Splunk for Continuous Monitoring provides visibility, reporting, and search capabilities across IT systems and infrastructure using a single solution. It reduces IT costs by solving various challenges with one tool that runs on modern platforms and indexes machine-generated data from various sources and formats. Dashboards and views are tailored for different roles like executives, compliance, security, and IT operations to monitor security control effectiveness and changes over time in compliance with NIST guidelines for continuous monitoring.
Splunk for Industrial Data and the Internet of ThingsSplunk
Splunk software provides a scalable and versatile platform for machine data generated by all of the devices, control systems, sensors, SCADA, networks, applications and end users connected by today's networks. In this session we will discuss and demo how you can use Splunk software to gain insights into machine data generated by devices and control systems. We’ll cover common themes in use cases, and show you how to access the free apps and add-ons that simplify the connection and collection of data from both industrial systems and the Internet of Things. In addition we will introduce you to Splunk’s growing ecosystem of IoT and Industrial focused technology partners.
Travis Perkins: Building a 'Lean SOC' over 'Legacy SOC'Splunk
Travis Perkins has a complex hybrid IT infrastructure and is in midst of migrating to the cloud. This session will outline the pitfalls from their initial infrastructure-heavy ‘legacy SOC’ approach with a legacy SIEM and the success they gained when they moved to a cloud-based, data-driven ‘lean SOC’.
What is Splunk? At the end of this session you’ll have a high-level understanding of the pieces that make up the Splunk Platform, how it works, and how it fits in the landscape of Big Data. You’ll see practical examples that differentiate Splunk while demonstrating how to gain quick time to value.
Splunk for Industrial Data and the Internet of ThingsSplunk
Splunk software provides a scalable and versatile platform for machine data generated by all of the devices, control systems, sensors, SCADA, networks, applications and end users connected by today's networks. In this session we will discuss and demo how you can use Splunk software to gain insights into machine data generated by devices and control systems. We’ll cover common themes in use cases, and show you how to access the free apps and add-ons that simplify the connection and collection of data from both industrial systems and the Internet of Things. In addition we will introduce you to Splunk’s growing ecosystem of IoT and Industrial focused technology partners.
Travis Perkins: Building a 'Lean SOC' over 'Legacy SOC'Splunk
Travis Perkins has a complex hybrid IT infrastructure and is in midst of migrating to the cloud. This session will outline the pitfalls from their initial infrastructure-heavy ‘legacy SOC’ approach with a legacy SIEM and the success they gained when they moved to a cloud-based, data-driven ‘lean SOC’.
What is Splunk? At the end of this session you’ll have a high-level understanding of the pieces that make up the Splunk Platform, how it works, and how it fits in the landscape of Big Data. You’ll see practical examples that differentiate Splunk while demonstrating how to gain quick time to value.
Come and learn from our experts on ways to improve you IT Operational Visibility by using Splunk for monitoring environment health. In this hands-on session we will cover recommended approaches for end to end monitoring, across applications, OSes, and devices. Topics will include: critical services to monitor, use of the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) for cross-dataset normalization, commonly deployed apps and TAs to gather data for IT infrastructure uses, and use of pre-made dashboard panels to quickly build dashboards for monitoring your environment.
Machine-generated data is one of the fastest growing and complex areas of big data. It's also one of the most valuable, containing a definitive record of all user transactions, customer behavior, machine behavior, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Join us as we explore the basics of machine data analysis and highlight techniques to help you turn your organization’s machine data into valuable insights. This introductory workshop includes a hands-on(bring your laptop) demonstration of Splunk’s technology and covers use cases both inside and outside IT. Learn why more than 12,000 customers in over 110 countries use Splunk to make business, government, and education more efficient, secure, and profitable.
Splunk - Verwandeln Sie Datensilos in Operational IntelligenceSplunk
Splunk Software ermöglicht den Interessierten unter uns, das anzusehen, was andere ignorieren - Maschinendaten - und das zu finden, was andere niemals sehen - wertvolle Einblicke, durch die Ihr Team und Unternehmen produktiver, profitabler, wettbewerbsfähiger und sicherer wird.
Sind Sie schon neugierig, welche Informationen in Ihren Maschinendaten stecken?
In diesem Webinar zeigen wir Ihnen, warum über 11 000 Unternehmen, Splunk Software für folgendes nutzen:
- Beseitigung von Applikationsproblemen und Investigation von Security-Vorfällen in Minutenschnelle
- Vermeidung von Service-Problemen oder Ausfällen
- Einhaltung von Compliance Vorschriften zu niedrigeren Kosten
- Neue Einblicke in die Geschäftstätigkeit
Nehmen Sie teil an dieser Operational Intelligence Demo-Session und erfahren Sie mehr darüber, wie Sie und Ihr Team effizienter und produktiver arbeiten können.
