As we head towards the year's end, the Splunk Community team finds ourselves reflecting on what a banner year it’s been around here, and we have you all to thank! We are so grateful for your dedication to helping and connecting with one another, and thought you might be interested in seeing exactly how incredible your contributions this year have been. Read on to get into the numbers from this past year in the Splunk Community!

Tips and tricks for using OpenTelemetry, understanding the deployment options, and choosing the appropriate deployment model based on the specific needs of the environment.

Today many enterprises are adopting a cloud-first strategy to get faster time to value and scale their business. As expansion to the cloud continues, IT leaders are continuously looking for better ways to strengthen security and focus more on driving business value. Register for Get Resiliency in the Cloud (January 18th, 2024 8:30 - 11:30 AM PST) to hear directly from IDC and Pacific Dental Services share benefits and best practices for migrating to cloud. 

Splunk is committed to supporting our customers toward success. As the year draws to a close, it is a great time to reflect on the progress we have made together. We are thrilled to announce the Splunk Love 2023 campaign. This campaign is a celebration of your growth, the challenges you have overcome, and your triumphs throughout the year. We are eager to hear your experiences and insights  — read on for more details!

This month we’re highlighting our new Getting Started Guide that tells you everything you need to know about using Splunk Edge Processor. As usual, we’re also sharing the rest of the new articles we’ve published this month. Read on to see what’s new!

For the past three years, Splunk has partnered with Enterprise Strategy Group to conduct a survey of the Splunk Community and gauge the impact that Splunk has had on the careers and livelihoods of its users. This year, 750 community members participated in our annual Career Impact Survey, and they confirmed what we've already known since this survey began: Using Splunk, learning Splunk, and getting Splunk Certified pays off — literally!

Complete a quick 5-min “Resilience Check” quiz for a chance to win one of 100 gift cards to the Splunk Store. The Resilience Check will allow you to gain valuable insights into your organization's digital resilience and identify areas for improvement. Get started by taking the Security quiz or the Observability quiz now! 

In this new cloud community campaign, we will take you through the journey of migrating to Splunk Cloud Platform with success, and share the tools and resources you will need to accelerate your journey to the cloud. Read on for more info!

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides advice from Splunk experts on valuable data insights, key use cases, and tips on managing Splunk more efficiently. This month we’re highlighting some great new updates to our Getting Started Guide for Enterprise Security (ES). Read on to see what’s new!

We’re excited to announce that the .conf23 breakout sessions are now available on demand at .conf Online. Select the sessions most interesting to you from over 150 sessions led by Splunk experts, customers and partners showcasing the latest use cases and product innovations.

Our product teams are conducting a research study to understand your experience and future needs for data management, and are looking for your help once again! Fill out the screener to see if you qualify, and earn a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for your time and insight. 

You may notice that things look a wee bit different around here. Well, you’d be right! We’ve launched a new navigation bar here on the Splunk Community platform. Read on to find more about what changes we've made (and why we've made them!)

Changes are afoot! We'll be making a few adjustments to the navigation experience and product integrations here on the Splunk Community platform. Starting at 1 PM ET on 10/18/23, site functionality may be temporarily impacted. 

Find out how Splunk supports National Disability Employment Awareness Month and weaves that awareness into its Splunk Education programs.

This month, Splunk Lantern is highlighting two sets of articles that illustrate how you can effectively use multiple parts of the Splunk product suite to solve some of your most crucial observability problems. We’ve also published a handful of other new articles this month - jump to the bottom to see everything new.

Happy CX Day, Splunk Community! CX stands for Customer Experience, and today is CX Day — a global celebration of the organizations, professionals, and customers themselves that are at the heart of creating better customer experiences. Read on to learn more about how we're celebrating our community of customers today and everyday!

📣 Calling all Splunk customers! Are you ready to take your Splunk journey to the next level? We invite you to join our elite squad of Customer Advisory Board (CAB) members and be part of shaping the future of Splunk products!

Clayton Homes faced the increased challenge of strengthening their security posture as they went through rapid digital transformation. The challenge was further exacerbated by the hybrid cloud reality as Clayton Homes moved more deployments to the cloud. They wanted a better way to build a secure and more resilient digital world while migrating to the cloud.

Learn about Splunk Ideas' progress over the second quarter of the year as we recap our presence at .conf23 and highlight your Ideas that have shipped this year!

Got questions? You’re in luck, cause we’ve got answers! Ask the experts at our upcoming Community Office Hours, where technical Splunk experts answer your questions and provide how-to guidance on a different topic every month. Join the 190+ participants who have already benefited from these sessions and register now to secure your spot! 

How Splunk's Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) can help detect, alert and take action to address issues quickly and effectively.

This month we’re highlighting some significant changes to our Use Case Explorer for Security and Use Case Explorer for Observability, aligning them with Splunk’s new prescriptive value paths for resilience so the use cases you need to drive resilience in your organization are easier than ever to implement. As usual, we’re also sharing the complete list of articles that Lantern has published over the past month. Read on to find out more. 

Check out our list of the top five most popular Learning Rewards Program prizes, and start earning (via learning!) today!

The time has come for Splunk's annual Career Impact Survey! We need your help by filling out the survey linked below and telling us about your career and professional experience with Splunk. Take the survey now!

Have you explored all of the free courses Splunk Education has to offer yet? 

Spinnaker is an open-source, multi-cloud continuous delivery platform composed of a series of microservices, each performing a specific function. Understanding the performance and health of these individual components is critical for maintaining a robust Spinnaker environment. Read on for the details!

This month we’re sharing all the new articles we’ve published over the past month, with lots of interesting new use cases, product tips, and data articles. We’re also asking for your vote in our Customer Choice Content Competition! Over the quarter we’ve been developing articles that meet direct asks from you, our customers, and now we want to hear which one is your favorite. Read on to find out more!

.conf may be over, but the opportunities to get together with your fellow Splunk users have only just begun! Check out some upcoming User Group events below, and head to usergroups.splunk.com to see even more.

Breakouts and swag and ponies — oh my! We were thrilled to have gotten the chance to spend time with you all last week, and can't wait until next year! Read on for a recap of just some of the amazing Splunky memories from .conf23.

Immerse yourself in our top 5 technical deep dives and discover a world of knowledge this summer. Whether you’re a seasoned practitioner or an enthusiastic newcomer there’s plenty to choose from.