Discover how to better manage your indexes, get more out of apps and add-ons, avoid low disk space, and more. Here’s what we wished we knew sooner about Splunk.
Summary indexing is a process that allows you to search large datasets more efficiently by creating smaller, customized summaries of those datasets to search instead. Because these new summary indexes have significantly fewer events for your Splunk software to search through, searches run against them complete much faster. In this article, we’ll breakdown everything you […]
Using Simple XML source code to build dashboards in Splunk doesn’t have to be complicated. Here are five of the best tips and tricks for improved dashboarding. Jump to section: 1. Fixing the Base Search Gotcha Base searches reduce the number of large searches on a dashboard by running a single search and then having […]
Does an investment in data innovation drive real, monetary results? That was the question driving Splunk’s latest research endeavor, The Economic Impact of Data Innovation 2023. By surveying over 2,000 organizations worldwide, researchers discovered that mature data practices allow organizations to increase profits by nearly 10%, get a leg up on competition, and drive significant […]
It’s Monday morning. You sit at the computer, enter your login credentials, slam the ‘Enter’ button, and sigh when your phone goes off in, what always seems to be, any room but the one you’re in. Yes, the ritualistic hunt for your phone has its purpose. Let’s talk about multi-factor authentication, or MFA. Put simply, […]
As today’s threat landscape continues to grow more complex, managing your organization’s security posture is no easy task. Setting up a powerful data platform like Splunk Cloud or Splunk Enterprise is a great step in the right direction. But is it enough? Not necessarily. For leaders who want to truly make the most out of […]
With 75% of databases expected to be on a cloud platform by the end of 2022, the topic of on-prem vs. cloud is more relevant now than ever. The advantages of cloud computing are many — namely, reduced costs, improved security, increased business agility, stronger backup and disaster recovery, and freed up time. In this […]
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.
A law passed by Congress late last year allocated $1 billion in cybersecurity grants for state and local governments to improve their digital defenses.
We’ve said it before: The Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program is extremely complex. Contractors working within the Department of Defense supply chain must create detailed processes to show they can satisfy the DoD’s tightened data security requirements. As a first step, contractors should focus on successfully auditing their practices and meeting […]
