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How to Create a Modular Alert
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How to Create a Modular Alert

Splunk 6.3 users can use API to write modular alerts for apps-notifications, automation, info-gathering. See apps.splunk.com & the official docs for more info.
Handling HTTP Event Collector (HEC) Content-Length too large errors without pulling your hair out
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Handling HTTP Event Collector (HEC) Content-Length too large errors without pulling your hair out

Answer for dealing with HTTP Event Collector (HEC) error message 413 content too large: reset configurable pre-defined limit for max content using limits.conf.
Secure Splunk Web in Five Minutes Using Let’s Encrypt
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Secure Splunk Web in Five Minutes Using Let’s Encrypt

Sending binary data to Splunk and preprocessing it
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Sending binary data to Splunk and preprocessing it

Send data, text or binary, to Splunk with PDI Protocol Data Inputs App; choose variety of protocols-HTTP POST, UDP, SockJS, TCP & more & binary data payload.
Best Practices in Protecting Splunk Enterprise
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Best Practices in Protecting Splunk Enterprise

Customers use Splunk & Splunkbase Apps for operational visibility to drive business results. Protect admin access, change passwords and define roles carefully.
Eureka! Extracting key-value pairs from JSON fields
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Eureka! Extracting key-value pairs from JSON fields

Use of Splunk logging driver & HEC (HTTP Event Collector) grows w/ JSON-JavaScript Object Notation; Find answers on extracting key-value pairs from JSON fields.
Spotting the Adversary… with Splunk
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5 Minute Read

Spotting the Adversary… with Splunk

Wondering how to find the baddies in huge volumes of data? Work with Splunk & Windows event Log Monitoring – refer to table of event codes in NSA paper.
Build the Foundation: Introducing SignalFx Fundamentals Training
Observability
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Build the Foundation: Introducing SignalFx Fundamentals Training

Build the Foundation: Introducing SignalFx Fundamentals Training
Astronomy Part 3: Splunk, Megastructures, and ITSI
Global Impact
6 Minute Read

Astronomy Part 3: Splunk, Megastructures, and ITSI

See how Splunk IT Service Intelligence-ITSI-can monitor brightness of Milky Way 100 billion stars & provide you with real-time insights, swim lanes, metrics.