Awards  

Splunk has been named to the Forbes Global 2000 list for the second year in a row. The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the biggest, most powerful and valuable companies in the world. The 17th annual Global 2000 list includes publicly-traded companies from 61 countries and is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value. Collectively, the companies on this list account for $40 trillion in sales and $186 trillion in assets.

Click here for the full Forbes Global 2000 list.

Splunk is selected as the Best New Enterprise Software Marketing of the Year by the Constellation Research team during their 2019 Enterprise Awards. The awards list is comprised of companies displaying transformative projects and the evolution of technology over the past year, with the ‘New Enterprise Software Marketing’ category applauding the best marketing campaign, ad or perception transformation in the enterprise. Splunk has been recognized for its Data-to-Everything rebrand and launch, specifically highlighting former President Barack Obama’s debut at Splunk’s The Beginning of Everything event. Splunk’s ‘rock-solid messaging, branding and go-to-market playbook’ is celebrated as the Constellation team names its rebrand ‘one of the most sophisticated launches of the decade.’

Click here for the full 2019 Enterprise Awards list.

Splunk has been selected by Fortune as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Diversity. Fortune has teamed up with Great Place to Work® to identify the top workplaces that are at the forefront of creating environments that are better for business and their people. This list of companies has been compiled through analyzing the experiences of women, people of color, LGBTQ people, employees who are Boomers or older, and people who have disabilities, comparing their survey results to those of their colleagues. Splunk has been recognized for not only paying attention to how diverse its workforce and management teams are, but closing critical gaps in how all its people are treated and developed day-to-day.

Click here for the full list of Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Diversity.

Learn more here about Splunk’s culture and career opportunities.

Splunk has been awarded AWS’ Big Data Public Sector Technology Partner Award at AWS re:Invent 2019. Its ability to scale, collect and index hundreds of terabytes of data per day across multi-geography, multi-datacenter and hybrid cloud infrastructures helped Splunk tie for first place in the category. Splunk was recognized for its success with AWS competencies, demonstration of Amazon’s leadership principles, engagement with the AWS Partner Network (APN) and “customer-obsessed” results. At Splunk, strategic partners like AWS are fundamentally critical to our continued growth as is a healthy and growing channel business.

See the full list of winners here.

The 2019 cybersecurity Cas d’OR de la Cybersécurité awards in France named Splunk the winner of the ‘Special Threat Detection’ award for its Splunk Enterprise Security and Phantom solutions. Winners are selected by a jury panel based on their ability to adapt to new digital uses and continuously innovate. The annual Cas d’Or de la Cybersécurité awards benefit from the support and partnership with CLUSIF, the French Information Systems and Cybersecurity Club.

Click here to see the full list of Cas d’OR de la Cybersécurité award winners.

Splunk’s Christian Smith, SVP, Global Sales has been named to The Modern Sale and Collective[i]’s third annual Top 100 Global Sales Leaders list. The GSL100 recognizes sales executives who operate in the most complex and fastest-moving business environments, as well as those who have pushed the limits to grow their sales organizations to generate billions in revenue. Christian has been recognized for several qualities, including his overall contribution to the sales profession and his ability to embrace the technologies that are rapidly defining the modern sale.

Click here for the full Top 100 Global Sales Leaders 2020 list.

Splunk’s Suzanne McGovern, Chief Diversity Officer and Head of Talent, was named to Hive Learning’s Most Influential D&I Leaders list for 2019. The list was compiled by Hive Learning staff, highlighting the movers, shakers and changemakers shaping the diversity and inclusion debate and helping organizations build more inclusive environments. Suzanne was selected for the impact she’s made at Splunk thus far and her belief that the future of organizations will only be successful if they are able to include, harness and unleash the power of diverse teams. Splunk’s ‘Million Data Points’ campaign is also featured as a part of the organization’s commitment to fostering a culture rooted in empowerment, respect and inclusivity.

View the full list of Hive Learning’s 2019 Most Influential D&I Leaders.

Splunk has been selected by Fortune as one of the 2019 Best Workplaces for Parents. Fortune has teamed up with Great Place to Work® to identify the top workplaces that maximize the potential for all employees, regardless of parenting status. Splunk has been recognized for remaining supportive of new parents and offering high-quality paid parental leave for both new fathers and mothers. Additionally, Splunk provides employees with progressive fertility and parenting benefits including IVF, egg freezing, surrogacy and adoption, along with pet health insurance to keep furry family members healthy. Splunk has been recognized for living up to its values, creating opportunities for people to innovate and the effectiveness of its leaders.

Click here for the full list of Fortune’s Best Workplaces For Parents.

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Splunk has been selected as a winner at the 2019 IT-Awards by the tech publishing house Vogel Communications Group in Germany, which has 47,000 registered users and achieves over 2 million page impressions per month with several top business IT portals like BigData-Insider, CloudComputing-Insider, DataCenter-Insider, DevOps-Insider and Security-Insider. Readers, including CIOs, IT managers and developers awarded Splunk gold in the machine learning category when voting for their favorite IT companies in 43 different categories. Local customer references like Zeppelin have helped shape the image of Splunk as a machine learning leader in Germany. With the help of Splunk’s Machine Learning Toolkit, Zeppelin was able to design an anomaly detection model to predict future failures in spark plugs, the leading cause of power plant shutdowns.

Click here to learn more about the 2019 IT-Awards and see pictures from the award event.

Splunk was named to Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list for the fourth year in a row. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies—large, small, public and private—hail from cities across North America and are disrupting the technology industry. Winners on the 2019 list are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over a three-year period. The ranking is compiled from applications submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500 website and public company database research conducted by Deloitte LLP.

See the full list of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 here.

Splunk has been selected by TalentDesk as one of the 2019 Best Companies to Work For, specifically as one of the best companies for sales manager positions in Boulder, CO and one of the best companies for technology and sales positions in Ashburn, VA. The 2019 Best Company Rankings are based on company scores, which consider multiple sources of employee feedback. Splunk has been recognized for employee satisfaction in the workplace, including work-life balance, compensation and career trajectory.

