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What is the meaning of splunk?

changwoo
Communicator

is it a compound???/

just splunk ?

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lukejadamec
Super Champion

Splunk is that which sees and indexes all data. No gray areas, no shadows, no clouds can stop the reading and indexing of data. Splunk is the means to search all the disparate data with simple commands.

Splunk is the sixth state of matter: solid > liquid > gas > plasma > data > Splunk

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lukejadamec
Super Champion

Splunk is that which sees and indexes all data. No gray areas, no shadows, no clouds can stop the reading and indexing of data. Splunk is the means to search all the disparate data with simple commands.

Splunk is the sixth state of matter: solid > liquid > gas > plasma > data > Splunk

echojacques
Builder

For the less technical, I always say to think of it as a Google for your data with advanced analysis and reporting layered on top of the standard Google search results. This seems to be the easiest way to explain Splunk to the non technical.

linu1988
Champion

aelliot is correct, Founders explained it
_http://www.splunk.com/view/SP-CAAAGBY

somesoni2
Revered Legend

Awesome!!!

aelliott
Motivator

Actually The name "Splunk" is a reference to exploring caves, as in spelunking. Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splunk.

changwoo
Communicator

what does the sixth state means?

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MuS
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

epic answer 🙂

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