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Stephen Watts

Stephen Watts works in growth marketing at Splunk. Stephen holds a degree in Philosophy from Auburn University and is an MSIS candidate at UC Denver. He contributes to a variety of publications including CIO.com, Search Engine Journal, ITSM.Tools, IT Chronicles, DZone, and CompTIA.

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The CISO Role: What Does a Chief Information Security Officer Do?

Understand the vital role of CISO, including responsibilities, skills and experience, reporting & hierarchy, salary ranges, and more.
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The CVE & CVE Management, Explained

The CVE is a go-to public list of vulnerabilities and exposures that threat actors can harness. Get the full story for managing CVEs here.
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Splunk Product Reviews & Ratings - Enterprise, Cloud & ES

Splunk delivers AI-powered solutions for digital resilience. Explore Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, and Splunk Enterprise Security for advanced analytics and cybersecurity.
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Black Hat & Def Con 2024

This blog post covers the basics of what you need to know about both Black Hat USA and Def Con.
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Splunk Tutorial: Getting Started Using Splunk

Whether you are new to Splunk or just needing a refresh, this post can guide you to some of the best resources on the web for using Splunk.
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What is AIOps? AIOps Explained

In this blog post, we'll take a look at AIOps and how it is transforming IT Operations functions in the Enterprise.
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The Best Security Conferences & Events 2024

Ready for in-person security conferences and events? Check out this roundup of 2024 security conferences, covering cybersecurity, InfoSec, SecOps and more.
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Blockchain & Crypto Conferences 2024: The Complete Guide

Whether you are looking for a small regional meetup or an enormous global summit, we’ve compiled the complete 2024 guide to Blockchain & crypto conferences that is sure to have the right event for you!
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RSA Conference 2024: Your Complete Guide

This blog post is the complete guide to the 2024 RSA conference.
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Google Cloud Next 2024: Complete Guide

This blog post will cover the complete details around Google Cloud Next 2024, the upcoming conference in Las Vegas.
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DevOps Conferences & Events 2024: Complete Guide

Check out this article to explore the most popular DevOps conferences and events for 2024 around the world! Add your event, too, by getting in touch with us.
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Google Dorking: An Introduction for Cybersecurity Professionals

In this blog post, we'll take a look at the basics of Google Dorking (AKA Google Hacking), how it can impact your organization, and steps you can take to mitigate this risk.
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RED Monitoring: Rate, Errors, and Duration

In this blog post, we'll take a brief look at the RED monitoring framework, its benefits, and how it is used in the modern digital enterprise.
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Machine Customers: A Brief Introduction

In this blog post, we'll take a look at the future of machine customers and they impact they could hold.
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Metrics to Monitor for AWS (ELB) Elastic Load Balancing

In this blog post, we'll take a look at metrics to monitor for AWS Elastic Load Balancing.
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What is Cardinality? Cardinality Metrics for Monitoring and Observability

In this blog post we’ll define cardinality and high cardinality, and explore the role of cardinality in monitoring and observability.
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Splunk Cheat Sheet: Query, SPL, RegEx, & Commands

In this blog post we'll cover the basics Queries, Commands, RegEx, SPL, and more for using Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise
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Dogfooding: AKA drinking your own champagne, or eating your own ice cream

In this blog post we'll take a quick look at the history, benefits, challenges, and language of dogfooding.
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AWS re:Invent Conference

Want to see what AWS re:Invent is all about? Check out this guide to AWS Re:Invent, along with details on Splunk's speakers, demos, and special events!
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IT Spending & Budgets: Trends & Forecasts 2024

In this blog post we'll look at IT spending trends & forecasts from top analysts and prognosticators for 2024.
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Democratized Generative AI: Revolutionizing Knowledge Work

In this blog post, we'll take a look at the increasingly popular topic of Democratized Generative AI and how its transforming the way people work.
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The Industrial Internet of Things: A Primer

In this blog pots, we'll take a look at the Industrial Internet of Things, and how it relates to the broader Internet of Things and related technologies
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An Intro to Natural Language Processing (NLP)

In this blog post, we'll introduce Natural Language Processing (NLP) and look at its importance in the world of AI and Machine Learning.
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The Internet of Medical Things (IoMT): A Brief Introduction

In this blog post, we'll take a close look at the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) along with the benefits and risks associated with this technology.