Click here for the full list of TalentDesk’s 2019 Best Companies to Work For.

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Splunk’s Susan St. Ledger, President of Worldwide Field Operations, has been named one of the Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS for 2019 by The Software Report. The annual list recognizes women who are accomplished in the software industry and create an environment where other women can thrive in their careers. These women have been selected for their character, accomplishments and the positive impacts they have on their organizations. Susan is recognized for her continued leadership in global sales, along with contributing to Splunk’s increase in revenue from $670 million to more than $1.8 billion in the years she has spent in her position.

Click here for a full list of winners of the Top 50 Women Leaders in SaaS.

Splunk has been selected by Fortune as one of the 2019 75 Best Large Workplaces for Women. Teaming up with Great Place to Work®, Fortune’s annual list identifies the top workplaces that have created an environment for women to thrive in their careers. Splunk has been recognized for its values around diversity and inclusion, building a culture where people trust each other and employees are able to reach their full human potential, no matter who they are or what they do. Splunk’s aim is to create a safe place where women’s voices can be heard, leading with empathy and listening to meet the evolving needs of Splunk business and the workforce. The list represents companies that have more employees who feel included, and are creating a more equitable experience across race, ethnicity and gender lines, compared to the other organizations.

Click here for the full list of Fortune’s 75 Best Large Workplaces For Women.

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Splunk’s President and CEO, Doug Merritt, has been named one of Information Security Solution Review’s 10 Coolest SIEM CEO’s of 2019. As the SIEM marketplace rapidly becomes one of the most important in cybersecurity, the influence of these CEOs is felt throughout the industry and their companies. Doug’s leadership is recognized as defining Splunk on nearly every level — from Splunk’s direction, market strategy, product development and culture.

View the full list of Coolest SIEM CEOs.

Splunk has been selected by Fortune as one of the 2019 100 Best Workplaces for Millennials. For the third year, Fortune has teamed up with Great Place to Work® to identify the top 100 workplaces that have created an environment for millennials to thrive in their career. Splunk has been recognized for retaining top managerial talent, fostering respect and fairness in the workplace, providing millennial employees the same positive experiences as previous generations, and building a diverse and inclusive environment.

Click here for the full list of Fortune’s 100 Best Workplaces For Millennials.

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Splunk’s SVP and general manager of security markets, Haiyan Song has been recognized as a security veteran luminary in SC Magazine’s annual Women in Security issue. Every year, SC Magazine celebrates women in the industry who have made notable contributions to the cybersecurity community. These women have shaped the industry, providing thought leadership and making a positive impact on the advancement of cybersecurity in government or the private sector. As a security veteran, Haiyan is recognized for her ability to navigate the changing security landscape, maneuver pitfalls and seize opportunities throughout her career.

View the full list of Women in Security honorees.

Splunk’s President and CEO, Doug Merritt, has been selected as a winner of the Entrepreneur of the Year 2019 Award in Northern California. Entrepreneur of the Year recognizes business leaders who are excelling in areas such as innovation, financial performance and personal commitment to their businesses and communities. The group of entrepreneurial leaders was selected by an independent judging panel made up of previous award winners, leading CEOs, investors and other regional business leaders. Doug is recognized for his strong values, purposeful creation of community and commitment to giving back, along with his success in growing Splunk in the data space.

Click here for a full list of winners of the Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2019.

Splunk has been named to the 2019 SD Times 100 Best in Show in Software Development for Big Data and Analytics list. The 2019 SD Times 100 recognizes companies and organizations that are leaders, innovators and influencers in the software development market. They have awarded Splunk for flying ahead of the flock with new, innovative projects, establishing leadership positions and influencing how and what organizations create. Splunk is an example that software development does not stand still and that new methodologies, architectures and paradigms are emerging.

Click here for the full list of winners of the 2019 SD Times 100 Best in Show.

Splunk’s Brooke Cunningham, Area Vice President of Global Partner Programs and Marketing & Operations, has been named to CRN’s list of 2019 Power 100, an elite subset of its prestigious annual Women of the Channel list.

From the Women of the Channel list, CRN editors select 100 executives whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition as "The Power 100: The Most Powerful Women in the Channel." The Power 100 belong to an exclusive group of women leaders whose vision and influence are key drivers of their companies’ success and help move the entire IT channel forward.

View the full list of CRN’s list of 2019 Power 100 Honorees.

CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named five of Splunk’s female executives to its prestigious 2019 Women of the Channel list.

• Brooke Cunningham, Area Vice President, Global Partner Programs, Marketing & Operations
• Bonni-Jo Salazar, Director, Global Partner
• Maryse Schlesinger, Director, Global Partner
• Pauline Tng, Head of Channels, APAC
• Jessica Walker McFarland, Director, Global Partner

Each year, CRN publishes its Women of the Channel project, recognizing female executives for their accomplishments over the past year and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward. The female executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other organizations that figure prominently in the channel ecosystem.

View the full list of CRN Women of the Channel Honorees.

Splunk’s Haiyan Song, Senior Vice President, Security Markets, has been named to the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2019 list. This list celebrates over 100 women business leaders in real estate, law, technology, finance, healthcare and  other industries who are leaders in their organizations and communities. These trailblazing executives have spent decades mentoring others and cultivating the next generation of women leaders. Haiyan was recognized as a female security expert and thought leader in the field, serving an instrumental role in building and growing the security business at Splunk.

Click here for the full list of winners of the Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business 2019.

Splunk was selected as one of Washingtonian Magazine's "50 Great Places to Work" in 2019 for the second time. The award recognizes Splunk’s competitive pay and benefits, emphasis on work-life balance, positive environment and meaningful work. The award is based on a survey of employees who are asked to determine their level of happiness in various aspects of their workplace.

Click here for the full list of Washingtonian Magazine’s 50 Great Places to Work" for 2019.

Learn more here about Splunk’s culture and career opportunities.

