Splunk was invented as a way to keep track of and analyze machine data coming from a variety of computerized systems. It is a powerful platform for doing just that. But since its invention, it has been used for a myriad of different data types, including streaming log data, database and spreadsheet data, and data provided by web services. The various types of data that Splunk is often used for are explained in the next few sections.
Splunk 7 Essentials, Third Edition
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Splunk 7 Essentials, Third Edition
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Overview of this book
Splunk is a search, reporting, and analytics software platform for machine data, which has an ever-growing market adoption rate. More organizations than ever are adopting Splunk to make informed decisions in areas such as IT operations, information security, and the Internet of Things.
The first two chapters of the book will get you started with a simple Splunk
installation and set up of a sample machine data generator, called Eventgen.
After this, you will learn to create various reports, dashboards, and alerts. You will
also explore Splunk's Pivot functionality to model data for business users. You
will then have the opportunity to test-drive Splunk's powerful HTTP Event Collector. After covering the core Splunk functionality, you'll be provided with some real-world best practices for using Splunk, and information on how to build upon what you've learned in this book.
Throughout the book, there will be additional comments and best practice
recommendations from a member of the SplunkTrust Community, called
"Tips from the Fez".
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Splunk – Getting Started
Bringing in Data
Search Processing Language
Reporting, Alerts, and Search Optimization
Dynamic Dashboarding
Data Models and Pivot
HTTP Event Collector
Best Practices and Advanced Queries
Taking Splunk to the Organization
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