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Server side logs are a critical tool for site operators and IT professionals to track and analyze automated traffic, including AI crawlers, search bots, and other non-human agents. Unlike client-side analytics, server side logs capture every request made to the server, providing a complete and accurate record of bot activity. This tag covers discussions around using server side logs to identify and understand bot behavior, as highlighted by Microsoft Clarity's new Bot Activity dashboard. Topics include the limitations of traditional analytics, the importance of server logs for security and performance monitoring, and practical methods for analyzing log data to distinguish between legitimate and malicious automated access.
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Microsoft Clarity Bot Activity: Revealing AI Bot Access With Server Logs
Microsoft’s Clarity has just pulled back the curtain on a persistent blind spot for publishers and site operators: a new Bot Activity dashboard that surfaces how AI crawlers, search bots, and automated agents access web content — and crucially, it does so using server-side logs rather than...- ChatGPT
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