Search longer. Spend less.
Keep notables in your SIEM and move telemetry to data lakes. Ingext stores the dense data where it is cheapest and makes it fast to find when investigations begin.
Why data lakes for security
Most SIEM data is telemetry that is rarely searched in real time. Keeping that bulk in a SIEM makes searches slow and storage expensive. Ingext routes telemetry to data lakes and leaves notables in the SIEM. The result is a smaller, faster SIEM and low-cost storage for the records you still need to investigate.
How Ingext makes search and storage work together
Store dense telemetry in data lakes. Keep notables in the SIEM. Use one search layer to find what matters across long time ranges.
Route telemetry to lakes
Move high-volume records to low-cost data lakes without losing structure or context.
Keep the SIEM small
Retain notables and alerts in a compact index so correlation and triage stay responsive.
Normalize once
Apply consistent fields upstream so security, IT, and data teams work from the same schema.
Search fast at scale
Use Ingext’s search layer to scan long periods across lakes and bring back both hits and helpful field summaries.
Architecture: store where it is cheap, search where it is fast
Collect once, normalize once, and route by purpose. Telemetry goes to data lakes, notables stay in the SIEM, and Ingext provides the search layer that connects them.
See search across data lakes
Watch how Ingext routes telemetry to data lakes and keeps notables in the SIEM so investigations stay quick and complete.
Learn how Ingext simplifies data streaming from cloud services to your SIEM platform
Outcomes
Performance
A smaller SIEM responds faster. Telemetry lives in systems built for large scans and long retention.
Cost efficiency
Store dense data in lakes at low cost. Avoid duplicate ingestion and reindexing.
Accessibility
Security, IT, and analytics teams each get the data they need without fighting over one index.
Ease of use
Search across months without moving data. The platform handles routing, health, and backpressure.
Beyond Kubernetes
Kubernetes keeps collectors running, but it does not understand the meaning of the data. Ingext classifies each record and sends it to the right place so search and storage stay aligned with how the data is used.
Routing to Purpose
Traditional architectures treat every record the same. In practice, each dataset serves different consumers with unique performance and retention needs. The streaming fabric routes by purpose — ensuring each system operates at its designed strength.
Security operations
Notables go to the SIEM for correlation and alerting.
IT and network
Metrics and flows go to time-series systems for uptime and performance.
Data science and forensics
Telemetry and history go to Parquet lakes for modeling and deep investigations.
Industry Adoption
The world's leading vendors now treat streaming fabrics as essential infrastructure — improving both performance and clarity.
CrowdStrike + Onum
Upstream routing is now a core layer for performance and clarity.
Cribl
Routing and shaping are recognized as essential building blocks.
Ingext
Adds a fast search layer for data lakes and a processing language for stronger transformation.
All-in-one SIEM storage vs. Data lakes + Ingext search
| Dimension | Traditional Data Pipeline | Streaming Fabric (Ingext) |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | One big index. | Route telemetry to lakes, keep notables in SIEM. |
| Data Handling | Normalize per tool. | Normalize once upstream. |
| Performance | Slows as data grows. | SIEM stays small, lake scans stay predictable. |
| Cost Model | Pay to ingest everything. | Store cheap, search when needed. |
| Accessibility | Export to share. | Direct, secure access per team. |
| Maintenance | Many brittle feeds. | Central orchestration and health. |
See normalization in action
See how raw records are normalized once and stored in lakes so they remain cheap to keep and fast to query.
Learn how raw CloudWatch logs are exploded and reassembled into single, usable records for your SIEM
Search longer with a smaller SIEM
Move telemetry to data lakes and keep notables in your SIEM. Ingext connects storage and search so investigations are fast and budgets stay in control.