Splunk has been named to CRN’s 2019 Big Data 100 list in the Big Data Management and Integration category. CRN recognized Splunk for bringing to market solutions that expertly harness the increasingly huge volumes of data generated in today’s digital world and being at the forefront of data management, business analytics and infrastructure technologies and services. This annual list acknowledges technology vendors that have demonstrated an extraordinary ability to innovate in bringing to market products and services that help businesses manage big data.

Click here for the full list of winners of the 2019 CRN 2019 Big Data 100 list.

Splunk ranks third on the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2019 List. This annual ranking produced by the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal shines the spotlight on 130 local companies whose employees rate as exceptional. Companies included on the Best Places to Work in the Bay Area 2019 List represent the best their industries have to offer and are widely known to attract and retain top talent. Winners are chosen based on an assessment of their Bay Area employees that measures their company on such values including trust in leadership, collaborative culture, personal engagement and satisfaction of individual needs through great benefits and perks.

Click here for the full list of winners of the 2019 Bay Area Best Places to Work List.

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Splunk has been selected by Great Place to Work® as one of the Best Workplaces in Asia 2019 for the second year in a row. The Best Workplaces in Asia list recognizes organizations in the Asia and Middle East regions that are dedicated to sustaining high-trust cultures for their employees. These workplaces are distinguished by their extraordinary levels of trust, pride and camaraderie—putting people first as a key priority.

See the full list of G2 Crowd’s 2019 Best Software Products here.

Click here for the full list of Asia’s Best Workplaces 2019 List.

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Splunk has been named to the 2019 LinkedIn Top Companies List, recognizing the 50 most sought-after companies where professionals want to work and stay globally. The annual list is derived from a blended score, looking at factors including interest in the company, engagement with employees, job interest and retention. The Top Companies List is informed by the billions of actions taken by more than 610 million professionals on LinkedIn and is a part of the LinkedIn List franchise, an ongoing editorial series that celebrates professionals and companies making an impact in the professional world.

Click here for the full list of the 2019 LinkedIn Top Companies list.

Learn more here about Splunk’s culture and career opportunities.

Splunk was named to CRN’s annual Security 100 list for 2019. The award recognizes the top security tech suppliers, and is honoring Splunk in the “SIEM, Risk and Threat Intelligence” category. The CRN Security 100 list is designed to help partners wade through the ever-expanding security market by considering the top vendors of all sizes, across five categories including network security; endpoint security; SIEM and threat detection; web, email and application security; and identity management/data protection.

See the full list of the CRN’s 2019 Security 100 here.

Splunk’s Brooke Cunningham, Ken Mark and Bud Kinzer have been named to CRN’s 2019 Channel Chiefs list. This list identifies the top channel executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies. Those making the list are chosen by CRN editors based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

See the full list of the CRN’s 2019 Channel Chiefs here.

Splunk was selected as one of CRN’s Coolest Cloud Computing Companies of 2019 for its software category. This annual award recognizes the most advanced cloud technology suppliers in each of five categories: infrastructure, platforms and development, security, storage and software. Winners are selected by the CRN editorial team for their creativity and innovation in product development, the quality of their services and partner programs, and their demonstrated ability to help customers benefit from the ease of use, flexibility, scalability and budgetary savings that cloud computing offers. In addition to recognizing cloud technology vendors for outstanding products and services, the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Companies list is the ultimate guide for solution providers to find key players driving all facets of cloud technology. The list aids in identifying the companies that can best help them improve, or expand, their cloud services.

See the full list of 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors of 2019 here.

Splunk has been named a winner on G2 Crowd’s 2019 Best Software Products Awards list, ranking number 4 overall. Technology companies on the list are selected with data provided by its software users, and as a result, have proven their commitment to customers by providing technology that delivers. G2 Crowd compiles the award list using data collected from over 270,000 authentic customer reviews written between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2018. Reviews spanned across nearly 60,000 software products, with every single review vetted by an individual person to ensure legitimacy.

See the full list of G2 Crowd’s 2019 Best Software Products here.

Splunk has made it to the Forbes Global 2000 list, being recognized as one of the top 50 Growth Champions. The Forbes Global 2000 is an annual ranking of the biggest, most powerful and most valuable companies in the world. The 16th annual Global 2000 list includes publicly-traded companies from 60 countries and is based on a mix of four metrics: sales, profit, assets and market value. Collectively, the companies on this list account for $39.1 trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189 trillion in assets and $56.8 trillion in market value.

Click here for the full Forbes Global 2000 List

Splunk was voted Best Enterprise Security Product by the readers of Computing in the Computing Technology Product Awards 2018. These awards aim to recognize the best companies and products in the UK technology industry. The awards give Computing readers the chance to vote for the organizations that serve them best across a number of different categories, from a shortlist decided by a panel of Computing technology experts.

Splunk was selected as one of the winners to Deloitte’s 2018 Technology Fast 500 list. Combining technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth, Fast 500 companies—large, small, public and private—hail from cities across North America and are disrupting the technology industry. Winners are selected based on percentage fiscal year revenue growth over a three-year period. The ranking is compiled from applications submitted directly to the Technology Fast 500 website and public company database research conducted by Deloitte LLP.

See the full list of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list here.

Splunk has made it to the Forbes World’s Best Employers list. With more than 430,000 global recommendations analyzed by Statista, Splunk ranks #301. This list is based on Forbes’ 2018 Global 2000 rankings, which included publicly traded companies from 60 countries that together accounted for $39.1 trillion in sales, $3.2 trillion in profit, $189 trillion in assets and $56.8 trillion in market value.

Click here for the full list of winners of the Forbes World’s Best Employer list.

Datanami released its annual Readers’ & Editors’ Choice Awards, recognizing Splunk as the Editors’ Choice for “Best Big Data Security Product” and “Top 5 Vendors to Watch.” Datanami’s third annual award list recognizes the companies, products, and projects that have made a difference in the big data community this year. These awards are nominated and voted on by Datanami readers.

