Copyright	©	2015	Splunk	Inc.
What’s	New	in	Splunk
Cloud	and	Enterprise	6.5
Overview
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Your	Guide
Jesse	Miller
Staff	Sales	Engineer,	Senior	Product	Manager
Splunk
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Agenda
Introduction
New	Features,	Benefits	&	Demo
New	Licensing	Terms
Q&A
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Disclaimer
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During the course of this presentation, we may make forward looking statements regarding future
events or the expected performance of the company. We caution you that such statements reflect our
current expectations and estimates based on factors currently known to us and that actual events or
results could differ materially. For important factors that may cause actual results to differ from those
contained in our forward-looking statements, please review our filings with the SEC. The forward-looking
statements made in this presentation are being made as of the time and date of its live presentation. If
reviewed after its live presentation, this presentation may not contain current or accurate information.
We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements we may make. In addition,
any information about our roadmap outlines our general product direction and is subject to change at
any time without notice. It is for informational purposes only and shall not, be incorporated into any
contract or other commitment. Splunk undertakes no obligation either to develop the features or
functionality described or to include any such feature or functionality in a future release.
The	Splunk	Portfolio
Platform	for	Operational	Intelligence
Rich	Ecosystem	of
Apps	&	Add-Ons
Splunk	Premium
Solutions
Mainframe
Data
Relational
Databases
MobileForwarders Syslog/TCP
IoT
Devices
Network
Wire	Data
Hadoop
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
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Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
New	Developer	
Resources
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
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Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
New	Developer	
Resources
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
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Centralized	view	of	all	data	objects
prepared	for	viewing	and	analysis
• Data	Models
• Lookups
• Table	Datasets	- New!
A	home	base	for	data	prep	and	analysis
Datasets	Page
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Data	Preparation	&	Analysis	with	Tables
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Create,	edit,	analyze	table	views	without	using	SPL
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Benefits	of	Table	Datasets
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Splunk	Specialist Occasional	User
• Rapidly	create	rich	data	views	
• Empower	independent	analysis	
by	other	users
• Analyze	&	explore	in	intuitive	data	view
• Independently	edit	/	add	fields	
• Create	reports	and	dashboard	panels
Data	prep	and	analysis	– made	simple
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User	Productivity	Enhancements
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Search
Assistance Dashboard
Build & Preview
Report Table
Formatting
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User	Productivity	
Demo
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
1
3
Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
New	Developer	
Resources
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
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Machine	Learning	and	Advanced	Analytics	at	Splunk
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Purpose-built,	turnkey-key	analytics	dedicated	
to	managing	IT	services	and	security	
Packaged	Machine	Learning
Easy	to	use	ML	integrated	into
standard	day-to-day	operations
Custom	Machine	Learning	
Predictive	analytics	tailored	for	a	
customer’s	specific	environment	
and	target	use	cases
From	platform	to	packaged	premium	solutions
Integrated	&	custom	analytics	for	any	use	case
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Splunk	Machine	Learning	Toolkit
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Assistants:	Guide	model	building,	testing	
&	deployment	for	common	objectives
Showcases: Interactive	examples	for	typical	
IT,	security,	business,	IoT	use	cases
SPL	ML	Commands:	New	commands	to	
fit,	test	and	operationalize	models
Python	for	Scientific	Computing	Library:	
300+	open	source	algorithms	available	for	use
Build	custom	analytics	for	any	use	case
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Demo	of	Machine	
Learning
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Machine	Learning	Customer	Success
Network	Incident	Detection
Service	Degradation	Detection Security	/	Fraud	Prevention
Prioritize	Website	Issues	
and	Predict	Root	Cause
Predict	Gaming	Outages
Fraud	Prevention
Machine	Learning	Consulting	Services Analytics	App	built	on	ML	Toolkit
Optimizing	operations	and	business	results
Cell	Tower	Incident	Detection
Optimize	Repair	Operations
Entertainment
Company
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
1
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Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
New	Developer	
Resources
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
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Storage	TCO	Reduction	Options
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Reduce	TSIDX	for	
