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July Community Events: Master ITSI 5.0 & Automate Splunk

NickG
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Struggling with alert fatigue or feeling like you're spending more time on infrastructure maintenance than actual projects? This July, our Community Office Hours and Tech Talks are packed with solutions to help you cut through the noise with ITSI 5.0 and automate your workflows using the Splunk MCP Server and Kubernetes Operator.

Key Points

  • Reduce Alert Noise: Learn how to differentiate signal from noise and master the new AI-powered features in Splunk ITSI 5.0.
  • Automate Infrastructure: Prevent configuration drift and optimize scaling with the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes (SOK).
  • AI Integration: Discover how the Splunk MCP Server securely connects AI agents to your Splunk data.

[Learn & Optimize] Observability Events

Join our observability experts to tackle alert storms and get hands-on with the latest IT Service Intelligence updates.

From Alert Storms to Signal: Live Q&A on Reducing Noise Across Your Network

  • What to expect: An interactive AMA focused on identifying genuine, service-impacting events versus background telemetry. Learn best practices for threshold management, notable event aggregation, and refining correlation searches in ITSI to prevent recurring alert storms.
  • When: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

Splunk ITSI 5.0

  • What to expect: Dive into the newly released Splunk ITSI 5.0. Experts will answer your questions regarding architecture integration, building Executive Dashboards, and using AI-powered features like EventIQ and Episode Summarization to reduce alert noise and accelerate incident response.
  • When: Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

[Build & Automate] Platform Events

Explore new ways to integrate AI and automate your Splunk Enterprise deployments so you can get some of your day back.

SOK it to Me: Top 3 Benefits of Using Splunk Operator on Kubernetes

  • What to expect: Discover how the Splunk Operator for Kubernetes (SOK) makes admin life easier. We'll cover automated lifecycle management, declarative configuration to prevent drift, and optimized scaling so you can deploy your first SOK-managed node with confidence.
  • When: Thursday, July 9, 2026 | 11:00 AM–12:00 PM PDT

Splunk MCP Server: Ask Me Anything

  • What to expect: Learn about the Splunk Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. This session covers how to securely connect AI assistants to Splunk, execute SPL searches, and explore common use cases across security, observability, and platform workflows.
  • When: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET

Don't miss out on these opportunities to level up your Splunk skills and move toward a more automated, "set it and forget it" infrastructure!

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