When hosting a server application on several tiers, with several servers representing each tier, being up to date on the content of event logs can be quite a task. And when errors occur, you're forced to look through all error logs to track the path of the errors, which can be a very time consuming. The task of trying to figure out what happened and why can is also a frustrating task, because you have to put a picture together while gathering infomation by browsing through servers.

That is, unless you're using something like GFI Events Manager. You place it on your servers, and it transfers all their log information to a central database, where you can browse and query the data. It makes it easy for developers to see information, that would normally only be available for the hosting department.

Check it out here: http://www.gfi.com/eventsmanager/