See the full 2018 Datanami Readers’ & Editors’ Choice Awards here

Splunk won the Platinum award from Security Insider in the “Best SIEM” category at the Readers’ Choice Awards 2018. These awards ask subscribers of the publication to vote for the companies they want to win and with over 34,000 votes is one of the largest IT awards ceremonies in Germany.

Splunk won the Gold award from Big Data Insider in the “Cognitive Computing / Machine Learning” category at the Readers’ Choice Awards 2018. These awards ask subscribers of the publication to vote for the companies they want to win and with over 34,000 votes is one of the largest IT awards ceremonies in Germany.

Splunk has made it to the Forbes Digital 100 list, ranking #9 in the top 100 public companies that are shaping the digital economy. To compile the top 100 digital companies, Forbes looks at companies that made it onto the 2018 Global 2000, Forbes’ annual ranking of the biggest companies in the world. The Forbes Digital 100 also includes companies from 17 different countries and ranks companies using a variety of factors including sales, profits, asset growth and stock performance over the past year.

Click here for the full Forbes Global 2000 List

Doug Merritt, CEO at Splunk, has been named by The SaaS Report as a Top 50 SaaS CEO of 2018. These CEOs were selected largely based on the detailed reviews received from their respective employees and industry colleagues. With over 5,000 nominations received, CEOs were assessed across a number of key areas including integrity, intelligence, energy, company culture, and company growth, among others. In many cases, it was evident that a CEO had developed such unique leadership skills that they were held in high esteem by seemingly everyone they worked with.

Click here for the full list to The SaaS Report’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs of 2018

Splunk customer Sandia National Laboratories’ was recognized by GCN as one of the top innovators driving change with IT innovations throughout the public sector. Sandia was honored for their High-Fidelity Adaptive Deception & Emulation System (HADES) program, which leverages Splunk by applying Splunk Enterprise Security to both increase the realism of deception environments and instantly redeploy gathered threat intelligence for network defense. With Splunk ES, HADES can map relationships between all relevant parts of an IT ecosystem. Ultimately, this helps HADES deceive, interact with and analyze adversaries in real time, helping to dramatically improve government and transform the sector.

Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) won the SIEM category of the Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2018 for three consecutive years. The annual Computerworld Hong Kong Awards recognize excellent technology products, services and providers that drive the development of the local IT industry. The winners are nominated and voted by the readers.

Splunk was selected as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the UK in the 2018 Great Place to Work Survey. The awards recognize the organisations in the UK that are dedicated to creating the best possible workplace for their employees. Determined by an employee survey, these workplaces are distinguished by their extraordinary levels of trust, pride, and camaraderie. Putting their people first is a key priority for these companies.

Splunk Enterprise Security was chosen as the Outstanding Data Security Solution at the Computing Big Data Excellence Awards 2018. The awards are organized to celebrate the achievements of the IT industry's best big data companies, solutions, products and personalities. Splunk was selected from a shortlist of 5 directly by the editors of Computing.

Splunk’s Susan St. Ledger, President of Worldwide Field Operations, has been named to San Francisco Business Times’ 2018 list of Most Influential Women in Business.

Each year, San Francisco Business Times honors the Bay Area’s female leaders across a range of business industries. Nominees are evaluated on their influence in their industries as well as in their communities. This year, the publication celebrated women who are leaders in technology, education, real estate and finance, who share central traits: drive, passion and commitment to excellence.

See the full list of San Francisco Business Times’ Most Influential list 2018 here

CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named six of Splunk’s female executives to its prestigious 2018 Women of the Channel list.

• Cheryln Chin, VP, Global Partner
• Brooke Cunningham, Area Vice President, Global Partner Programs, Marketing & Operations
• Bonni-Jo Salazar, Director, Global Partner
• Maryse Schlesinger, Director, Global Partner
• Pauline Tng, Head of Channels, APAC
• Jessica Walker McFarland, Director, Global Partner

Each year, CRN publishes its Women of the Channel project, recognizing female executives for their accomplishments over the past year and the far-reaching impact they are having on the technology industry going forward. The female executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other organizations that figure prominently in the channel ecosystem.

View the full list of CRN Women of the Channel Honorees

Splunk’s Cheryln Chin, VP of Global Partners, and Brooke Cunningham, Area Vice President of Global Partner Programs and Marketing & Operations, have been named to CRN’s list of 2018 Power 100, an elite subset of its prestigious annual Women of the Channel list.

From the Women of the Channel list, CRN editors select 100 executives whose expertise and vision are deserving of recognition as "The Power 100: The Most Powerful Women in the Channel." The Power 100 belong to an exclusive group of women leaders whose vision and influence are key drivers of their companies’ success and help move the entire IT channel forward.

View the full list of CRN’s list of 2018 Power 100 Honorees

Splunk Director of SLED Business Development Bethann Pepoli has been named to the 2018 StateScoop 50 Awards in the category of Industry Leadership of the Year. This list recognizes the top IT leaders who improve the government’s mission success rates at the state and local level. Pepoli oversees the health and human services, transportation and public safety verticals, as well as the education market. She is also responsible for collaborating with partners to better serve state and local government.

Splunk was ranked #1 on the list of Great Place to Work’s Best Workplaces in Asia 2018. The Best Workplaces in Asia list recognizes organizations in the Asia region that are dedicated to sustaining high-trust cultures for their employees. These workplaces are distinguished by their extraordinary levels of trust, pride, and camaraderie. Putting their people first is a key priority for these companies.

Splunk was selected as one of the “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times. This is the 11th consecutive year Splunk has been named a top Bay Area employer by the publication. Winners of the San Francisco Business Times’ annual list are determined by survey results voluntarily provided by company employees. The survey is designed to recognize companies for their outstanding employee satisfaction across personal and professional development, workplace satisfaction and overall team effectiveness.

Splunk was recently awarded the 5-Star Rating in CRN’s 2018 Partner Program Guide. The annual guide recognizes the channel’s top partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel. To determine the 2018 5-Star ratings, CRN’s research team assessed each vendor’s partner program based on investments in program offerings, partner profitability, partner training, education and support, marketing programs and resources, sales support and communication.

