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Your Guide to Disk Migration

July 23, 2020October 7, 2020Pankaj Varjani

Many Splunk customers start with a single disk for storing Indexes and then want to make changes. In this guide we will discuss the steps to move hot/warm buckets onto faster disks and move cooler buckets to cheaper storage.…Learn MoreYour Guide to Disk Migration

WLM: The Great, The Good and The Gotchas

July 20, 2020October 27, 2020Cedric Milan

Splunk WLM (Workload Management) provides the ability to allocate compute and memory resource to search, indexing, and other processes such as scripted inputs. This allows you to allocate the right resources to your Splunk server depending on its role.…Learn MoreWLM: The Great, The Good and The Gotchas

What to expect on a Splunk Cloud Initialization

June 26, 2020September 30, 2020Cedric Milan

You purchased Splunk cloud, the next questions is, what steps can I take to ensure a smooth experience. In this article, we will discuss key steps you can take to ensure you can use Splunk Cloud as quickly as possible.…Learn MoreWhat to expect on a Splunk Cloud Initialization

Splunk Assets and Identities

June 18, 2020July 28, 2020Bill Ouellette

Speed and Accuracy are key to Enterprise Security. In this video, you’ll see how Splunk’s Assets and Identities capabilities help make your security investigations faster and better.…Learn MoreSplunk Assets and Identities

What Makes a Sourcetype?

June 9, 2020December 1, 2020Anthony Fecondo

Do you have a custom data source you’d like to import into Splunk? Welcome to the world of sourcetypes.
In this blog, we help you navigate the process of creating sourcetypes, from assessment to configuration.…Learn MoreWhat Makes a Sourcetype?

Splunk ES Implementation Checklist

May 14, 2020January 14, 2021Chase Yates

Congratulations! Your organization has had the foresight to purchase Splunk’s Enterprise Security along with expert Professional Services to assure a successful implementation. This guide will serve as a checklist to help ensure you are prepared for the most successful ES deployment possible.…Learn MoreSplunk ES Implementation Checklist

Splunk Attack Range Setup Guide

May 4, 2020September 21, 2020Bill Ouellette

Splunk Attack Range allows you to create vulnerable local or cloud environments, to simulate attacks and collect the data Into Splunk. In this on-demand video Bill Ouellette (Principal Splunk Security Engineer) will provide a Step by Step Guide on setting up the “Attack Range Framework” within your Splunk test instance. …Learn MoreSplunk Attack Range Setup Guide

Hardening Your Splunk Environment

March 19, 2020July 28, 2020Anthony Fecondo

According to the Ponemon Institute the average cost of data breach for a company is $3.8 million dollars. Regardless of whether you are operating in the cloud or on-premise taking steps to harden your operating system is an absolute must to limit potential security weaknesses.…Learn MoreHardening Your Splunk Environment

Should I Migrate my Splunk Environment to Python 3? Yes…No…Yes!!!

March 12, 2020October 27, 2020Pankaj Varjani

Now that Splunk’s newest release (8.0) supports Python3 we have fielded many questions from customers on what the practical approach for migration is. In this blog, we will discuss the steps you should make when migrating your environment to Python3.…Learn MoreShould I Migrate my Splunk Environment to Python 3? Yes…No…Yes!!!

A Splunk Engineer’s Guide to Migration

February 28, 2020December 1, 2020Chris Selvig

As a Splunk Professional Services consultant I have the good fortune of working with really smart and experienced engineers, and the combination of smart and experienced means they’re trying to be as ready as they can for what comes next. In this blog, we’ll discuss how to prepare for a Splunk migration.…Learn MoreA Splunk Engineer’s Guide to Migration