Splunk Named Among "Best Places to Work" in the Bay Area for Third Consecutive Year

Company Commitment to Employee Satisfaction Shines Through Rapid Growth

SAN FRANCISCO – May 11, 2010 – Splunk, the IT Search company, today announced its recognition as one of the Bay Area's "Best Places to Work" by The San Francisco Business Times. Splunk was ranked 34 on the 2010 list of 125 Bay Area companies. The San Francisco Business Times received over 350 entries from companies around the Bay Area, with prestigious honors given to the most outstanding companies. The award is based solely on employee satisfaction surveys.

"Splunk has quickly matured into a global company with over 200 employees in eight countries and 1,750 licensed customers worldwide. We've worked very hard to maintain a culture that rewards our people and fosters the innovation required to fuel this growth," said Godfrey Sullivan, President and CEO of Splunk. "Splunk employees represent the very best minds in technology and this recognition is a direct reflection of their great work."

The San Francisco Business Times puts together its annual list of "Best Places to Work" in order to recognize the Bay Area companies that foster a positive working environment. Rankings on the "Best Places to Work" list were determined solely by survey results provided voluntarily from company employees, highlighting employee satisfaction in a number of areas. Questions on the survey inquired about personal growth, workplace satisfaction and managerial effectiveness.

"Splunk has created an environment that promotes ingenuity and rewards employees for performance," said Simon Shelston, Splunk Solutions Architect. "It's a culture that thrives on 'out-of-the-box' thinking. I think we are so successful because 'thinking differently' is part of our DNA."

In addition to this recognition, Splunk's most recent list of accomplishments includes:

• Year over year Q1 growth of 84%
• Added 186 new customers in Q1 '10 (1,750+ total customers)
• Winner 2010 SC Magazine Award, Europe: Best Integrated Security Solution
• Announced Splunk 4.1 - Real-time Search, Analysis and Monitoring for Live Streaming Data

About Splunk

Splunk^® Inc. provides the engine for machine data™. Splunk software collects, indexes and harnesses the massive machine data continuously generated by the websites, applications, servers, networks and mobile devices that power business. Splunk software enables organizations to monitor, search, analyze, visualize and act on massive streams of real-time and historical machine data. More than 3,300 enterprises, universities, government agencies and service providers in more than 75 countries use Splunk Enterprise to gain operational intelligence that deepens business understanding, improves service and uptime, reduces cost and mitigates cybersecurity risk. To learn more, please visit www.splunk.com/company.

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