 512
- Retention (days)minimum 1
- 90
Results
- Storage Needed (GB)
- 42.9 GB
- Storage Needed (TB)
- 0.04 TB
- Ingest per Day (GB)
- 0.5
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Formula
- 3Storage Needed (GB)= 42.9 GB
- 4Storage Needed (TB)= 0.04 TB
- 5Ingest per Day (GB)= 0.5
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 3 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does this calculator work?
Log storage scales with event volume, size and retention.
Why does this matter?
Compression and tiering reduce costs.
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