We currently don't have the connector to Syslog, but a Perl CPAN module is available :
Sys:yslog. If you're interested, create a feature request in the bugtracker.
As far as system monitoring goes does Talend recommend thresholds for alarming when a CPU, DISK, memory, NIC is exceeded on jobservers, TAC server, SVN server that I can implement using sysedge OR does Talend have a built in capability to send out traps when the system exceeds thresholds. I've checked the Installation Guide and I have not come across any recommended thresholds. What are the recommended values for the thresholds?