If you are looking to gain all the benefits of Splunk software with all the benefits of a cloud-service, this is a must-attend session. In this session learn why Splunk Cloud is the industry-leading SaaS platform for operational intelligence and hear how Splunk Cloud customers use Splunk software with zero operational overhead. You will also learn how Splunk Cloud offers the full feature set of Splunk Enterprise, access to 500+ apps and single pane-of-glass visibility across Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise deployments.
How to Design, Build and Map IT and Business Services in SplunkSplunk
Your IT department supports critical business functions, processes and products. You're most effective when your technology initiatives are closely aligned and measured with specific business objectives. This session covers best practices and techniques for designing and building an effective service model, using the domain knowledge of your experts and capturing and reporting on key metrics that everyone can understand. We will design a sample service model and map them to performance indicators to track operational and business objectives. We will also show you how to make Splunk service-ware with Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI).
Here’s your chance to get hands-on with Splunk for the first time! Bring your modern Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop and we’ll go through a simple install of Splunk. Then, we’ll load some sample data, and see Splunk in action – we’ll cover searching, pivot, reporting, alerting, and dashboard creation. At the end of this session you’ll have a hands-on understanding of the pieces that make up the Splunk Platform, how it works, and how it fits in the landscape of Big Data. You’ll experience practical examples that differentiate Splunk while demonstrating how to gain quick time to value.
Webinar: Improve Splunk Analytics and Automate Processes with SnapLogicSnapLogic
Last week SnapLogic sponsored partner event Splunk Worldwide Users' Conference in Las Vegas. The theme of the conference was "Your Data, No Limits." In keeping with this theme, SnapLogic helps Splunk customers access more comprehensive analytics by integrating as much data as possible from as many sources as possible, and by streamlining the business process of loading data in Splunk, detecting problems, and facilitating actions that result in a prompt resolution.
To learn more, visit: http://www.snaplogic.com/.
Machine-generated data is one of the fastest growing and complex areas of big data. It's also one of the most valuable, containing a definitive record of all user transactions, customer behavior, machine behavior, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Join us as we explore the basics of machine data analysis and highlight techniques to help you turn your organization’s machine data into valuable insights. This introductory workshop includes a hands-on(bring your laptop) demonstration of Splunk’s technology and covers use cases both inside and outside IT. Learn why more than 13,000 customers in over 110 countries use Splunk to make business, government, and education more efficient, secure, and profitable.
Attend to learn from our experts about ways to improve you IT Operational Intelligence by using Splunk for troubleshooting, monitoring and service-level visibility. In this hands-on session we will cover recommended approaches for end-to-end troubleshooting and monitoring across applications, OSes, and devices to resolve problems faster, reduce downtime and improve user satisfaction and customer retention. Topics will include: monitoring critical services, using commonly deployed apps and TAs to gather data for IT infrastructure uses, and using of pre-made dashboard panels to quickly build dashboards for monitoring your environment.
Come and learn from our experts on ways to improve you IT Operational Visibility by using Splunk for monitoring environment health. In this hands-on session we will cover recommended approaches for end to end monitoring, across applications, OSes, and devices. Topics will include: critical services to monitor, use of the Splunk Common Information Model (CIM) for cross-dataset normalization, commonly deployed apps and TAs to gather data for IT infrastructure uses, and use of pre-made dashboard panels to quickly build dashboards for monitoring your environment.
Machine-generated data is one of the fastest growing and complex areas of big data. It's also one of the most valuable, containing a definitive record of all user transactions, customer behavior, machine behavior, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Join us as we explore the basics of machine data analysis and highlight techniques to help you turn your organization’s machine data into valuable insights. This introductory workshop includes a hands-on(bring your laptop) demonstration of Splunk’s technology and covers use cases both inside and outside IT. Learn why more than 12,000 customers in over 110 countries use Splunk to make business, government, and education more efficient, secure, and profitable.
Splunk - Verwandeln Sie Datensilos in Operational IntelligenceSplunk
Splunk Software ermöglicht den Interessierten unter uns, das anzusehen, was andere ignorieren - Maschinendaten - und das zu finden, was andere niemals sehen - wertvolle Einblicke, durch die Ihr Team und Unternehmen produktiver, profitabler, wettbewerbsfähiger und sicherer wird.
Sind Sie schon neugierig, welche Informationen in Ihren Maschinendaten stecken?
