Stephen Watts's Blog Posts

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.

Splunk Tutorial: Getting Started Using Splunk
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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.
Google Cloud Next 2025: Complete Guide
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Google Cloud Next 2025: Complete Guide

This blog post will cover the complete details around Google Cloud Next 2024, the upcoming conference in Las Vegas.
Google Dorking: An Introduction for Cybersecurity Professionals
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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.
Metrics to Monitor for AWS (ELB) Elastic Load Balancing
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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.
Splunk Cheat Sheet: Query, SPL, RegEx, & Commands
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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
What's Dogfooding? AKA Drinking Your Own Champagne, or Eating Your Own Ice Cream
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What's Dogfooding? AKA Drinking Your Own Champagne, or Eating Your Own Ice Cream

This article takes a deep look at the history, benefits, challenges, and language of dogfooding, the practice of using your own software/products.