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Splunk releases its newest report, State of Observability 2025: The Rise of a New Business Catalyst.
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Splunk Ranked Number 1 in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management Use Cases
Splunk has been ranked as the #1 SIEM solution in all three Use Cases for the second consecutive time in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management report.
Introducing Splunk 10: Empowering a Secure and Compliant Future
Announcing the general availability of Splunk Enterprise 10.0 and Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0, the most secure, stable, and modernized platform for a digitally resilient, compliance-ready future.
Splunk Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms
Splunk has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms for the third year in a row.
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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
Life as a Product Management Intern: Austin Wilson
Product Management Intern Austin Wilson shares his experience at Splunk, working remotely from Boulder, CO while giving back and using Splunk for good.
Hacking 101: Black Hat vs. White Hat vs. Gray Hat Hacking
What's the difference between black hat, white hat, and gray hat? Read on to learn about these hacking categories.
What Is Incident Response?
In this post, we'll cover what incident response is and why it's essential for organizations to protect themselves from digital threats.
ValleyRAT Insights: Tactics, Techniques, and Detection Methods
The Splunk Threat Research Team conducts an analysis for several variants of ValleyRAT’s malware samples to extract its MITRE ATT&CK tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs).
Cybersecurity Threats: What They Are & How They Work Today
In this article, we discuss cybersecurity threats including how they've evolved, common threats, and the best practices to deal with them.
Offensive vs. Defensive Security: What's The Difference?
Learn the difference between offensive and defensive security, who does what and when. Then, we'll explore the challenges inherent in both.
Security Event Logs: A Complete Introduction
See why security event logs are so important: they provide real-time insights to protect your online data from threats or breaches.
What Is Root Cause Analysis? The Complete RCA Guide
In this article, we'll explore how to conduct RCA, its core principles, best practices, and the tools available to facilitate this process.
The Forensic Investigator Role: Skills and Responsibilities
Uncover how forensic investigators interpret and assess crimes and frauds to help companies strengthen their security.
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