1. A method for use on one or more platforms of a data system, comprising the steps of: creating, using a processing platform of the data system, at least one log processing rule to identify logs having a first of a plurality of classifications, wherein the at least one log processing rule specifies whether or not to take at least one action in relation to logs having the first classification; receiving, at the processing platform, logs from said one or more monitored platforms of the data system; and processing, by the processing platform, the received logs using the at least one log processing rule to identify received logs that have the first classification, wherein the processing includes taking or not taking the at least one action as specified in the at least one log processing rule with respect to the identified logs having the first classification, and wherein the processing of the identified logs having the first classification to take or not take the at least one action as specified in the at least one log processing rule takes precedence over at least one conflicting setting of the processing platform.