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Splunk named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data...
It’s an exciting day for Splunk as we’ve been named one of Fast Company’s 10 Most Innovative Companies in Big Data for the third year in a row! Once again, this recognition is a testament to the...
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The Splunk App for Stream – Tracking Open Ports for Security and Compliance –...
A customer asked me recently if Splunk can be used to detect when a new port starts listening on a host. This seems like a pretty modest request; in fact it’s one that I get a lot. Being able to...
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Deploying Splunk Securely with Ansible Config Management – Part 2
In part one we covered generic deployment of Ansible with a static inventory list. This time, we are going to raise the complexity bar a bit and show you how you can use Ansible to deploy the Splunk...
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Valentine’s Day 2015 – a Splunk data-driven guide to finding love
Firstly, happy Valentine’s Day. Last year I wrote a slightly dubious love story to big data that you can read and cringe at here. This year I thought I’d try and be a bit less cheesy romantic novel and...
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git commit -a -m “Splunking Github Blog”
I <3 Github. Splunk <3’s Github (check out our repos here). I am told it is just a coincidence our HQ is opposite theirs. One of the neat things about Github I am just starting to explore is...
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Faster and limitless Hunk archiving to S3 with Hadoop 2.6.0
We’ve learned that Hunk can archive Splunk buckets to HDFS and S3. In this post we’ll see how we can use the new S3 integration introduced in Apache Hadoop 2.6.0, to get better performance and avoid...
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Shazam – real-time business analytics with Splunk
Business analytics and data visualization are hot topics right now. One of the questions I get asked a lot is “so what’s different about Splunk when it comes to business analytics?” The short answer is...
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.conf2014 Highlight Series: Splunk Search Optimization by Julian Harty
As we start looking ahead to .conf2015, we thought it would be good to share some highlights of past .conf sessions. In the first of a series of .conf2014 #TBT highlights, we revisit Julian Harty’s...
View ArticleSmart AnSwerS #10
Hey there Splunk community and welcome to the 10th installment of Smart AnSwerS. This has felt like a very long week, but what better way to start unwinding than with board game night Thursday at the...
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Splunk App for Stream: How Can You Use Ephemeral Streams?
Did you know that Splunk App for Stream supports ephemeral streams in addition to permanent ones? Ephemeral stream capture enables you to grab wire data on the fly for a specified period and analyze it...
View ArticleSplunk at Yahoo!: Big Data at Scale
Big Data is a term that’s thrown around a lot by vendors, thought leaders and the press—so much so that it’s nearly lost all meaning. In fact, most people skip “big” and immediately discuss how it’s...
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Splunk at Nordstrom (part 1 of 4): Gaining Operational Intelligence at Nordstrom
Splunk hosted a webinar recently – Learn How Nordstrom Uses Splunk for Operational Intelligence – with Keith Kent, Senior Monitoring Engineer, Nordstrom. As a leading specialty retailer with over 260...
View ArticleSplunk Sizing Made Easy
Back in 2013, Mustafa wrote a post describing how to Estimate disk storage required for Splunk Index. These calculations can sometimes get a bit complicated, so I created simple web-based Splunk...
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.conf2014 Highlight Series: Splunk Ninjutsu by David Veuve
In our ongoing series of .conf2014 #TBT highlights, we revisit David Veuve’s “Security Ninjutsu” presentation focused on using Splunk for Advanced Correlation, Anomaly Detection and Response...
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Smart AnSwerS #11
Hi there Splunk community and welcome to the 11th installment of Smart AnSwerS. This week is Splunk’s FY’16 Sales Kickoff (SKO) and there’s been a lot of hustle and bustle with Splunkers from around...
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Splunk at Nordstrom (part 2 of 4): Nordstrom and Mobile POS
Nordstrom is one of my favorite stores (if only because they carry Jimmy Choo!). One of the best parts I love about shopping at Nordstrom is that I don’t have to wait in line to purchase my items. The...
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The Splunk App for Stream – Tracking Open Ports for Security and Compliance –...
In Part 1 of this post we looked at using the Splunk App for Stream to look for open ports on your networked systems. (Hint: Follow the ACK packets.) This post looks at how to keep track of those...
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Splunk and Cisco Help Organizations Drive Business Outcomes with Analytics
This week we are excited to join Cisco on a webinar exploring how companies are moving toward the pervasive use of analytics and operational intelligence and the business value this shift is driving....
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Splunk at Nordstrom (Part 3 of 4): Using DevOps Principles to Manage Splunk
We recently hosted a Splunk at Nordstrom webinar and Keith Kent, Senior Monitoring Engineer at Nordstrom, did a fantastic job outlining how Splunk was used across the Nordstrom enterprise. One area...
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Please Bypass the Database
It has been a while since I posted to these pages and I am sure there may be one or two of you who misses my erudite musings or as some may say ramblings of a longtime Splunker. Either way, here’s my...
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