Countdown to AWS re:Invent – Security Requires Visibility
I first heard the phrase ‘Security Requires Visibility’ during the Introduction to AWS Security session at the 2015 AWS SF Summit. I must say, it immediately resonated. Over the past 3 years at...
View ArticleBest Practices for using Splunk Enterprise for compliance
In September at .conf2016, the Splunk worldwide users conference, I co-presented a session titled “How to Use Splunk for Automated Regulatory Compliance.” It included a discussion of regulatory...
View ArticleMeet the 2016 Splunk Revolution Award Winners!
While .conf2016 is officially a wrap, we continue to celebrate this year’s Revolution Award winners! The sixth annual Splunk Revolution Award ceremony crowd was our biggest ever. Splunk CEO Doug...
View ArticleReimagining IT at .conf2016
Last month, during the IT Ops Keynote at Splunk .conf2016, Splunk’s Chief Technology Advocate Andi Mann talked about the massive impact and opportunity created by digital transformation. Every...
View ArticleButtercup Games – Level 2: Buttercup Go data
Buttercup Go is thriving 4,234 people have played the game and lots of data is being generated. In this post I’ll walk through some of the data we are generating. The data includes web, OS, load...
View ArticleButtercup Games – Level 1: The Premise
If you saw the .conf2016 keynote you might be wondering “What is Buttercup Games? Is it for real?” Well, yes and no. It’s not a real company, but it is a real game. So why Buttercup Games? Years ago a...
View ArticleAdaptive Response: Beyond Analytics-Driven Security
Now that .conf2016 is in full swing, I’m excited to discuss one of my favorite topics – the Splunk-led Adaptive Response Initiative, which we first announced at the RSA Conference earlier this year....
View ArticleThe Fabric That’s Powering Your Digital Transformation
It’s finally here! Splunk .conf2016. This is the most exciting week on the Splunk calendar. An opportunity for us to hear all the great things our customers and partners are up to. We’re always amazed...
View ArticleIntroducing Splunk Enterprise 6.5 – Machine Learning and Simplified Data...
Want to put the power of machine learning (ML) to work to help optimize IT, security or biz ops? Wish it were easier for more users in your org to use Splunk for data analysis? Or maybe you’d be...
View ArticleUse Analytics-Driven Decision Making and Automation to Improve Threat...
Today, we announced major advancements to our security analytics portfolio with a new version of Splunk Enterprise Security 4.5 (ES), which introduces significant innovations to Splunk ES. Enterprise...
View ArticleIntroducing Splunk UBA 3.0
Splunk User Behavior Analytics 3.0 (UBA) introduces significant advancements to Splunk UBA and drives Splunk’s Security Analytics to the next level. This is evident with Gartner placing Splunk in the...
View ArticleBig Data Meets Big Ideas: Top 4 Sessions You Can’t Miss at #Splunkconf16
The following is a guest blog post from Steven A. Menges, owner of product management and customer insight functions for Big Iron and Big Iron-to-Big Data solutions at Syncsort… After hearing stories...
View ArticleImprove your DevOps-driven App Delivery with Ansible Data in Splunk
I am happy to announce the latest addition to our DevOps ecosystem – the Ansible Tower App for Splunk, developed by our technology partner Ansible by Red Hat. Ansible Tower by Red Hat, a framework for...
View ArticleSplunk your Google Analytics
Gain more insight into site performance and user activity by correlating Google Analytics data within Splunk. A customer of mine recently wanted to understand more about the journey that retail...
View ArticleIt’s a Family Affair…What’s up with the Family?
“Its a Family Affair“ Whenever I sing that Sly and the FamilyStone song around the house the kids just roll their eyes with disgust. I laugh and tell them not to ’dis on an old great tune. While...
View ArticleSplunk Docs: let us make an example of you
The Splunk doc team wants to improve our search command examples, and we need your help. Share your expertise! The best examples will be added to the Splunk documentation. If you submit a winning...
View ArticleManaging your Ingestion with the search bar
Many of our cloud customers have asked me how to better manage their data, e.g. determine volume by sourcetype, or volume by forwarder. This is typically available via the Distributed Management...
View ArticleDell EMC Splunking It Up at #splunkconf16
The following is a guest blog post from Cory Minton, Principal Systems Engineer, Dell EMC… Grab your hoodies, your witty black t-shirts, and maybe your capes…it’s time for another exciting Splunk...
View Article#splunkconf16 preview: Cisco Likes Big Data (& .conf2016) and They Cannot Lie
The following is a guest blog post by Robert Novak, Big Data Partner Consulting SE & Certified Cisco Big Data Hat Wearer… There’s never been a better time to check out the partnership between Cisco...
View ArticleYou Bet Your Sweet SaaS, AWS will be at #splunkconf16!
The following is a guest blog post by David Potes, AWS Solutions Architect: The end of September is one of my favorite times of the year, and not just because it’s finally Summer in San Francisco. It’s...
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