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.

New Splunk APM Enhancements Help Troubleshoot Your MySQL and NoSQL Databases Faster
Observability
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New Splunk APM Enhancements Help Troubleshoot Your MySQL and NoSQL Databases Faster

Splunk Observability is making it quicker and easier to troubleshoot latency in MySQL and NoSQL databases, with two new enhancements.
Inside the Mind of a ‘Rat’ - Agent Tesla Detection and Analysis
Security
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Inside the Mind of a ‘Rat’ - Agent Tesla Detection and Analysis

The Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) describes the different tactics, techniques and procedures mapped to the ATT&CK framework leveraged by the Agent Tesla remote access trojan.
The Holiday Season Is Around the Corner, Are You Ready?
Observability
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The Holiday Season Is Around the Corner, Are You Ready?

With the holiday season quickly approaching, you need to ensure your alert severity levels are adjusted accordingly for all your services and KPIs.
SOC, Amore Mio! Following .italo's Tracks to a More Mature SOC
Security
2 Minute Read

SOC, Amore Mio! Following .italo's Tracks to a More Mature SOC

Recently I sat down with Enrico Maresca, CISO of .italo, to discuss their security operations strategy and double click into multiple lessons learned and best practices. Enrico shared insight into what good looks like when communicating to the Board of Directors, discussed cyber security topics and SecOps use case development strategies.
5 Cybersecurity Tips So You Can Sleep at Night
Leadership
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5 Cybersecurity Tips So You Can Sleep at Night

Organizations need to be ready to respond and recover when an incident occurs. Splunk's Jason Lee shares five tips on preparing for a cyberattack.
How Splunk’s Black Employees and Mentors ERG Turned Data into Doing at Tech Slam Austin
Splunk Life
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How Splunk’s Black Employees and Mentors ERG Turned Data into Doing at Tech Slam Austin

Splunk’s BEAMs ERG and allies turned data into doing by participating in a volunteer opportunity: Tech Slam Formula 1 event to showcase Splunk products to underrepresented youth and bridge the opportunity gap.