Modernizing Public Sector Data Operations: Introducing Edge and Ingest Processors with SPL2 at FedRAMP Moderate
Industries Bill RowanKey takeaways
- Splunk brings Edge Processor and Ingest Processor to AWS GovCloud, helping public sector teams securely manage, filter, and optimize data before it is stored.
- A unified SPL2 experience lets teams use the same language to search data and build data pipelines, simplifying workflows and reducing complexity.
- AI-powered automation helps agencies save costs, protect sensitive information, and focus on insights instead of manual data management.
Splunk, a Cisco Company, is dedicated to engineering purpose-built capabilities that address the unique challenges of the public sector. We continue to invest in purpose-built features for the public sector, ensuring our tools meet the rigorous security, compliance, and reliability standards your mission demands.
FedRAMP Moderate (Impact Level 2 “IL2”) is a U.S. government security authorization that enables federal agencies and public sector organizations to use cloud services for handling sensitive but unclassified data.
Expanding Capabilities in AWS GovCloud
We are pleased to announce that both Edge Processor and Ingest Processor are now available for Splunk Cloud Platform FedRAMP Moderate customers in AWS GovCloud (US) regions. Eligible stacks will be automatically onboarded to Edge Processor and the Essentials tier for Ingest Processor.
A Unified SPL2 Experience Across the Platform
SPL2 is now consistently available across the platform — including the single search bar and Module Editor for writing searches, and both Edge and Ingest Processors for building pipelines. This unified experience empowers your teams to seamlessly transition between searching data and shaping data pipelines using the same powerful language.
Solving the "Data Pipeline" Challenge
Historically, the configuration of data pipelines has been a resource-intensive and complex undertaking. We are changing that by integrating advanced AI-driven automation, which simplifies the entire process. This allows your team to accelerate time-to-value and focus on deriving actionable insights rather than managing manual configurations.
Intelligent Data Control with Edge and Ingest Processors
These solutions serve as an intelligent control plane, enabling organizations to be strategic about their data lifecycle:
- Ingest Processor: A Splunk Cloud Platform capability that allows you to process data at the time of ingestion.
- Edge Processor: A Splunk capability that allows you to process data at the edge before it leaves your network.
By filtering, masking, and transforming data at the source using SPL2, agencies can achieve significant cost optimization, ensure PII compliance, and normalize data for improved readability. These processors act as the strategic gatekeeper, ensuring only the most relevant, high-value data is indexed and utilized.
Edge Processors and Ingest Processor are available to our customers at no additional cost. Splunk Data Management unifies, optimizes, and secures machine data at scale, transforming it into the trusted, contextualized intelligence that AI agents need to operate effectively. As a core pillar of the Cisco Data Fabric powered by Splunk, it acts as the intelligent filter, normalizer, and router that cleanses your machine data, turning operational noise into actionable clarity.
Learn more about Edge Processor and Ingest Processor for AWS GovCloud.
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