Kushagra Sharma's Blog Posts

Kushagra Sharma is a Product Manager at Cisco working on AIOps products that help teams operate complex systems with intelligence and scale. He focuses on translating customer problems into practical, data-driven solutions at the intersection of AI, reliability, and software platforms. Passionate about clear thinking and strong product craft, Kushagra writes to share insights on technology, product strategy, and building systems that actually work in the real world.

Chief Data Officer: Responsibilities and Skills
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Chief Data Officer: Responsibilities and Skills

In this post, we will explore the chief data officer (CDO) role, including their key responsibilities, skills, and qualifications.
Blazing the Trail: A Recap of Our First Career Development Month
Splunk Life
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Blazing the Trail: A Recap of Our First Career Development Month

Our first-ever global Career Development Month was created to offer every employee the time and space to reflect on their career development and learn something new.
The Hidden Costs of Downtime — According to Global 2000 Executives
Cio Office
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The Hidden Costs of Downtime — According to Global 2000 Executives

From reputation damage to customer loss, here’s what real executives from the world’s largest organizations had to say about downtime’s hard-to-measure consequences, and the processes and tools they use to mitigate the fallout.
Individual Contributors vs Managers: Differences in Roles
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Individual Contributors vs Managers: Differences in Roles

Explore the differences between individual contributors and managers, their roles, transitions, and synergies in organizations.
A Case Study in Vulnerability Prioritization: Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Incidents
Security
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A Case Study in Vulnerability Prioritization: Lessons Learned from Large-Scale Incidents

Splunker Audra Streetman provides an overview of the lessons learned from previous large-scale security incidents to help inform vulnerability prioritization.
Automatic Deprovisioning of users for Okta IdP
Platform
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Automatic Deprovisioning of users for Okta IdP

With the release of the feature, Splunk customers can automatically deprovision users within Splunk when a user(s) are removed from the customer’s Okta Identity Provider (IdP).