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Character Error Rate (CER): Meaning, Formula, and How to Use It in 2026
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Character Error Rate (CER): Meaning, Formula, and How to Use It in 2026

Character error rate (CER) is a an AI accuracy metric. Learn how to ntegrate CER into a quality stack for transcription, OCR, and extraction workflows.
Turning Machine Data into Agentic Action: Splunk Now Available in Cisco Cloud Control
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Turning Machine Data into Agentic Action: Splunk Now Available in Cisco Cloud Control

Splunk is now available within Cisco Cloud Control
What Is a Guardrail in AI?
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What Is a Guardrail in AI?

AI guardrails block, redact, or rewrite bad model output before users see it. Learn the five components of a production guardrail and the latency each needs.
Implementing AI Guardrails: A Tactical Guide
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Implementing AI Guardrails: A Tactical Guide

AI guardrails belong in middleware, not application code. The latency budget, cascading execution order, and fallback logic for a production guardrail layer.
How to Set Up Evals with LLM-as-Judge
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How to Set Up Evals with LLM-as-Judge

The eval engineering lifecycle is a framework for standing up and harnessing evals for AI governance at scale. Learn how and when to implement the lifecycle.
Join Microsoft at .conf26: Accelerating AI, Security, and Digital Resilience with Splunk
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Join Microsoft at .conf26: Accelerating AI, Security, and Digital Resilience with Splunk

Microsoft returns to .conf26 marking another milestone in our growing strategic partnership.
Bring the Power of SPL To Log Investigations in Splunk Observability Cloud
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Bring the Power of SPL To Log Investigations in Splunk Observability Cloud

Splunk Observability Cloud is introducing an SPL search experience directly in Logs Explorer.
Building an AI Race Engineer
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Building an AI Race Engineer

A fireside chat with McLaren Racing's CEO inspired Cisco and Splunk to build an AI Race Engineer that turns live telemetry into fast, trustworthy recommendations.
A General-Purpose Lakehouse Is Not Enough for Machine Data
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A General-Purpose Lakehouse Is Not Enough for Machine Data

Why machine data needs an operational foundation—not just a storage destination