The presentation will give a general overview of logging and why it is becoming more important for cloud based systems. In particular it will focus on limitations in PAAS logging infrastructures and will outline how more powerful logging can be achieved on python platforms such as app engine giving details on python/app engine plug in libraries that have been developed. The talk will also outline how JLizard has made wide use of python as part of its log management as a service technology (Logentries.com).