historical	data
Roll	historical	data	
into	Hadoop
Keeps	data	within	existing	
Splunk storage
Exports	data	but	maintains
search	capability
Flexible	options	to	reduce	storage	requirements	up	to	80%
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Integrated	Hadoop	Features
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Access,	analysis	and	storage	flexibility	with	data	lake
Seamlessly	search	your	Hadoop	
data	within	Splunk	*
Amazon	
EMR	on	S3
Hadoop	
Clusters
Roll	historical	Splunk	data	into	
existing	Hadoop	distribution
Enrich	data	in	Hadoop	with	Splunk	
search	results
Import	Hadoop	data	into	Splunk
*Requires	Splunk	Analytics	for	Hadoop	
add-on	license
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• In-depth	views	integrated	
into	Monitoring	Console
• Includes	checks	for	common	issues	
with	suggested	actions
• Add	custom	Health	Checks	for	your	
environment	with	an	SPL	search
System	Health	Check
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Take	proactive	action	to	optimize	Splunk	operations
System	Health	Check	
Check	 Status	
		Indexer	status	 Success	
		Search	head	health	 Success	
		Forwarder	availability	 Error	
		Indexing	performance	 Success	
		Server	provisioning	 Warning	
		Disk	usage	 Success
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Indexer	Cluster	Rebalancing
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Get	immediate	value	from	new	indexers
• Immediately	optimizes	
search	&	indexing	loads
• Immediately	balances	
storage	loads
Simple	controls	to	
automatically	rebalance
Before	
Rebalancing	
After	
Rebalancing	
New
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Real-Time	SPL	Optimization
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Automatically	optimizes	query	performance
Filter	results	as	early	as	possible lookup only	on	required	data
eval on	the	minimum	number
of	events	possible
Process	as	much	as	possible	
in	parallel	on	indexers
Automatically	applies	
best	practice	techniques
to	optimize	execution	
speed	of	any	query
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
2
4
Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
New	Developer	
Resources
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
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New	App	Developer	Resources
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Package
Packaging	
Toolkit	(Beta)
Develop
Add-on	Builder	
App	
AppInspect
Tool
Promote
Splunkbase	
app	discovery	
experience	
Making	apps	easier	to	develop,	certify	&	manage
Certify
Splunk	App	
Certification	
Process
>
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New	Licensing	Terms
For	Splunk	Enterprise	and	Splunk	Cloud	Customers	
Free	Dev/Test	Usage
Explore	new	data	sources	
and	use	cases	before	
moving	to	production
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No	Metered	Enforcement
Exceeding	license	terms
does	not	disrupt	Splunk	
production	operations
New	license	key	available	with	
6.5	upgrade	
Personalized	license	keys	available	
to	all	customers
Available	Now	with	6.5! Available	Nov	1,	2016
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Getting	Started	with	Splunk	for	IT
IT	Ops	Solutions	Guide
App	Management	Getting	
Started	Guide
Application	Mgt	Paper:	Racing	
Ahead	of	the	Competition
Splunk	for	IT	Ops	at	Ubisoft
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Available	at	Splunk.com	– IT	Ops	Solutions
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Sample	Data	Set	for	Security	Investigations
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• Static	data	sample	to	get	started	with	security	use	cases
• Contains	logs	with	evidence	of	malicious	activity
• Delivered	as	Splunkbase App
• Download	and	practice	today
Getting	Started	With	Splunk	Security	App
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Splunk	Cloud	&	Splunk	Enterprise	6.5
2
New	Developer	
Resources
Easier	Data
Prep	&	Analysis
Extended	Platform
and	Management
Fast	&	simple	analysis
for	a	wide	range	of	users
Simplified	management
and	lower	TCO
Create	and	certify	
enterprise-ready	Apps
New	Machine	
Learning	Analytics
Predictive	analytics	for
business-critical	events
• Integrated	Hadoop	data	roll
• Automated	management
• System	health	check
• Create	custom	analytics	and	
models	for	any	use	case
• Guided	modeling	experience
• Introducing	new	table	views
• Intuitive	interface	to	build,	
edit	&	analyze	tables
• New	app	developer	tools	
• Enhanced	certification	
process
Liberalized Licensing	Terms
No	metered	enforcement	-- Free	dev/test	licenses
• 5,000+	IT	and	Business	Professionals
• 175+	Sessions	
• 80+	Customer	Speakers
PLUS	Splunk University
• Three	days:	Sept	23-25,	2017
• Get	Splunk Certified	for	FREE!
• Get	CPE	credits	for	CISSP,	CAP,	SSCP
SEPT	25-28,	2017
Walter	E.	Washington	Convention	Center
Washington,	D.C.
CONF.SPLUNK.COM
The	8th Annual	Splunk	Worldwide	Users’	Conference
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Thank	You
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Back-up	
Screen	shots
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Tables
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Tables
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Tables
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ML
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ML
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ML
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ML
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What's New in Splunk Cloud and Enterprise 6.5