August 2023
Public Sector Adoption Boards
Splunk is constantly looking for ways to better support you on your journey to building better digital resilience. We recently launched three new microsites (aka adoption boards), highlighting the latest content, how-to’s, and use cases for Federal Civilian, Department of Defense, and SLED organizations to use on your Splunk journey.
Remember to bookmark these pages for future reference and look out for more content updates in the coming months! If you have any feedback or recommendations for this board, please be sure to give us your thoughts here.
See You in September
Splunk Public Sector continues to support customers and partners at industry events and with education and training. Please stop by and see Splunk at any one of these Civilian, DoD, or State/Local and Educational events in September.
Date | Event | Location | Website |
9/5-8 | Billington Cybersecurity Summit | Washington, DC | |
9/7 | CT Digital Government Summit | Hartford, CT | |
9/13 | COVITS | Richmond, VA | |
9/14 | ME Digital Government Summit | Augusta, ME | |
9/18-21 | TribalNet | San Diego, CA | |
9/20-21 | National Cyber Summit | Huntsville, AL | |
9/21 | Potomac Officers Club Intel Summit | Washington, DC | |
9/24-27 | MISAC | Rancho Mirage, CA |
Zero Trust - More Important than Ever
Splunk is teaming with several industry partners on Zero Trust solutions for Public Sector. Look for more information on this collaboration soon and be sure to check out Splunk’s latest Zero Trust information in the eBook Essential Guide to Zero Trust and just-released Brief on How Splunk Supports the DoD Strategy.
September Virtual Workshops
Did you know that over 2500 individuals participated in Splunk’s Virtual Public Sector Workshops in the past 6 months? Be sure to check out September's classes that include Splunk 4 Rookies (Sept 7), IT Foundations (Sept 14), and RBA (Sept 28). These ~3-hour workshops are led by Splunk SEs and are free to attend.
Splunk AI: Catalyzing Digital Resilience in Cybersecurity and Observability
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform our industry. At Splunk, we see it as a catalyst for driving digital resilience — a way to accelerate human decision making in service of incident detection, investigation and response. Read this blog to learn more about Splunk’s AI strategy, vision, and newest capabilities.
An Introductory Use Case Guide: Splunk Artificial Intelligence for Observability
Read “An Introductory Use Case Guide: Splunk Artificial Intelligence for Observability” to learn how organizations use anomaly detection, predictive analytics and clustering in Splunk to decrease downtime and foster innovation. This includes an introduction to AI and ML in observability, an overview of the Splunk AI/ML portfolio, and how to start your AI/ML project.
Tech Talks, Office Hours and Lantern
Tech Talks
New Enhancements with Splunk Enterprise 9.1
Our latest product innovations support integrated workflows and improved user experiences. This makes it easier for you to detect and predict issues, find root cause, assess risk and impact radius, and remediate — quickly, accurately, at scale.
Top 5 Summer Playlist!
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. Play Now
Admin Office Hours
Office Hours - Getting Data In
Interested in getting live help from technical Splunk experts? Join our upcoming Community Office Hour session for Getting Data In (GDI), where you can ask questions and get guidance on how to onboard your data sources, forwarder setup and troubleshooting, ingest actions, Edge Processor, and more! Limited Spots Available - Register Now!
- Getting Data In: Forwarders & Edge Processor - Wed, Aug 23 at 1pm PT/4pm ET
- Getting Data In: Platform (EMEA) - Wed, Sep 9 at 8am ET / 4pm UK time
Splunk Lantern - Read our latest blog update!
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!
Education Corner
Hot Cybersecurity Courses Added to the Splunk Free Training Catalog
It’s summertime in the Northern Hemisphere, which means it’s pretty hot everywhere. And the Splunk Education course curriculum is no exception! If you’re an aspiring Blue Team Academy defender, we’ve recently added two more free courses to our growing curriculum of over 40 free self-paced learning courses. Check out “The Cybersecurity Landscape” and “Security Operations and the Defense Analyst” courses now available and accessible anywhere, anytime.
Validate Your Splunk Certified Developer Skills Before It’s Too Late
The Splunk Certified Developer Certification is being taken out of the rotation on September 30, 2023. So, if you want to become a Splunk Certified Developer and build some killer apps with the Splunk web framework, the clock is ticking. Get your training on by following the Developer Track and reviewing the exam study guide. If you currently hold the certification/badge, it will remain valid until its current expiration date – but you may want to consider recertifying before it’s gone to extend the validity of your certification for another three years.
Get a New Certification to Validate Your Cybersecurity Expertise
Showcased at .conf23, the Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst (CDA) certification exam is now open to the public in beta – for FREE. So, look over the study materials, take the exam, and show the world you're a Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst. We’ll give you a badge to prove it too!
Earn Summer-themed Splunk Swag with the Splunk Learning Rewards Program
Are you making the most of your company's Splunk Education training units? If not, we've got an exciting program to incentivize you! Introducing the Splunk Learning Rewards Program.Earn points for each completed course, redeemable for awesome Splunk swag. Check out our limited-time Summer-themed rewards on the Learning Rewards site. Register and complete courses before your training units expire! Find out more here.
Meet Us in the Community| The Place to Learn and Share
We love our Splunk Community members and we’re always looking for ways to make their experience even more fulfilling. This is why we recently expanded our online presence with the new Splunk Training and Certification Community Site! Here, you can connect with other like-minded curious members looking to share their knowledge and learn something new. It’s also a place where you can bring your passion and your point of view. Find out what’s new with Splunk Education – and all-things Training and Certification.
Talk with us about Splunk!
The Splunk product design team wants to learn about how you use our products. If you’re interested in contributing, please fill out this quick questionnaire so we can reach out to you. This may take such forms as a survey, receiving an email to schedule an interview session, or some other type of research invitation. We look forward to hearing from you!
Until next month,
Happy Splunking
