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Making a dashboard with tabs (and searches that run when clicked)
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Making a dashboard with tabs (and searches that run when clicked)

Separate content w/ tabs in dashboards, activate tabs for searches by clicking-preventing over-showing or executing too much content at once, faster load times
Contextualize your data with threat intelligence information from Project Honey Pot
Security
3 Minute Read

Contextualize your data with threat intelligence information from Project Honey Pot

Please Bypass the Database
Tips & Tricks
2 Minute Read

Please Bypass the Database

New twist to extract/translate/load process (ETL) is Splunk & DB Connect, moving data fm DB to Splunk to Indexer machines; Create reports w/o knowing SQL & more
Splunk Sizing Made Easy
Tips & Tricks
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Splunk Sizing Made Easy

Estimating storage size for Splunk Index can get complicated; see simply web-based tool for sizing using Mustafa’s calculation + nice interface. Check it out.
Deploying Splunk Securely with Ansible Config Management – Part 2
Tips & Tricks
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Deploying Splunk Securely with Ansible Config Management – Part 2

3rd UK debate tracked on tweets w/o Cameron & Clegg, still talked about even when absent; Splunk tracks findings-positive, negative, overall sentiments & tweets
Remembering David
Splunk Life
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Remembering David

In memory of David Carasso, much loved & admired at Splunk & known for the Splunk book, search language, caring for coworkers.
Working with spreadsheets in Splunk (Excel, CSV files)
Tips & Tricks
2 Minute Read

Working with spreadsheets in Splunk (Excel, CSV files)

Better ways to do tedious spreadsheet searches in Splunk: import files, manipulate data using search language, use lookup for logs by matching lookup criteria.
Splunk App for Salesforce
Tips & Tricks
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Splunk App for Salesforce

Splunk and Microsoft Azure – Intro and Resource Roundup
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Splunk and Microsoft Azure – Intro and Resource Roundup