Splunk Operational Intelligence Cookbook

by Josh Diakun, Paul R Johnson, Derek Mock

Overview

This book is intended for users of all levels who are looking to leverage the Splunk Enterprise platform as a valuable operational intelligence tool. The recipes provided in this book will appeal to individuals from all facets of a business – IT, Security, Product, Marketing, and many more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849697859
Publisher:	Packt Publishing
Publication date:	10/31/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	414
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Josh Diakun is an IT operations and security specialist with a focus on creating data-driven operational processes. He has over 10 years of experience in managing and architecting enterprise grade IT environments. For the past 5 years, he was managing a Splunk deployment that saw Splunk used as the platform for security and operational intelligence. Most recently, Josh has partnered in setting up a business venture, Discovered Intelligence, which provides data intelligence solutions and services to the marketplace. He is also a cofounder of the Splunk Toronto User Group.

Paul R Johnson has over 10 years of data intelligence experience in the areas of information security, operations, and compliance. He is a partner at Discovered Intelligence—a company that specializes in data intelligence services and solutions. He previously worked for a Fortune 10 company, leading IT risk intelligence initiatives and managing a global Splunk deployment. Paul cofounded the Splunk Toronto User Group and lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Derek Mock is a software developer and architect, specializing in unified communications and cloud technologies. Derek has over 15 years of experience in developing and operating large enterprise-grade deployments and SaaS applications. For the past 4 years, he has been leveraging Splunk as the core tool to deliver key operational intelligence. Derek is a cofounder of the Splunk Toronto User Group and lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1. Play Time – Getting Data In and Setup
2. Diving into Data – Search and Report
3. Dashboards and Visualizations – Make Data Shine
4. Building an Operational Intelligence Application
5. Extending Intelligence – Datasets, Modelling and Pivoting
6. Diving Deeper – Advanced Searching, Machine Learning and Predictive Analytics
7. Enriching Data – Lookups and Workflows
8. Being Proactive – Creating Alerts
9. Speed Up Intelligence – Data Summarization
10. Above and Beyond – Customization, Web Framework, REST API, and SDKs