This month, we’re excited to share powerful new resources that focus on two of the most critical areas for modern IT and Security teams: using artificial intelligence to solve problems faster, and mastering the complexities of cloud-native infrastructure. Whether you are looking to automate your threat analysis or fine-tune your Kubernetes environment, our latest articles give you the expert guidance you need to succeed. 

This month, we’re excited to share powerful new resources that will transform how you manage security operations across hybrid environments. From implementing money-saving Federated Search capabilities for Amazon S3 to monitoring Google Cloud SQL or integrating with the Australian Signals Directorate's CTIS platform, we're bringing you guidance straight from expert Splunkers that addresses the most pressing challenges facing security teams today. On top of that, we've got lots more use cases, industry-specific guidance and best-practice tips to help you close out 2025 strong. Read on to find out more. 

To ensure you benefit from the latest features, best practices, and full Splunk support, we are transitioning all Splunk Add on for Microsoft Azure inputs to Splunk supported Technology Add-ons: Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Cloud Services, Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Office 365, and Splunk Add-on for Microsoft Security.

This month, we’re excited to share a set of new articles that have been created from popular .conf 2025 sessions – from optimizing LLM RAG patterns to optimizing Enterprise Security 8, we’ve created articles that capture all the insights and lessons that our Splunk experts shared.  We’re also taking a look at a comprehensive new article series on scaling Splunk Edge Processor infrastructure, perfect for anyone who wants to take their data management practices to the next level. On top of that we’ve got lots of new articles to share with you, as well as all the details on our new website redesign! Read on to find out more. 

Drowning in noisy firewall logs? Learn how to cut the noise, classify events, and optimize storage with Splunk’s Data Management Pipeline Builders (Edge Processor & Ingest Processor). Check out our new Lantern guides for Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Palo Alto Networks (PAN) firewall logs.

Wondering what all the buzz around Observability is all about? The best way to find out is to try out Splunk Observability yourself, with this fully functioning CNCF Observability demo that can be deployed in just a few minutes.

This month, we're excited to share a major update regarding the future of Splunk Lantern: a sneak peek at our website redesign! We've been working hard to make Lantern even more intuitive and valuable, and we've attached a wireframe of the proposed new homepage for you to review. We're eager to gather your thoughts and feedback on this new design, which aims to streamline navigation and enhance content accessibility across key areas. Read on to find out more. 

This month, we’re sharing a handy guide to some of Splunk .conf25’s most popular sessions and showing how Splunk Lantern articles can help you dive deeper into each topic. Whether you’re interested in observability, cutting-edge security features, compliance, Kubernetes troubleshooting, or AI-powered SPL assistance, this article introduces key sessions from the .conf25 catalog and pairs them with curated Lantern resources. It’s the perfect way to prepare for the event, maximize your learning, or catch up on the latest best practices if you can’t attend in person. Read on to find out more.

This month, we're highlighting a hot new article that explores how the combined power of the Splunk Model Context Protocol (MCP) and cutting-edge AI can transform your IT operations and security investigations. And mark your calendars, because Splunk Lantern is coming to .Conf 2025 and we're eager to connect with you in person! As always, we're also sharing a wealth of useful new articles published this past month. Read on to find out more.

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.

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.

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.

Stay Ahead with the Latest from the Splunk App Dev Community!

Whether you're crafting new solutions, fine-tuning existing apps, or just beginning your developer journey, this roundup is packed with updates, expert insights, and growth opportunities to help you get even more out of the Splunk platform. In this roundup, we’re highlighting key updates—from expert-led sessions and hands-on SPL2 workshops to upcoming platform changes and a brand-new Developer Program. Let’s dive into what’s happening now and what’s coming next!

This month, we’re excited to feature a suite of articles that your Splunk Admin will love - how to get maximum performance from the Splunk platform on the indexing, forwarding, and search head tiers. We’re also sharing how you can use SPL2 templates to reduce log size for popular data sources, with guidance on how to implement these safely in production environments. And as usual, we’re sharing all of the other new articles we’ve added over the past month, with articles covering Cisco capabilities, platform upgrades, and more. Read on to find all the details.

This month, we’re sharing an exclusive look at some of the latest learning that Splunkers are sharing with each other by making insights from our internal Lunch ’n Learn sessions available to you. As well as this, we’re sharing some more use cases that show how you can integrate generative AI with Splunk to supercharge insights and value from popular GenAI tools. And if that’s not enough, we’re also sharing a pile of new use cases that have gone live over the past month. Read on to find out more.

