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Splunk Security Essentials 3.6.0: A Holistic View of Your Security
Security
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Splunk Security Essentials 3.6.0: A Holistic View of Your Security

Check out all the new features being released in Splunk Security Essentials 3.6.0.
The Next Frontier for Observability: Data Ownership with OpenTelemetry
Observability
4 Minute Read

The Next Frontier for Observability: Data Ownership with OpenTelemetry

Owning observability telemetry data has many benefits. This article explains why OpenTelemetry is the right way to own this data instead of relying on a vendor.
Status Pages: The Ultimate Guide
Learn
5 Minute Read

Status Pages: The Ultimate Guide

Status pages show real-time status of applications and services. See how these best practices make status pages succeed — and why that’s crucial for business.
Why Is Customer Success So Important?
Customers & Community
2 Minute Read

Why Is Customer Success So Important?

Discover why customer success is so important and how Splunk's customer success resources are driving better business outcomes for our customers.
When and Why To Adopt Feature Flags
Learn
7 Minute Read

When and Why To Adopt Feature Flags

Learn all about feature flags, a powerful way to fine-tune your control over which features are enabled within a software deployment.
Production Environment Review: The Ultimate Checklist
Learn
4 Minute Read

Production Environment Review: The Ultimate Checklist

Make releases smoother! Check this list for all the areas you want to review in production environments to improve release quality and cadence.
Splunk 9.0 SmartStore with Microsoft Azure Container Storage
Platform
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Splunk 9.0 SmartStore with Microsoft Azure Container Storage

With the release of Splunk 9.0 came support for SmartStore in Azure. Previously to achieve this, you’d have to use some form of S3-compliant broker API, but now we can use native Azure APIs.The addition of this capability means that Splunk now offers complete SmartStore support for all three of the big public cloud vendors. This blog will describe a little bit about how it works, and help you set it up yourself.
How Does Observability Help an Organization Move the Needle?
Observability
3 Minute Read

How Does Observability Help an Organization Move the Needle?

Vice President of Cloud and Security Services for Clarify360, Jo Peterson, explores why Observability is an emerging tool that could provide differentiation between top performers and trailing performers in the marketplace.
The Bulkhead and Sidecar Design Patterns for Microservices & Incident Resolution
Learn
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The Bulkhead and Sidecar Design Patterns for Microservices & Incident Resolution

This article looks at Bulkhead and Sidecar design patterns, including how they’re used in microservice designs — and how they help overall incident support.