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Splunk Security Content for Threat Detection & Response: August 2026 Update
Security
5 Minute Read

Splunk Security Content for Threat Detection & Response: August 2026 Update

This blog post covers security content developed May 2026 – July 2026
4 Key RAG Metrics to Improve Retrieval and Generation
Artificial Intelligence
10 Minute Read

4 Key RAG Metrics to Improve Retrieval and Generation

Use these four key metrics—Context Relevance, Chunk Relevance, Context Adherence, and Completeness—to diagnose whether your RAG system is failing at retrieval or generation.
How To Choose a Vector Database Architecture
Artificial Intelligence
9 minute read

How To Choose a Vector Database Architecture

Choose the right vector database for your RAG systems. Compare database index structures, quantization methods, and deployment options to select the most suitable architecture.
Evaluating Agents for Manipulation, Deception and Adversarial Risk
Artificial Intelligence
10 Minute Read

Evaluating Agents for Manipulation, Deception and Adversarial Risk

How to evaluate AI agents for manipulation, deception and adversarial risk — where persuasion evals went, why prompt injection became the dominant threat, and what to measure.
Stop Budgeting for Tokens. Start Budgeting for Outcomes.
Artificial Intelligence
7 Minute Read

Stop Budgeting for Tokens. Start Budgeting for Outcomes.

AI budget decisions are moving toward consumption and outcome metrics.
Opportunity Zones, OBBBA, and the Case for Smarter Reporting
Industries
6 Minute Read

Opportunity Zones, OBBBA, and the Case for Smarter Reporting

Turn Opportunity Zone reporting into actionable insights.
From AI Assistance to Agentic Action: Advancing the SOC in Splunk Enterprise Security 8.6
Artificial Intelligence
8 Minute Read

From AI Assistance to Agentic Action: Advancing the SOC in Splunk Enterprise Security 8.6

Splunk Enterprise Security 8.6 adds Agentic SOC capabilities to help teams triage, investigate, build detections, automate response, and govern AI-assisted work.
What Is Eval Engineering?
Learn
9 Minute Read

What Is Eval Engineering?

Eval engineering is the emerging practice of building systems that proactively govern AI behavior at scale. Learn about the topic here.
Splunking the LLM Gateways. Search Head Meets Prompt Head
Artificial Intelligence
8 Minute Read

Splunking the LLM Gateways. Search Head Meets Prompt Head

Enhance AI observability and security with LLM Gateways.