This month sees Lantern wrap up another financial year, so it’s a great time to take a look back at the articles that resonated most with our community over the past year, as well as over all time. With more than 350,000 new users finding our articles over the past year, it’s been a great year for learning with Lantern. More users are finding value in our articles than ever before, and we’re excited to share the top-performing content that helped you achieve more with Splunk! As ever, we’re also sharing the new articles we published over the past month. Read on to find out more.

This month, we’re excited to share articles from the experts at Splunk Professional Services that help you conduct a Splunk Platform Health Check, implement OpenTelemetry in Observability Cloud, and integrate Splunk Edge Processor. If you’re looking to improve compliance processes in regulated industries like financial services or manufacturing, we’re also featuring new articles that could help you with this. Additionally, we’re showcasing more new articles that dive into workload management, advanced data analysis techniques, and more. Read on to explore the latest updates.

This month, we’re spotlighting articles that feature instructional videos from the Splunk How-To YouTube channel, created by the experts at Splunk Education. These videos make it easier than ever to level up your skills, streamline your workflows, and take full advantage of Splunk software capabilities. In addition to these highlighted articles, we’ve published a range of new content covering everything from optimizing end-user experiences to accelerating Kubernetes implementations. Read on to find out more.

Discover how FS-S3 enhances compliance strategies with key use cases, such as efficient retrieval of historical, archival, or low-value data to maximize cost-effective storage and secure handling of sensitive information.

This month, we’re focusing on our exciting new articles related to the Solution Accelerator for OT Security and Solution Accelerator for Supply Chain Optimization, which are both designed to enhance visibility, protect critical systems, and optimize operations for manufacturing customers. In addition, for Amazon users, we’re exploring the wealth of use cases featured on our Amazon data descriptor page, as well as sharing our new guide on sending masked PII data to federated search for Amazon S3 - a must-read for managing sensitive data securely. Plus, we’re sharing all of the other new articles we’ve published over the past month. Read on to find out more.

This month, we’re excited to share some big updates to the Financial Services section of our Use Case Explorer for the Splunk Platform. We’re also sharing the rest of the new articles we’ve published this month, featuring some new updates to our Definitive Guide to Best Practices for IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) and many more new articles that you can find towards the end of this article. Read on to find out more.

Splunk App & Add-On for Palo Alto now fully Splunk-Supported!

Uncover insight and recommendations on how to take your Splunk ITSI instance to the next level with step-by-step guidance to help you use features more strategically, optimize your setup, and leverage additional tooling. 

Welcome to our latest guide, prepared with consolidated insights and step by step technical strategies to help you adopt, implement, and maximize the potential of Splunk IT Service Intelligence.

This month, we’re excited to share some articles that show you new ways to get Cisco and AppDynamics integrated with Splunk. We’ve also updated our  Definitive Guide to Best Practices for IT Service Intelligence (ITSI), and as usual, we’re sharing all the rest of the use case, product tip, and data articles that we’ve published over the past month. Read on to find out more.

Our monthly recap of what you may have missed while you were agonizing over FLEX spot lineup decisions in fantasy football…

For our September Round-Up of the world of Splunk Observability, we are highlighting a fantastic Tech Talk on Out-of-the-Box content, asking the experts about data management, and learning how to set up Log Observer Connect for AppDynamics. Let's get to it!

This month, we’re sharing all the details on an interesting new article on how to instrument LLMs with Splunk, a bunch of new Kubernetes articles, and a new Getting Started Guide for Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence. We’ve also published lots of brand new use case, product tip, and data articles that we’ll share at the end of this blog. Read on to find out more!

This month we’re sharing some great new articles written by members of the SplunkTrust and Splunk MVP programs. We’re also excited to announce that Lantern now supports customers in more countries with our new instant translation feature. And as usual, we’re sharing all the rest of the new articles we’ve published this month. Read on to find out more.

This month we’re focusing on a series of new Edge Processor articles designed to help you quickly grow your Edge Processor footprint. We’re also featuring three Operational Technology use cases for customers in the energy and manufacturing sectors, as well as sharing details on all of the other new use cases we’ve published over the past month. Read on to find out more.

This month we’re focusing on some great new articles that have been written by Splunk’s Authorized Learning Partners (ALPs). We’re also looking for your use case ideas to help Lantern expand its use case library, and as usual, we’re sharing the full list of articles published over the past month. Read on to find out more.