Splunk customer, Matthew Shallbetter, Director of Security Design and Innovation at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), was recognized as one of the top 100 IT leaders in the federal government for his work using Splunk to break down data silos within HHS. Mr. Shallbetter worked with CIOs, CISOs and others at 12 Security Operations Centers (SOCs) to create the HHS Cyber Automation Program. With Splunk at the heart of HHS’ Cyber Automation Program, Mr. Shallbetter changed agency culture to increase interagency collaboration, which has allowed HHS to operate in a more holistic way. HHS now uses Splunk to share important data across teams in real time, resulting in more coordinated IT and cybersecurity efforts for some of the most public-facing federal agencies.

Splunk VP of Global Partners, Cherlyn Chin, and VP of American Channels, Ken Marks, have both been named to the CRN 2018 Channel Chief list. The annual list recognizes forward-thinking channel executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN editors based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

Brooke Cunningham, AVP Global Partners Program & Operations at Splunk, has been named to both CRN’s 2018 Channel Chief list and the Channel Chief’s 50 Most Influential list. The Most Influential list is an elite group drawn from the larger pool of Channel Chief honorees each year that represent the cream of the IT channel crop. The list is comprised of leaders who drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel partnerships throughout the industry. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN editors based on their track record of channel accomplishments, standing in the industry, dedication to the partner community and plans for driving future business innovation and channel growth.

Splunk was selected as a one of CRN’s Coolest Cloud Vendors to watch in 2018. The annual awards recognize the most innovative cloud technology suppliers in cloud computing technology. The 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors of 2018 are selected by the CRN editorial team for their creativity and innovation in product development, the quality of their services and partner programs, and their demonstrated ability to help customers benefit from the ease of use, flexibility, scalability and budgetary savings that cloud computing offers.

Splunk was named to the list of Best Companies to Work For® in Greater China 2017 for the second year in a row. The list recognizes 33 companies that demonstrate the highest level of trust, strongest evidence of employee engagement, and demonstrate best-applied management practices and programs. In its sixth year, the list was selected from Great Place to Work in Greater China’s survey of 145 companies.

Splunk has been named a winner of the CRN 2017 Product of the Year awards. The annual awards recognize products and services that represent best-in-breed technological innovation backed by a supportive channel partner program. Splunk Enterprise 6.5 was honored as the winner of the Enterprise Software category for its advanced analytics capabilities, making it easier to create machine learning models across IT, security and business use cases.

Splunk was voted Best Business Software Provider by the readers of V3 in the V3 Technology Awards 2017. These awards aim to recognize the best companies, products and individuals in the UK technology industry. Now in their eight year, the awards give V3 readers the chance to vote for the organizations that serve them best across a number of different categories, from a shortlist decided by a panel of V3 technology experts.

Splunk IT Service Intelligence has been named a finalist in CRN’s 2017 Tech Innovators Awards. The annual awards recognize groundbreaking vendors across 32 categories in areas ranging from cloud applications to data storage and the Internet of Things. Splunk was honored by CRN’s editors in the enterprise management software category for its advanced analytics capabilities providing deep insight into the health and performance of IT services in real time.

Splunk has been named a winner of the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 awards. The annual awards honor the fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies across North America. Recipients are chosen based on the company’s relative fiscal year revenue growth over a three-year period.

Splunk was recognized in the Big Data & Business Analytics category for the third consecutive year in the NetworkWorld Asia Readers' Choice Product Excellence Awards 2017. The annual awards honor technology providers in Asia Pacific that have contributed to the innovative application of technology by end-user enterprises as they seek to help customers with their digital transformation.

China Information Technology Industry Federation (CITIF) and Business Partner, the leading channel publication in China, awarded Splunk the Best Selections of Big Data Application Cases 2017, recognizing Splunk’s support to a leading internet financial platform in China to realize always-on operations with end-to-end visibility and real-time insights. The award aims to drive application-oriented innovation and speed up the development of big data industry. The judging panel includes experts in big data, CIOs, CDOs (Chief Data Officer) and senior journalists.

Splunk has been named to Fortune’s inaugural Future 50 list as one of the world’s most forward-looking and innovative companies. Fortune, in partnership with the Boston Consulting Group, developed the list of the top 50 global public companies best positioned for future growth based on a combination of their external market potential and internal capabilities. Winners were chosen based on five core categories: market opportunity, strategic vitality, technology and investments, employee opportunities and company structure.

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Splunk won the Gold award from Security Insider in the “Best SIEM” category at the Readers’ Choice Awards 2017. These awards ask subscribers of the publication to vote for the companies they want to win and with over 34,000 votes is one of the largest IT awards ceremonies in Germany.

Splunk was recognized in the Big Data & Business Analytics category for the third consecutive year in the NetworkWorld Asia Readers' Choice Product Excellence Awards 2017. The annual awards honor technology providers in Asia Pacific that have contributed to the innovative application of technology by end-user enterprises as they seek to help customers with their digital transformation.

Splunk has been recognized by Datanami as the 2017 Editors’ Choice winner for the Best Big Data Product in Big Data Security. Now in its second year, the annual Datanami Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards highlight the best and brightest innovators within the global big data community. Datanami’s editors honored Splunk for setting the industry pace when it comes to analyzing event logs and other data collected by network security tools.

PCM magazine has honored Splunk Enterprise as the IT Solution Excellence in the Biz IT Excellence 2017 Award. The annual award recognizes the outstanding IT solutions and use cases. The panel of judges selected the solutions based on a series of criteria including technological Innovation, product performance, cost-effectiveness, service and technical support, etc.

The NetworkWorld Asia (NWA) has honored Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) as the Best Security Threat Lifecycle Management in its Information Management Awards 2017. The annual awards recognize Asia's leaders in Information Security, Storage and Data Management. The winners are nominated and voted by 100 regional CIOs and IT heads of end-user organizations.

