I'm the first to admit that I don't know everything. In fact the older I get the more I discover that I don't know. But one thing I have learned in my many years in IT is that I don't need to know everything, I only need to know how to find out the correct information. That source of information can be via the Internet, newsgroups, and my network of IT contacts. With the advent of Web 2.0, it is easier than ever to tap into the global pool of knowledge and experience.

The folks over at Splunk have just launched a new Wiki called Splunk Base. Splunk Base is designed to let you post and search through log files (system, database, etc.) in search of answers. Since it just released there's not a lot of data yet, but I suspect it will become a useful resource rather quickly.

To capture and index your own log files Splunk offers two different products, Splunk Server which is free and limited to indexing 500 MB of info per day and Splunk Professional which is licensed based on volume and includes additional features.  Currently they only run on Linux/Unix platforms.