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Animate SimpleXML Dashboard Elements with a Carousel
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Animate SimpleXML Dashboard Elements with a Carousel

Jason Conger shares how he animated SimpleXML dashboard elements with a carousel in this blog post. Learn how to take static icons and make them spin like a carousel.
Mapping with Splunk
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Mapping with Splunk

This blog will cover a few tricks to spice up your reports and dashboards to see patterns, summarize data and drill down into interesting events.
Build a Dashboard with Dynamic and Editable Inputs
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Build a Dashboard with Dynamic and Editable Inputs

Use some less obvious features of Splunk SimpleXML to create a dynamic but flexible user experience with form inputs.http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ES/latest/User/Eventinvestigator
Syslog-ng and HEC: Scalable Aggregated Data Collection in Splunk
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Syslog-ng and HEC: Scalable Aggregated Data Collection in Splunk

Best practices for scalable aggregated data collection
Splunking Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Data
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Splunking Microsoft Azure Network Watcher Data

How to stream AWS CloudWatch Logs to Splunk (Hint: it’s easier than you think)
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How to stream AWS CloudWatch Logs to Splunk (Hint: it’s easier than you think)

See step-by-step process of AWS Lambda streaming of CloudWatch Logs into Splunk for real-time security analysis, visualization, troubleshooting.
It’s cold outside – A year’s worth of data from my pellet heating unit!
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It’s cold outside – A year’s worth of data from my pellet heating unit!

Data in Splunk pellet consumption study, with built-in analytics & reporting through WebAPI, showed optimized & monitored improvements & calculated savings.
Universal or Heavy, that is the question?
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Universal or Heavy, that is the question?

Universal or Heavy forwarder? What's the right fit for you and your needs? Splunk offers binaries for both. Just download Splunk and get started.
Easily Create Mod Inputs Using Splunk Add-on Builder 2.0 – Part IV
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Easily Create Mod Inputs Using Splunk Add-on Builder 2.0 – Part IV

Steps to leverage the Splunk Add-On Builder 2.0 to create custom codes and modular inputs.