Computerworld Hong Kong (CWHK) has honored Splunk ES as the SIEM solution of choice in its Computerworld Hong Kong Awards 2017. The annual Computerworld Hong Kong Awards recognize excellent technology products, services and providers that drive the development of the local IT industry. The winners are nominated and voted by the readers.

Splunk was named to the Database Trends & Applications’ (DBTA) Big Data 100: The Companies That Matter Most in Data. Now in its fifth year, the DBTA 100 recognizes the top companies in data management and analysis that are addressing evolving market demands through innovation in software, services and hardware. The list is compiled by Database Trends and Applications’ editors, who recognized Splunk for helping organizations search, monitor, analyze and visualize their machine-generated big data for real-time operational intelligence.

Splunk Enterprise Security has been awarded the Best SIEM Solution/Behavioural Analytics Tool by SC Magazine Awards Europe 2017. Now in its 20th year, the SC Awards are recognized throughout the security industry as the gold standard of excellence in cybersecurity. With the awards, SC Magazine Europe honors the achievements of security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the vigilant work of government, commercial and nonprofit entities.

Splunk has been named to the LinkedIn Top Companies list for the second consecutive year. The annual list recognizes the 50 best companies in the United States at attracting and keeping top talent, based on LinkedIn user data. To rank the winning companies, LinkedIn’s global editorial team analyzed billions of actions taken by its 500+ million members in over 200 countries to develop a score based on actions such as job applications, user engagement and new hire staying power.

Splunk Enterprise Security was selected as the Security Product of the Year at the UK National Technology Awards. The National Technology Awards, run in conjunction with publications FSTech and Retail Systems, celebrate technological achievements and excellence across the UK tech industry.

Splunk’s Cheryln Chin, vice president of global partner programs, and Brooke Cunningham, area vice president of partner programs and operations, and were named to the Power 100 list in the 2017 CRN Women of the Channel Awards. The Power 100 is a subset of the CRN Women of the Channel who have earned a special distinction based on their exemplary record of success and their level of influence in the channel.

Splunk’s Bonni-Jo Salazar, director of global partner programs; Jessica Walker McFarland, director of worldwide partner marketing; and Karen Grimes, public sector channel sales manager, were each named to the 2017 CRN Women of the Channel list. Every year, CRN honors influential female leaders with extraordinary expertise and vision. The female executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other organizations that figure prominently in the channel ecosystem.

Snehal Antani, senior vice president and general manager of business analytics and IoT at Splunk, was named to the 2017 Top 50 Multicultural Leaders in Technology by the National Diversity Council. Each year, the National Diversity Council compiles a list of the most prominent multicultural executives in the technology industry from around the country to honor their achievements in driving change, innovation and inspiring others to succeed while contributing to business growth. Snehal is recognized for his outstanding leadership and success in driving the long-term vision and strategy for Splunk across IT, security, business analytics, and the Internet of Things markets.

StateScoop honored Splunk customers James Collins, the CIO for the State of Delaware and Danielle Alvarez, the CISO for the State of Florida, in its annual StateScoop 50 awards program. Using Splunk technology, Collins enabled Delaware to reduce the number of data centers, promoted cloud usage and expanded broadband services in the state. Alvarez was honored for her efforts to transform Florida’s IT landscape and improve the cybersecurity posture of the state with the power of Splunk.

Splunk was named one of San Francisco Business Times’ (SFBT) “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area for the 10th consecutive year. In conjunction with its research partner, Quantum Workplace, SFBT compiled its list from survey results voluntarily provided by company employees. Splunk ranks among several large enterprises and the results highlight employee satisfaction in many areas, including personal and professional development, workplace satisfaction and overall team effectiveness.

Splunk's Partner+ Program has been named a CRN 5-Star Partner Winner. The 2017 CRN Partner Program Guide and CRN 5-Star Rating is an annual directory and the definitive listing of partner programs from technology vendors that provide products and services through the IT channel. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes an elite subset of companies that offer solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs.

Splunk was named one of Washington's 50 greatest places to work in 2017 by Washingtonian Magazine. This recognition is designated for companies who offer a flexible work/life balance, competitive pay and benefits, a positive environment and meaningful work. Employees at each organization were surveyed to determine their level of happiness in various aspects, and that data was then analyzed by Leora Lawton of TechSociety Research in California.

Splunk Enterprise Security was selected as the Best Security Technology of the Year at The Techies Awards 2017. Now in its second year the awards are run by technology publications TechWorld and ComputerWorld UK with the aim of celebrating innovation, disruption and entrepreneurship across the UK technology scene, with Splunk Enterprise Security selected by a panel of UK technology experts.

Splunk was named as the winner of the Grand Prix Award at The Techies Awards 2017, given to the company with the most successful series of entries at the event. Now in its second year the awards are run by technology publications TechWorld and ComputerWorld UK with the aim of celebrating innovation, disruption and entrepreneurship across the UK technology scene.

StateScoop honored Splunk customers James Collins, the CIO for the State of Delaware and Danielle Alvarez, the CISO for the State of Florida, in its annual StateScoop 50 awards program. Using Splunk technology, Collins enabled Delaware to reduce the number of data centers, promoted cloud usage and expanded broadband services in the state. Alvarez was honored for her efforts to transform Florida’s IT landscape and improve the cybersecurity posture of the state with the power of Splunk.

Brooke Cunningham, AVP of global partner programs and operations at Splunk, was named to both CRN’s 2017 Channel Chief list and the Channel Chief’s 50 Most Influential list. The Most Influential list is an elite group drawn from the larger pool of Channel Chief honorees each year that represent the cream of the IT channel crop. The list is comprised of leaders who drive the channel agenda and evangelize the importance of channel partnerships throughout the industry. Every year, CRN’s Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN's editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.

Cheryln Chin, vice president of global partners at Splunk, was named to the 2017 Channel Chief list. The annual list recognizes forward-thinking leaders in the channel transforming their enterprises to leading-edge strategic service providers. CRN’s Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN's editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.

