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Splunk releases its newest report, State of Observability 2025: The Rise of a New Business Catalyst.
Featured Articles
MachineGPT: Speaking the Language of Machines to Shape the Future of AI
MachineGPT brings the power of generative AI to one of the most overlooked resources: machine data. Splunk SVP & GM Kamal Hathi explains why mastering data as the heartbeat of the digital world is a game changer.
Unify Observability, Surface Business Impact, and Solve Problems Using AI Agents with Latest Splunk Observability Innovations
Announcing the next set of Splunk Observability innovations we'll be demonstrating at Kubecon North America and Cisco Live Melbourne.
Splunk Advances the OpenTelemetry Project with Its Latest Donation, the OpenTelemetry Injector
Splunk announces a donation to the OpenTelemetry project that will help solve the challenges of implementation for everyone — the OpenTelemetry Injector.
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Powering and Protecting the AI Revolution: A New Era for Splunk and Cisco at .conf25
Splunk's Kamal Hathi recaps our innovation highlights from .conf25, marking a pivotal moment for Splunk and Cisco as we deliver significant new value to our customers that make the use of AI a practical reality in their organizations.
A Recap of .conf25 Splunk Observability Announcements
At .conf25, we unveiled new capabilities in Splunk Observability Cloud that redefine digital resilience in the AI era with smarter detection and investigation of business-critical issues.
Splunk Enterprise Security: Built to Empower Every SOC Analyst
Announcing a transformative update to Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) with 8.2: An AI-powered SecOps platform designed to unify and accelerate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) in one seamless experience.
Powering AI Innovation with Splunk: Meet the Cisco Data Fabric
The Cisco Data Fabric brings AI-centric advancements to the Splunk Platform, seamlessly connecting knowledge, business, and machine data.
In Case You Missed It: 2025 Splunkie Award Winners Announced at .conf25!
Cue the data-powered drumroll – here are your 2025 Splunkie Award winners announced at .conf25!
Announcing the 2025 Splunk Partner Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 Splunk Partner Awards winners and our entire partner community on an outstanding year!
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SIEM: Security Information & Event Management Explained
SIEM is a cybersecurity game-changer, especially for large organizations. Learn key SIEM features and functions & how to choose the right SIEM tool.
IT and Technology Spending & Budgets for 2025: Trends & Forecasts
Tech & IT spending is on the rise in 2025 across the globe. Read more on investment trends and see which regions will spend the most.
What Are SLMs? Small Language Models, Explained
Large language models have changed the world. What about small language models? Learn what SLMs are, how they differ from LLMs, and why SLMs are the future.
Telemetry 101: An Introduction To Telemetry
Telemetry is powerful data that can tell you all sorts of important information. Know what you can do with this useful data — get the full telemetry 101 here.
What are SaaS, PaaS, & IaaS?
Yes, the cloud makes work better. But which cloud model is right for you? Understand how SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS works in this ultimate guide.
What is Observability? An Introduction
In this blog post, we'll look at definitions, best practices, and key concepts around Observability in IT.
Latest Articles
Kubernetes Metrics for Troubleshooting: The Practitioner’s Guide To Diagnosing & Resolving K8s Issues
When something goes wrong in Kubernetes, which metrics can help you find and fix the problem? This guide has all the answers.
Your Guide to the OpenTelemetry (OTel) Learning Path at .conf25
The OpenTelemetry Learning Path at .conf25 takes you from hands-on labs to advanced instrumentation strategies — straight from the maintainers and experts shaping the project.
Your Guide to the Observability Track for Engineering Teams at .conf25
Calling all SREs, platform engineers, and developers! The IT Engineering Observability Learning Path is your fast track to mastering Kubernetes, scaling observability, and leveling up your code troubleshooting at .conf25. Don’t just attend — engineer your best conference yet.
Five New AppDynamics Features You’ll Actually Use
Splunker Dave Hickman walks through five brand-new AppDynamics features you'll actually use.
Using Splunk Federated Search for Amazon S3 to Search AWS WAF Logs: Part One
Discover how to efficiently search AWS WAF logs in Amazon S3 using Splunk Federated Search.
Your Guide to the Observability Track for IT Operations at .conf25
Ready to reduce toil, boost reliability, and bring back real wins from .conf25? Dive into the IT Operations Learning Path — curated sessions, proven strategies, and a plan to deliver measurable impact for your team. Check it out and start building your schedule today.
7 Strategic Benefits of Observability for Modern Enterprises
Discover 7 enterprise-level benefits of observability, from faster incident resolution to cost optimization, with real-world outcomes and examples.
15 Must-Have SIEM Features for Modern Threat Defense in 2026
Discover the 15 must-have features every modern SIEM needs, from real-time event correlation to UEBA, automation, and cloud support, to detect, investigate, and stop advanced cyber threats.
AI in SLED Is Evolving Fast—Here’s How to Stay Ahead
Splunker Cyrus Afkhampour explains why many SLED (State, Local, and Education) institutions face a critical decision as AI adoption accelerates.
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