Observability pipeline vendor Cribl today launched LogStream Cloud Enterprise Edition. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) application allows users to control how logging is routed from a single, centralized location, while keeping the data plane on premises or in the cloud.

Founded in 2017, the vendor initially launched LogStream as an on-premises service that enabled enterprises to feed data from existing logging agents into analytics platforms from Slunk or Datadog.

“It really connects things that weren’t originally intended to be connected. It helps you take data that’s already being delivered to an existing logging solution, or an existing time-series database, or an existing monitoring tool and helps you repurpose that data for multiple users,” Cribl CEO Clint Sharp explained, in an earlier interview.

As its name suggests, Cribl’s latest update shifts the control plane into the cloud, enabling customers to connect and manage data sources from multiple locations more efficiently.

“The problem that large, highly distributed organizations face is how to not only collect and process a massive amount of disparate telemetry data from around world in real time, but how to keep that data secure at the same time,” Sharp said.

By separating the configuration, management, control, and policy enforcement from data processing, which is handled at the edge, Cribl claims it can achieve “near infinite” capacity while ensuring greater privacy and security.

“What we see from enterprises is they really have a strong preference for data not leaving their security environment,” Sharp told SDxCentral.

Alongside LogStream Cloud, Cribl also announced QuickConnect, an add-on designed to simplify the process of connecting data sources to LogStream into a point-and-click interface. At launch, QuickConnect supports Syslog, Elastic, and Slunk, as well as emerging standards like Open Telemetry.

The service is available for both the on premises and cloud editions of LogStream. Both LogStream Cloud and QuickConnect are available starting Oct. 18.

Today’s announcement comes less than a month after Cribl walked away with $200 million in Series C funding, bringing its total raised to $254 million. The funding round was led by Greylock and Redpoint Ventures and joined by Institutional Venture Partners, Sequoia, and CRV.

According to Sharp, the funding validates Cribl’s trajectory and will allow the company to expand its sales, marketing, and product development teams.

And as the company crests 100 customers, it’s also looking to introduce new products, including what Sharp calls an “observability lake.” The concept refers to a data lake where all log data can be stored in a central location and then recalled for analysis as needed. “Customers today are really being forced to pick and choose what they can afford to analyze,” he added.