Splunk for IT Operations Archives

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, 2020July 8, 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, 2020July 19, 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

Splunk 2020 Predictions

January 15, 2020July 28, 2020Aditum Marketing

In a this rapidly changing digitized world, data is at the root of everything, and essential to solving every problem. From basic business decisions to global crises, a panel of technology experts at Splunk has assembled more than a dozen predictions about how technology will transform business and daily life.…Learn MoreSplunk 2020 Predictions

AWS Lambda vs AWS Firehose

November 22, 2019July 8, 2020Cedric Milan

Splunk has multiple methods in regards to Getting Data In (GDI). One very popular method is the Http Event Collector (HEC). The use of the HEC allows data ingestion into Splunk via HTTP POST messages. Two popular methods that send POST messages out of AWS into Splunk are the AWS services: Lambda and Firehose.…Learn MoreAWS Lambda vs AWS Firehose

Key Considerations when Building a Splunk Dashboard

August 27, 2019July 8, 2020Robert Tennyson

Splunk Dashboards bring meaning to your data in a way that is useful in troubleshooting and translating concepts to others.…Learn MoreKey Considerations when Building a Splunk Dashboard

Splunk Data On-boarding – Wrestle with Tough Data… and Win

August 13, 2019July 19, 2020Chris Selvig

On-boarding data into Splunk is a fundamental skill and a commonplace task for Splunk Admins, and for your correspondent as a Splunk PS Consultant.…Learn MoreSplunk Data On-boarding – Wrestle with Tough Data… and Win

Logging Cloudwatch Events

July 26, 2019July 8, 2020Cedric Milan

Logging for Cloudwatch Events using Splunk HEC Welcome to another installment on how to log multiple AWS accounts into Splunk, when the recommended method is not feasible. In this article we will take a look at Splunking AWS Cloudwatch Event data using an HTTP Event Collector (HEC) input.…Learn MoreLogging Cloudwatch Events

The Secret Sauce to Efficient Analytics

July 18, 2019July 19, 2020Shawn Al-Atroshi

As a SIEM solution leader, Splunk has proven that it has the capability to accommodate and process big data very efficiently.…Learn MoreThe Secret Sauce to Efficient Analytics

Getting the Absolute Most Out of Splunk ITSI

December 21, 2018July 19, 2020Roman Lopez

Very few organizations begin a Splunk ITSI deployment with their best foot forward. Learn why and what you can do to follow in the footsteps of those that are.…Learn MoreGetting the Absolute Most Out of Splunk ITSI