In diesem Webinar zeigen wir Ihnen, warum über 11 000 Unternehmen, Splunk Software für folgendes nutzen:
- Beseitigung von Applikationsproblemen und Investigation von Security-Vorfällen in Minutenschnelle
- Vermeidung von Service-Problemen oder Ausfällen
- Einhaltung von Compliance Vorschriften zu niedrigeren Kosten
- Neue Einblicke in die Geschäftstätigkeit
Nehmen Sie teil an dieser Operational Intelligence Demo-Session und erfahren Sie mehr darüber, wie Sie und Ihr Team effizienter und produktiver arbeiten können.
If you are looking to gain all the benefits of Splunk software with all the benefits of a cloud-service, this is a must-attend session. In this session learn why Splunk Cloud is the industry-leading SaaS platform for operational intelligence and hear how Splunk Cloud customers use Splunk software with zero operational overhead. You will also learn how Splunk Cloud offers the full feature set of Splunk Enterprise, access to 500+ apps and single pane-of-glass visibility across Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise deployments.
How to Design, Build and Map IT and Business Services in SplunkSplunk
Your IT department supports critical business functions, processes and products. You're most effective when your technology initiatives are closely aligned and measured with specific business objectives. This session covers best practices and techniques for designing and building an effective service model, using the domain knowledge of your experts and capturing and reporting on key metrics that everyone can understand. We will design a sample service model and map them to performance indicators to track operational and business objectives. We will also show you how to make Splunk service-ware with Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI).
Here’s your chance to get hands-on with Splunk for the first time! Bring your modern Mac, Windows, or Linux laptop and we’ll go through a simple install of Splunk. Then, we’ll load some sample data, and see Splunk in action – we’ll cover searching, pivot, reporting, alerting, and dashboard creation. At the end of this session you’ll have a hands-on understanding of the pieces that make up the Splunk Platform, how it works, and how it fits in the landscape of Big Data. You’ll experience practical examples that differentiate Splunk while demonstrating how to gain quick time to value.
Webinar: Improve Splunk Analytics and Automate Processes with SnapLogicSnapLogic
Last week SnapLogic sponsored partner event Splunk Worldwide Users' Conference in Las Vegas. The theme of the conference was "Your Data, No Limits." In keeping with this theme, SnapLogic helps Splunk customers access more comprehensive analytics by integrating as much data as possible from as many sources as possible, and by streamlining the business process of loading data in Splunk, detecting problems, and facilitating actions that result in a prompt resolution.
To learn more, visit: http://www.snaplogic.com/.
Machine-generated data is one of the fastest growing and complex areas of big data. It's also one of the most valuable, containing a definitive record of all user transactions, customer behavior, machine behavior, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Join us as we explore the basics of machine data analysis and highlight techniques to help you turn your organization’s machine data into valuable insights. This introductory workshop includes a hands-on(bring your laptop) demonstration of Splunk’s technology and covers use cases both inside and outside IT. Learn why more than 13,000 customers in over 110 countries use Splunk to make business, government, and education more efficient, secure, and profitable.
Attend to learn from our experts about ways to improve you IT Operational Intelligence by using Splunk for troubleshooting, monitoring and service-level visibility. In this hands-on session we will cover recommended approaches for end-to-end troubleshooting and monitoring across applications, OSes, and devices to resolve problems faster, reduce downtime and improve user satisfaction and customer retention. Topics will include: monitoring critical services, using commonly deployed apps and TAs to gather data for IT infrastructure uses, and using of pre-made dashboard panels to quickly build dashboards for monitoring your environment.
Splunk, Software Tools, Big Data, Logging, PCI, Information security, Cisco Systems, VMware ESX, Regulatory compliance, FISMA, Enterprise architecture, Data center, security software, SCADA, Windows,Unix,Scanners, Citrix, Microsoft Active Directory
Josh Diakun - Cust Pres - Splunk Partner EventJosh D
Slides from my most recent presentation on how Ive grown & utilize Splunk from my former IT Ops days onward... This was my 6th time doing a customer presentation at a Splunk event. Original copy had my employer's branding, etc but I've removed that to make things simpler, hence some of the ugly empty space :)
Mainframe Customer Education Webcast: New Ironstream Facilities for Enhanced ...Precisely
Check out our latest Mainframe Customer Education Webcast, featuring new Ironstream facilities for enhanced z/OS Analytics. Product Management Directors Ed Wrazen and Ed Hallock spoke about what’s new in the Ironstream z/OS data forwarder, as well as new features and facilities including:
• Data Loss Protection
• Advanced Filtering for SMF data
• Splunk Applications for Ironstream
You'll also learn about integration with Splunk’s IT Service Intelligence for monitoring the availability of critical business services running on z/OS platforms.