Splunk has been named one of the top 20 vendors in CRN’s 100 Coolest Cloud Software Vendors for 2017. Now entering its seventh year, the 100 Coolest Cloud Computing Vendors list serves as a comprehensive guide designed to help solution providers navigate the cloud computing market. The awards recognize and honor industry leaders in cloud computing based on two criteria: vendors with leading-edge products; and those with the ability to extend the adoption of cloud software.

Splunk has been named a 2016 – 17 winner in The Cloud Awards in the category of Best Hybrid Cloud Solution. Now entering its seventh year, the cloud computing awards program celebrates excellence and innovation in the rapid-growth cloud computing market. The awards program recognizes and honors industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing from around the globe.

The 2016 Leadership Awards will bring forward the leaders and pioneers who have contributed to their organizations’ successes. These practitioners realize that successful business technology efforts require a team effort guided by leadership, and our awards will bring industry attention to those that have committed their resources to this critical undertaking. The Ventana Research Leadership Awards cover 30 business and technology categories and are open for organizations across business and IT, technology vendors and consulting firms. Analyst review, case studies and submissions are evaluated based on the stringent guideline set out by awards program criteria. Ventana Research 2016 Leadership Award recipients are announced and presented to the market through our press announcement. All winners will be recognized and the award recipients and their supporting technology vendors and/or consulting firms will receive a prestigious award from Ventana Research.

Splunk was named to the list of Best Companies to Work For® in Greater China 2016. The list recognizes 30 companies that demonstrate the highest level of commitment and persistence in offering a great culture for their employees, fostering the attraction, retention and development of talent. In its fifth year, the list was selected from Great Place to Work in Greater China’s survey of 137 companies, the highest number of entrants to date.

Splunk was named to the list of Best Companies to Work For® in Greater China 2016. The list recognizes 30 companies that demonstrate the highest level of commitment and persistence in offering a great culture for their employees, fostering the attraction, retention and development of talent. In its fifth year, the list was selected from Great Place to Work in Greater China’s survey of 137 companies, the highest number of entrants to date.

Splunk was named the Security Vendor of the Year at the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2016. This is the first year the awards were held and were organized to celebrate the achievements of the IT industry's best security companies, solutions, products and personalities. Splunk was selected as Security Vendor of the Year, selected from a shortlist of 9 directly by the editors of Computing.

Splunk Enterprise Security was chosen as the Best SIEM Solution at the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2016. This is the first year the awards were held and were organized to celebrate the achievements of the IT industry's best security companies, solutions, products and personalities. Splunk was selected from a shortlist of 4 directly by the editors of Computing.

Splunk has been named to Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500. This award recognizes the fastest growing technology companies in North America, based on percentage of revenue growth from fiscal year 2012 to 2015. Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 is a leading technology awards program, which recognizes the combination of technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth across North America that are disrupting the technology industry.

Splunk was named the “Governance Team of the Year” in the small to mid-cap category of the Corporate Secretary Corporate Governance Awards. The annual awards honor more than 400 industry professionals in the governance, risk and compliance world. The “Governance Team of the Year” award honors the best overall governance team in the country and its achievements over the past 12 months.

Splunk was named to the NetworkWorld Asia Readers’ Choice Product Excellence Awards. The big data solution category recognizes both established and new solution providers that have made the most impact on Asian end-user organizations in 2016. The annual awards, now in their 9th year, are based on votes from qualified readers of NetworkWorld Asia, Asia Cloud Forum, Security Asia and Storage Asia.

Splunk received a Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) STAR Award in the category, “Innovation in Expand Selling Lead Generation Programs.” This award recognizes a company that demonstrates the most innovative approach to generating profitable revenue growth with existing customers through a formal lead generation program. The STAR Awards program is a long-standing honor in the technology services industry, recognizing organizations that set the standard for leadership and dedication to this important market space.

Splunk was named to the list of 25 Highest-Rated Public Cloud Computing Companies to Work For. Glassdoor conducted its analysis for every public cloud company with a market capitalization of $500 million or more and at least 30 reviews on the Glassdoor website. The analysis was carried out under the guidance of Glassdoor investor company Battery Ventures.

Splunk’s Haiyan Song was named to the California Diversity Council’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. The award honors women who are breaking barriers in the technology field and setting high standards for themselves and others. The California Diversity Council created the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology list to support its mission of enhancing the appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion.

Splunk won the Platinum award from Security Insider in the “Best SIEM” category at the Readers’ Choice Awards 2016. These awards ask subscribers of the publication to vote for the companies they want to win and with over 34,000 votes is one of the largest IT awards ceremonies in Germany.

Splunk was named to Database Trends and Applications’ annual Big Data 50 awards. The award honors forward-thinking companies are expanding what is possible in terms of managing and deriving value from data. The Big Data 50 awards, now in its second year, recognize big data companies driving innovation.

Splunk is ranked 18th in the San Francisco Business Times’ (SFBT) 75 Largest Software Companies in the Greater Bay Area list. The SFBT editors rank software companies in the region by the number of local employees.

Splunk Cloud was named the 2016 winner of the Best Big Data Analytics Solution at the 4th Cloud & DevOps World Awards. These awards were held alongside the Cloud and DevOps World Forum in London and were established to celebrate excellence and innovation in Cloud Computing. The judging panel in the Best Big Data Analytics Solution category, made up of UK CIOs and analysts, was looking for the solution that could best handle data volumes in a reliable and real time way. Splunk Cloud was selected due to its ability to deliver operational intelligence via an easy to use cloud service.

Splunk Enterprise has been awarded a “Preferred by IT Pros” on Spiceworks. This program honors vendors with products that have above a four-star average rating and have been rated more than ten times by IT pros on Spiceworks. Spiceworks is a network with 4 million monthly users that brings IT professionals together to troubleshoot problems, get product advice and keep up with technology trends.

Splunk Enterprise Security was named the best Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) product at the 2016 Computerworld Hong Kong Awards. The award recognizes software that provides real-time analysis of security alerts from network devices and applications. The Computerworld Hong Kong Awards, now in their 14th year, recognize the leading technology products, services and providers.

