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Any suggestions for Windows event log management? I would like a way to review and search the event logs for about 65 servers, all Windows 20002003, from a central location. I`ve been allotted a budget of $1,500 for this project but open source options are fine too. This is for a school district so we might also qualify for a discount. I`ve been researching different products for a couple of weeks and so far the front runner is ManageEngine EventLog Analyzer although with so many products I`m sure I missed some. I would prefer to stay away from any products that require an agent be installed on the servers. It`s also important that it`s pretty intuitive and relatively easy to set up. I`m hoping that I can turn it over to one of my techs to install and configure. Does anyone have experience with a product they can either recommend or not recommend?