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slug: /manage/data-forwarding
title: Data Forwarding
description: Configure data forwarding in Sumo Logic to send collected logs and metrics to external systems or third-party services.
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/manage/data-forwarding/
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Data Forwarding allows you to forward log data to an external server or supported storage service. You can forward log data to an AWS S3 bucket or Google Cloud Storage (GCS) through [partitions](/docs/manage/partitions) or [scheduled views](/docs/manage/scheduled-views). 

## Guide contents

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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        <h4>Forward Data from an Installed Collector</h4>
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      <p>Learn how to set up Data Forwarding destinations for Installed Collectors.</p>
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        <h4>Forward Data from Sumo Logic to S3 or GCS</h4>
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      <p>Learn step-by-step instructions of data forwarding from Sumo Logic to S3.</p>
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        <h4>Manage Data Forwarding</h4>
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      <p>View, edit, delete, activate, and deactivate data forwarding destinations.</p>
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        <h4>View Information About Data Forwarding</h4>
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      <p>Learn how to view data forwarding configuration information for your organization.</p>
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