The City of LA was named as a 2016 “City on the Cloud” winner by AWS for Splunk Cloud integrated SOC Splunk. LA being one of the largest cyber targets for the West Coast needed to proactively tackle growing cyber threats by incorporating a cybersecurity initiative that would allow the city to infiltrate their digital assets. The city uses Splunk Cloud integrated SOC Splunk as a cloud-based security information and event management (SIEM) solution for the Integrated Security Operations Center (ISOC), to help consolidate, maintain, and analyze security data across the city’s departments.

Splunk was named to LinkedIn's annual "Top Attractors" list as one of the top 40 companies in the U.S. for attracting and keeping top talent. After being named one of the "Best Places to Work" by the San Francisco Business Times for the past nine years, Splunk is extremely thrilled to be recognized on LinkedIn's Top Attractors list for 2016. The rankings are based on employment and employee advocacy data analyzed by LinkedIn, as well as factoring in job applications, engagement and length of time employees stay after being hired.

Splunk was named to the 2016 SD Times 100 in the Big Data and Business Intelligence category. This is the the third consecutive year Splunk was recognized as a leader in the SD Times 100. Each year, the SD Times 100 recognizes companies, non-commercial organizations, open source projects and other initiatives for their innovation and leadership. Judged by the editors of SD Times, the SD Times 100 recognizes the top innovators and leaders in multiple software development industry areas.

Brooke Cunningham, area vice president of partner programs, was named to the Power 100 list in the 2016 CRN Women of the Channel Awards. Every year, CRN honors leading women of the channel who exhibit outstanding expertise and vision. Brooke is recognized for their leadership and role in driving Splunk’s channel growth and innovation. Executives who are honored in this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other prominent organizations in the channel ecosystem.

Jessica Walker McFarland, director of worldwide partner marketing at Splunk, was named to the 2016 CRN Women of the Channel list. Every year, CRN honors influential female leaders with extraordinary expertise and vision. Jessica is recognized for her outstanding leadership, vision and unique role in driving channel growth and innovation. The female executives who comprise this annual list span the IT channel, representing vendors, distributors, solution providers and other organizations that figure prominently in the channel ecosystem.

Splunk was named to the 2016 CRN Big Data 100 list in the business analytics category. The CRN Big Data 100 identifies vendors that have demonstrated an ability to innovate in bringing to market products and services that help business work with big data. The business analytics category recognizes companies offering everything from simple-to-use reporting tools to highly sophisticated software for tackling the most complex data analysis problems.

Coca-Cola North America, a Splunk customer, has been named to the 2016 InformationWeek Elite 100 list of the top business technology innovators for its marketing transformation initiative. The InformationWeek Elite 100 tracks the IT practices of the nation's most innovative IT organizations, providing a unique opportunity to understand and examine the business practices of these firms across core areas of operations, including technology deployment, IT budgets, business-technology infrastructure and IT strategies. By expanding the use of Splunk Enterprise as the data engine powering its digital transformation in marketing, Coca-Cola North America is able to collect, index and analyze machine-generated big data from mobile devices, beacons, Coca-Cola Freestyle machine sensors, IT and security infrastructures and other technologies to improve its business.

Splunk was named Cisco ISV Partner of the Year at Cisco’s annual Global Partner Summit in San Diego. Awarded to exemplary channel partners, the awards are designed to recognize best-in-class business practices and serve as a model to the industry. Areas of consideration include innovative practices, architecture-led approach successes, strategic business outcome-focused programs, seizing new opportunities and sales approaches.

Splunk was named one of San Francisco Business Times’ (SFBT) “Best Places to Work” in the Bay Area for the ninth consecutive year. In conjunction with its research partner, Quantum Workplace, SFBT compiled its list from survey results voluntarily provided by company employees. Splunk ranks among large enterprises and the results highlight Splunk employee satisfaction in a number of areas, including personal and professional development, workplace satisfaction and overall team effectiveness.

Haiyan Song, vice president of security markets, has been named to the 2016 Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology list. Founded by the National Diversity Council, this award recognizes the achievements of women who are breaking barriers and setting high standards for themselves and others in the technology industry. Honorees have reached the top of their profession by being effective leaders in their organization and drive change and inspire others to succeed, while contributing to business growth.

Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) was recognized as the Best SIEM Solution in SC Magazine’s 2016 Excellence Awards in the U.S. Splunk ES goes beyond traditional SIEMs by arming security teams with deep investigative and rapid response capabilities, enabling them to quickly detect and respond to internal and external attacks. The award marks the fifth consecutive year that Splunk has received recognition from SC Magazine. The SC Awards honor the achievements of security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the vigilant work of government, commercial and nonprofit entities.

Splunk Enterprise was honored as the Best Fraud Prevention Solution in SC Magazine's 2016 Trust Awards in the U.S. The key to combating fraud, theft and abuse detection, while keeping an eye on your security defense, lies within analytics-driven security, which is why organizations rely on Splunk security solutions. The award marks the fifth consecutive year that Splunk has received recognition from SC Magazine. The SC Awards honor the achievements of security professionals in the field, the innovations happening in the vendor and service provider communities, and the vigilant work of government, commercial and nonprofit entities.

Aldo Dossola, area vice president of North America Partner Sales, has been named to the 2016 CRN Channel Chiefs list. The annual CRN Channel Chiefs list honors influential leaders in the IT channel who excel at driving growth and revenue in their organizations through channel partners. Channel Chief honorees are selected by CRN’s editorial staff on the basis of their professional achievements, standing in the industry, dedication to the channel partner community and strategies for driving future growth and innovation.

Splunk was announced as a winner of InfoWorld’s 2016 Technology of the Year Awards. These awards honor the best hardware, software, development tools and cloud services of the year. The list, handpicked by InfoWorld’s editors and reviewers, includes all the platforms, databases, developer tools, applications and cloud services that are reshaping IT and redefining the modern business.