Building a Modern, Scalable Cyber Intelligence Platform with Apache Kafka | J...HostedbyConfluent
As cyber threats continuously grow in sophistication and frequency, companies need to quickly acclimate to effectively detect, respond, and protect their environments. At Intel, we’ve addressed this need by implementing a modern, scalable Cyber Intelligence Platform (CIP) based on Splunk and Apache Kafka. We believe that CIP positions us for the best defense against cyber threats well into the future.
Our CIP ingests tens of terabytes of data each day and transforms it into actionable insights through streams processing, context-smart applications, and advanced analytics techniques. Kafka serves as a massive data pipeline within the platform. It achieves economies of scale by acquiring data once and consuming it many times. It reduces technical debt by eliminating custom point-to-point connections for producing and consuming data. At the same time, it provides the ability to operate on data in-stream, enabling us to reduce Mean Time to Detect (MTTD) and Mean Time to Respond (MTTR). Faster detection and response ultimately lead to better prevention.
In our session, we’ll discuss the details described in the IT@Intel white paper that was published in Nov 2020 with same title. We’ll share some stream processing techniques, such as filtering and enriching in Kafka to deliver contextually rich data to Splunk and many of our security controls.
What is Splunk? At the end of this session you’ll have a high-level understanding of the pieces that make up the Splunk Platform, how it works, and how it fits in the landscape of Big Data. You’ll see practical examples that differentiate Splunk while demonstrating how to gain quick time to value.
Securing your Kubernetes cluster_ a step-by-step guide to success !KatiaHIMEUR1
Today, after several years of existence, an extremely active community and an ultra-dynamic ecosystem, Kubernetes has established itself as the de facto standard in container orchestration. Thanks to a wide range of managed services, it has never been so easy to set up a ready-to-use Kubernetes cluster.
However, this ease of use means that the subject of security in Kubernetes is often left for later, or even neglected. This exposes companies to significant risks.
In this talk, I'll show you step-by-step how to secure your Kubernetes cluster for greater peace of mind and reliability.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
GraphSummit Singapore | The Future of Agility: Supercharging Digital Transfor...Neo4j
Leonard Jayamohan, Partner & Generative AI Lead, Deloitte
This keynote will reveal how Deloitte leverages Neo4j’s graph power for groundbreaking digital twin solutions, achieving a staggering 100x performance boost. Discover the essential role knowledge graphs play in successful generative AI implementations. Plus, get an exclusive look at an innovative Neo4j + Generative AI solution Deloitte is developing in-house.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
SAP Sapphire 2024 - ASUG301 building better apps with SAP Fiori.pdfPeter Spielvogel
Building better applications for business users with SAP Fiori.
• What is SAP Fiori and why it matters to you
• How a better user experience drives measurable business benefits
• How to get started with SAP Fiori today
• How SAP Fiori elements accelerates application development
• How SAP Build Code includes SAP Fiori tools and other generative artificial intelligence capabilities
• How SAP Fiori paves the way for using AI in SAP apps
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
GridMate - End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid...ThomasParaiso2
End to end testing is a critical piece to ensure quality and avoid regressions. In this session, we share our journey building an E2E testing pipeline for GridMate components (LWC and Aura) using Cypress, JSForce, FakerJS…
PHP Frameworks: I want to break free (IPC Berlin 2024)Ralf Eggert
In this presentation, we examine the challenges and limitations of relying too heavily on PHP frameworks in web development. We discuss the history of PHP and its frameworks to understand how this dependence has evolved. The focus will be on providing concrete tips and strategies to reduce reliance on these frameworks, based on real-world examples and practical considerations. The goal is to equip developers with the skills and knowledge to create more flexible and future-proof web applications. We'll explore the importance of maintaining autonomy in a rapidly changing tech landscape and how to make informed decisions in PHP development.
This talk is aimed at encouraging a more independent approach to using PHP frameworks, moving towards a more flexible and future-proof approach to PHP development.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Unlocking Productivity: Leveraging the Potential of Copilot in Microsoft 365, a presentation by Christoforos Vlachos, Senior Solutions Manager – Modern Workplace, Uni Systems
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
GraphSummit Singapore | The Art of the Possible with Graph - Q2 2024Neo4j
Neha Bajwa, Vice President of Product Marketing, Neo4j
Join us as we explore breakthrough innovations enabled by interconnected data and AI. Discover firsthand how organizations use relationships in data to uncover contextual insights and solve our most pressing challenges – from optimizing supply chains, detecting fraud, and improving customer experiences to accelerating drug discoveries.
