Export logs to BigQuery for retention, use Cloud Pub/Sub for real-time streaming, and create a custom dashboard in the Google Cloud Console for log analysis.

Set up the retention policy directly in Cloud Logging, use Cloud Pub/Sub to stream logs in real-time, and configure Cloud Logging to view logs in the Google Cloud Console.

Create a custom logs-based metric, export logs to Google Cloud Storage, set up the retention policy in Cloud Storage, and use the Metrics Explorer for real-time analysis.