Ben Lovley's Blog Posts

Ben is a senior solutions engineer for Aerospace, Defence and Other Government Departments. (OGD). He has spent most of his adult life in Defence supporting OGDs in Incident Response and Threat Hunt. Ben is a long term Splunk user both professionally and in his down time creating things like the Splunk Motorcycle and recent Hackathon series

What the North Pole Can Teach Us About Digital Resilience
Observability
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What the North Pole Can Teach Us About Digital Resilience

Discover North Pole lessons for digital resilience. Prioritise operations, just like the reliable Santa Tracker, for guaranteed outcomes. Explore our dashboards for deeper insights!
Introducing the Insights Suite for Splunk (IS4S)
Customers & Community
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Introducing the Insights Suite for Splunk (IS4S)

Splunker Ben Lovley discusses how to track usage, uncover new use cases, optimize performance, and demonstrate the value of your Splunk deployment.
Tech the Halls - Part 2: Naughty and Nice
Tips & Tricks
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Tech the Halls - Part 2: Naughty and Nice

In this second installment of our festive-themed series, we take you to the SOC, or Santa Operations Centre for those not familiar. This is where Santa and his elves monitor the delivery operations on the big day, using past Christmas data sets to optimise operations. From monitoring Key Performance Indicators from the CRM (Christmas Reputation Matrix) system to analysing the Naughty or Nice Lists, Splunk’s lookup functionality plays a starring role in ensuring the right presents go to the right children.
Tech the Halls - Part 1
Tips & Tricks
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Tech the Halls - Part 1

In this first blog, we explore how Splunk can make financial planning simpler and smarter. Whether you’re tracking your holiday expenses, identifying spending trends, or preparing for unexpected costs, Splunk equips you with the insights you need to make better financial decisions.
London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Rider Analytics
Global Impact
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London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Rider Analytics

With the London to Paris ride now complete, and the fundraising target well on its way, it’s the perfect time to dive into the technical magic that made it possible to track the journey in real-time.
London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Day 3
Global Impact
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London to Paris Cycle for Prostate Cancer - Day 3

After days of battling the elements, technical glitches, and plenty of laughs along the way, our incredible team of Splunkers has arrived at the Eiffel Tower and managed to complete their bike ride. Read all about it here.