The advent of agentic AI is arguably the defining technology movement of our lifetime. The recent pace of advancements in AI has a transformative power that is more profound than anything I have seen before. It is more critical than ever for organizations to keep up with these new AI opportunities, while also understanding the complexities that they bring.

When wire transfer systems fail at 3 AM, financial services SREs face a race against time. Customer complaints flood in, regulatory scrutiny looms, and every minute of downtime costs thousands. Discover how one SRE used Splunk Observability Cloud to trace a critical API token error from alert to resolution in just 15 minutes—transforming what could have been hours of manual troubleshooting into rapid, confident incident response.

Learn how Splunk observability is revolutionizing financial services operations →

Splunk Community Slack will be enabling SSO and connecting your splunk.com and Slack accounts!! Yay!

Whether you're running a complex Splunk deployment or just getting your bearings as a new admin, .conf25 offers a wealth of opportunities to sharpen your skills and streamline your workflows. From platform upgrades and data federation to AI assistants and SPL mastery, there's something here for every admin at every level.

Want to deepen your AppDynamics expertise? We've got you covered with four upcoming live sessions and two on-demand recordings you can watch anytime. Whether you’re tuning in to learn about licensing changes, integrations, or leveling up your ADQL skills, there’s something here for everyone.

Learn how Splunk Edge Processor simplifies PCI DSS compliance through real-time credit card data masking and field removal. Protect sensitive payment data at ingestion with automated solutions that reduce compliance scope and audit costs.

Stay ahead of the curve and in the know with our comprehensive list of upcoming Tech Talks, Community Office Hours, and webinars. From insightful discussions to hands-on workshops, there’s something for everyone eager to dive deeper and learn. Don’t miss out — mark your calendars now!

This month, we’re excited to share that we’ve revamped our Data Descriptor pages to be more descriptive, complete, and user-friendly, with our data type articles in particular getting a complete refresh. We’re also celebrating Lantern’s five year anniversary! Read on to find out more.

.conf25 is right around the corner, and whether you’re a first-time attendee or a seasoned Splunker, the Splunk Community is one of your best resources for making the most of your experience.

Here are four ways to get prepared — with a little help from your peers.

Hello Splunk App developers! This month, we're excited to share key updates on tools and support designed to enhance your development experience.

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud.

In this fifth post, we'll learn how the AI Assistant can help us generate scripts and automate our observability practice with Observability as Code.

Hello Community!

Welcome to another month of Community Content Calendar series! For the month of July, we will be focusing on Splunk & Cisco SOAR. As usual we will be highlighting contributions from our awesome users.

Our contributors who are highlighted for providing a solution will be given a $25 Cisco Store gift card for their knowledge & expertise.  

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud.

In this fifth post, we'll see how the AI Assistant simplifies the process of onboarding new hires or those new to Splunk Observability Cloud.

Discover how Splunk IT Service Intelligence expands visibility across Cisco Catalyst Center and Meraki environments to help ITOps teams monitor hybrid networks, correlate issues with service impact analysis, and accelerate root cause analysis – all in one place. 

Read on to continue unpacking the business impact of network related issues and how to prevent problems before they start, by pairing rich network data from ThousandEyes with Splunk ITSI’s event intelligence – see the business impact of every performance problem and get to root cause faster, with less guesswork.

See the business impact of every performance problem and get to root cause faster, with less guesswork. Understand the business impact of network related issues and prevent problems before they start, by pairing rich network data from ThousandEyes with Splunk ITSI’s event intelligence.

Join us for a live webinar on June 25 and demo showcasing how the latest release helps modern SOCs operate smarter and faster!

This short article shows how tokens and handlers can be used to modify how a dashboard operates, including replacing a chart that is waiting for a search to complete with a tailored HTML panel, changing the values used by CSS, and, controlling the order in which searches execute.

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud.

In this fourth post, we'll see how the AI Assistant can help us dig into unfamiliar metrics and provide real-time, contextual feedback so we can easily analyze our data and troubleshoot faster.

Join Us for the Next Installment of the Splunk AppDynamics Agents Series – LIVE on YouTube! During this event, you’ll learn how to deploy AppDynamics APM agents in containerized applications like Kubernetes, with practical insights and demonstrations tailored to real-world scenarios.

It's that time, folks! The application/nomination period for the 2025 SplunkTrust is officially open! APPLY to join the SplunkTrust or NOMINATE a fellow Splunk practitioner now!

Hello Splunk Community!

Welcome to the June edition II of Splunk Answers Community Content Calendar!

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud.

In this third post, we'll see how the AI Assistant can help maintain organizational compliance and manage infrastructure costs.

We’re excited to announce our first two inaugural badges!

Meet William—aka The Splunk Guy—whose path from building websites to engineering cloud-scale solutions is anything but ordinary. Starting in Web Development and evolving into a Cloud and Security Expert, William has transformed personal projects into impactful tools for the Splunk community. From pandemic response systems to CI/CD automation, discover how his hands-on approach, passion for DevOps, and love for tinkering (both with tech and sourdough) make him a standout in the world of Splunk.

Stay ahead of the curve and in the know with our comprehensive list of upcoming Tech Talks, Community Office Hours, and webinars. From insightful discussions to hands-on workshops, there’s something for everyone eager to dive deeper and learn. Don’t miss out — mark your calendars now!

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud.

In this second post, we’ll use the AI Assistant to perform detailed root cause analysis and analyze service performance and deployment impacts.

Hello Splunk Community!

Welcome to the June edition of Splunk Answers Community Content Calendar!

This month, we’re excited to share Getting Started with Splunk Artificial Intelligence, a brand new guide that shows you how to use AI-driven insights with Splunk software no matter where you are in your AI adoption journey. We’re also showcasing how Splunk is transforming nonprofit operations with new guidance to help these organizations deliver services to their beneficiaries and stakeholders more securely, quickly, and efficiently. And as usual, we’re linking you to all the other articles we’ve added over the past month, with new articles sharing best practices and guidance for the Splunk platform, new data sources, and Splunk’s security and observability products. Read on to find out more.

This series provides practical, real-time examples demonstrating how to use the Splunk AI Assistant effectively in Splunk Observability Cloud. In this first post, you'll learn how the AI Assistant can quickly identify unknown issues in your environment.