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Splunk releases its newest report, State of Observability 2025: The Rise of a New Business Catalyst.
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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
What Is Extortionware? Going Beyond Ransomware
Learn what extortionware is, how it works, its impact, and how to protect your business from data leaks and reputational damage.
Accelerating Security Operations with Splunk and Foundation AI’s First Open-Source Security Model
Cisco Foundation AI’s Foundation-sec-8b model brings a new wave of innovations and efficiency to security operations. As a purpose-built, open-weight Large Language Model (LLM) designed specifically for cybersecurity, Foundation-sec-8b enables security teams to act faster, reduce fatigue, and scale operations without compromising accuracy.
How To Use Splunk To Monitor Security of Local LLMs (Part I)
Learn how to use Splunk to monitor the security of local Large Language Models (LLMs) like Llama and GPT4ALL.
Cloud Cost Management & Trends in 2026: Strategies to Optimize Your Cloud Spend
Managing cloud costs isn’t easy. But it can be a lot simpler if you follow these expert tips and tools. Get the full story here.
LLM Monitoring: A Comprehensive Guide on the Whys & Hows of Monitoring Large Language Models
Discover the ultimate guide to monitoring Large Language Models (LLMs). Learn the whys, hows, key metrics, and strategies for safe and reliable performance.
What is Predictive Modeling? An Introduction
Learn the fundamentals of predictive modeling, its role in analytics, and its applications in IT, cybersecurity, business, and advanced machine learning.
Securing the Network Edge: Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense Detections for Splunk
Enhance your network security with Cisco Firepower Threat Defense and Splunk using out-of-the-box detections developed by Splunk's Threat Research Team.
QoS Explained: Quality of Service in Networks
Learn how QoS (Quality of Service) ensures reliable network performance by prioritizing critical traffic, reducing latency, and managing congestion.
Enter the SOC of the Future in Splunk’s State of Security 2025
Splunk's State of Security 2025: The Stronger, Smarter SOC of the Future reveals the insights, aspirations, and challenges of security leaders.
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