View this 20-minute webcast on-demand for 3 tips to help you take the next step with Ironstream. We’ll share customer stories that showcase how: • You can easily work with complex Mainframe or IBM i without adding burden to your internal resources. • To find budget and help justify ROI to help fund Ironstream this year. • Ironstream compares with alternative approaches for loading your mainframe and IBM i data into Splunk.

1. 3 Tips for Evaluating
Ironstream for Splunk
Presented by:
John de Saint Phalle
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2. Does it do
the job?
Do you have
the skills you
need?
How does it
compare to
alternatives?
What to
consider
when
evaluating
Ironstream
for Splunk
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How do you
justify &
secure budget?

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Skills
• Who typically uses Ironstream?
• How do we get access to the mainframe and IBM i
data?
• How do we know what the mainframe and IBM i
data types mean?
• How do we work with this data once we have it?
What skills do we really need?

4. 4
Alternate Approaches
• IBM mainframe and IBM i support
• Breadth of supported data types
• Flexible data load options
• Integration with Splunk
• Direct, real-time connection for mainframe data
• Integration with Splunk ES and ITSI apps
• Performance and scalability
• Library of customizable dashboards
• Ease of use
Are there other ways to get this data into Splunk,
and why would Ironstream be a better choice?

5. 5
Securing Budget
• What are your current Splunk use cases, and what is the
value you see for other data platforms?
• Determine the risk of siloed views – particularly for security
– and the impact on detection and response time.
• Regulatory compliance. Where could you be exposed
during an enterprise-wide audit?
• Higher operational efficiency. Calculate the cost of
disparate tools for different platforms and the cost of
manually correlating this data for a complete view.
• Consider the most beneficial pricing model for your
organization – data volume or capacity-based.
• How quickly can you be fully productive with the solution
you choose – how quickly will you realize value?
How do I justify, and get support for, investing in
Ironstream?