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.

7 High-Risk Events to Monitor Under GDPR: Lessons Learned from the ICO’s BA Penalty Notice
Security
5 Minute Read

7 High-Risk Events to Monitor Under GDPR: Lessons Learned from the ICO’s BA Penalty Notice

British Airways made the headlines when they were hacked, customer details stolen and were issued a Penalty Notice by the UK ICO. Matthias Maier took a closer look at the document and recapitulated the key takeaways any IT security person can learn from.
Admission Rules: Use Cases and Best Practices
Tips & Tricks
2 Minute Read

Admission Rules: Use Cases and Best Practices

Discover how to reduce the impact of poorly written searches by creating rules to filter such searches with the expanded capabilities of Splunk Workload Management.
Get The Most Out of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring and Splunk ITSI
Observability
8 Minute Read

Get The Most Out of Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring and Splunk ITSI

Curious about the new Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Add-on both standalone and in the new Splunk Infrastructure Monitoring Content Pack for ITSI? It augments the documentation with real-world use examples and offers further descriptions of each element provided for free in the Content Pack.
Splunk Named Launch Partner of AWS Network Firewall
Partners
3 Minute Read

Splunk Named Launch Partner of AWS Network Firewall

AWS has announced AWS Network Firewall: a new managed service that makes it easy to deploy essential network protections for Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs).
Splunk with the Power of Deep Learning Analytics and GPU Acceleration
Tips & Tricks
10 Minute Read

Splunk with the Power of Deep Learning Analytics and GPU Acceleration

In this post we describe how you can utilize external GPU based hardware with docker to run Splunk Deep Learning jobs from your on premises Splunk deployment.
Dashboards Beta v0.8: Examples Hub
Platform
3 Minute Read

Dashboards Beta v0.8: Examples Hub

Splunk Dashboards app (beta) v0.8 is packed with new features that make creating a dashboard through the editor UI easier, and a new Examples Hub with templates to leverage as a starting point for your own dashboards.