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
A quick level set – elevator pitch – what is Splunk.
By “logs” we mean logfiles, generated all across IT by applications, servers and network devices.They contain data vital for diagnosing service problems, detecting sophisticated security threats and demonstrating compliance, and more.Getting the data you need when you need it is labor-intensive, complex, and in many cases not possible.Virtualization and SaaS adoption is growing, but with increased abstraction, there is also added management complexity.Gartner (2009) predicts enterprise data will grow by 650% over the next three years, 80% of this being unstructured IT data.Traditional tools are silo-based, built on rigid schemas so unable to cope with increasingly dynamic data and too costly because they rely on custom parsers unique to specific data sources and vendors.
Dashboards let you extend the power of your data to wherever it’s needed, by role and on an authenticated basis. With Splunk you can create custom dashboards in minutes with the dashboard editor and make more sense of the huge volumes of data at your disposal. Combine pre-defined searches, charts, alerts and reports into a powerful dashboard. Or create mashups with other Web-based Apps, such as Tivoli, SAP, security consoles and more. Now your management, security analysts, auditors, developers and sysadmins are all empowered to get the visibility, information and intelligence they need.
A quick level set – elevator pitch – what is Splunk.
A quick level set – elevator pitch – what is Splunk.
Splunk was built on our founders’ frustrations running some of the world’s largest data centers and e-commerce sites. Companies like Infoseek, Yahoo, Disney, all of which had issues managing large geographically dispersed, complex, and highly dynamic infrastructures.While they were surrounded by the most state-of-the-art IT management technologies available, they found it nearly impossible to easily troubleshoot, secure and audit these IT silos in their environments. They knew there was a better way and they founded Splunk.The concept behind Splunk is simple: if Google could make it possible for users to search billions of pages of Web content, why couldn’t we do that for the datacenter? That’s what they built, an engine to search, alert, monitor and report on all “IT data”. Search and analyze all your IT data from one location in real-time. IT data such as all your logs, messages, configurations, metrics in virtual and non-virtual environments. With Splunk, silos of data are eliminated enabling organizations to make better use of their IT data.Traditional approaches have been built using a “schema first” mindset and attempt to normalize every data sourceto fit it into thispredetermined database schema. This approach is costly and rigid. New data sources require new schemas or custom adapters. Much of the data is simply not ‘seen’. IT data on the other hand is becoming more dynamic and increasingly prone to change. Splunk eats any type of IT data: no database, no schema, no DBA, no RDBMS license, no custom connector and it scales on inexpensive commodity servers.
Leverage distributed search to give each locale access to their own data, while providing a combined view to central teams back at headquarters. Whether to optimize your network traffic or meet data segmentation requirements, feel free to build your Splunk infrastructure as it makes sense for your organization. Further, each distributed search head automatically creates the correct app and user context while searching across other datasets. No specific custom configuration management is required; Splunk handles it for you.
Splunk isn’t the only technology that can benefit from collecting machine data, so let Splunk help send the data to those systems that need it. For those systems that want a direct tap into the raw data, Splunk can forward all or a subset of data in real time via TCP as raw text or RFC-compliant syslog. This can be done on the forwarder or centrally via the indexer without incrementing your daily indexing volume. Separately, Splunk can schedule sophisticated correlation searches and configure them to open tickets or insert events into SIEMs or operation event consoles. This allows you to summarize, mash-up and transform the data with the full power of the search language and import data into these other systems in a controlled fashion, even if they don’t natively support all the data types Splunk does.
Your logs and other machine data are important but often cryptic. You can extend Splunk’s search with lookups to external data sources as well as automate tagging of hosts, users, sources, IP addresses and other fields that appear in your machine data. This enables you to find and summarize machinedata according to business impact, logical application, user role and other logical business mappings. In the example shown, Splunk is looking up the server’s IP address to determine which domain the servicing web host is located in, and the customer account number to show which local market the customer is coming from. Using these fields, a search user could create reports pivoted on this information easily.
Splunk allows you to extend your existing AAA systems into the Splunk search system for both security and convenience. Splunk can connect to your LDAP based systems, like AD, and directly map your groups and users to Splunk users and roles. From there, define what users and groups can access Splunk, which apps and searches they have access to, and automatically (and transparently) filter their results by any search you can define. That allows you to not only exclude whole events that are inappropriate for a user to see, but also mask or hide specific fields in the data – such as customer names or credit card numbers – from those not authorized to see the entire event.