Public Sector Newsletter Highlights | May 2023

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May 2023 

Splunk Scored a Hat Trick as Leader in SIEM! 

Splunk is recognized as a Leader in SIEM by three analyst reports: Forrester Wave™ Q4 2022, the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Security Information and Event Management, and the 2022 IDC MarketScape. To top it off, we are the ONLY vendor in the market to receive this recognition from all three analyst firms!

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Events

Gartner Risk Summit: June 5-7

Splunk is a Platinum sponsor at the Gartner Security & Risk Summit being held at Gaylord Convention Center in National Harbor, MD.   Be sure to stop by Splunk’s booth or visit our session: Improve Digital Resilience through Unified Security Operations Tuesday, June 5 2023 @ 2:35PM.  

AWS Public Sector: June 7-8

Splunk is a Silver sponsor at AWS Summit (DC) 2023 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.  This event is free to attend and includes sessions with Splunk and our partners.  Save the date and be sure to stop by Splunk’s booth #117.  

• Agenda & FAQ
• Register Here (free)

We Have Liftoff: June 22

Splunk’s inaugural “Launch n’ Learn” is taking place at the Kennedy Space Center on June 22nd in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This full day (free) event will explore how Aerospace & Defense agencies and their partners utilize Splunk’s machine data platform to solve complex problems and is co-sponsored by AWS, August Schell, and Carahsoft.  Space is limited  so register today. Register Today

In addition, read our new solution brief Splunk for Aerospace and Defense and visit our Website.

Tech Talks and Office Hours

Tech Talks: View Now!

One Log To Rule Them All:  Centralized Troubleshooting with Logs

Learn how you can centralize your log management across ITOps and engineering use cases. Logs are truly powerful. When combined with metrics and traces, they can give you key insights into why, what, and where the problem lies. They are fundamental for hybrid troubleshooting and monitoring, making them a critical component of the ITOps practitioner and engineer’s toolkit.  Watch the <2min trailer and register: Here

The Splunk Success Framework: Your Guide To Successful Splunk Implementations
If you’re responsible for creating, maintaining or scaling your Splunk implementation, don’t miss this on-demand Tech Talk on the refreshed and revised Splunk Success Framework (SSF). Led by Ryan Smalley, Customer Success Core Products SME, this session will provide guidance on how to get started with the Splunk Success Framework and how it can benefit your organization.

Introducing Edge Processor
See how Splunk’s latest innovation in data processing can support use cases in your environment.

Admin Your Splunk Cloud, Your Way
Learn how to optimize your Splunk deployment and streamline common admin tasks with Admin Config Service (ACS).

Admin Office Hours: Limited Spots Available - Register Now!
Interested in getting live help from technical Splunk experts? Join our upcoming Community Office Hour sessions for Cloud and Hybrid/On-Prem Admins, where you can ask questions and get guidance on optimizing your Splunk deployment, monitoring performance, automating tasks, and more! Register for the upcoming Community Office Hour sessions:

• Awesome Admins: Managing Your Cloud Deployment - Wed, June 14 at 1pm PT/4pm ET
• Awesome Admins: Managing Your Hybrid/On-Prem Deployment - Wed, June 28 at 1pm PT/4pm ET

Education Corner

It’s Here! Announcing Our New Splunk Learning Platform

A huge shout out to all the Splunk admins, architects, and users who enroll in Splunk Education courses to help keep their organizations safe, secure, and resilient. We want to keep you – and all of our curious learners – coming back for more! 

Introducing our new, feature-rich Splunk Training and Enablement Platform (STEP) where you can access all eLearning, in-person enrollments, completed training, and course completion certificates. You can use the same familiar link (https://education.splunk.com), but once you arrive get ready for a more visual and engaging experience. Log in today, take a quick tour, and enroll in a course while you’re at it. 

We Think There’s a Hero in All of Us

Your hero’s journey to conquer Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) starts here. Venture into the world of live, interactive Splunk technical training, claim victory over the content, and return to your organization with more knowledge about SPL than you ever imagined. It’s a three-part series taught by an experienced technical instructor – and it’s free! Get started today! 

Get Your Cybersecurity Defense Analyst Certification at Splunk .conf23 in Vegas

We’re excited to announce a new certification exam being released at .conf23! If you’re going to Las Vegas for Splunk .conf23, this is your exclusive opportunity to take the new Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst (CDA) exam. This is a beta exam, so it’s FREE to register and only available at .conf23 in Las Vegas from July 17 through July 20, 2023. Oh, and while you’re with us in Vegas, you can also take any Splunk certification exam with Pearson VUE on-site at .conf23 for only $25 (a $130 value). Can’t wait to see you!

Splunkbase 2022: Year in Review - Infographic!

It’s no surprise there’s an army of passionate customers and developers getting value from the Splunkbase app ecosystem. Check out the 2022 Splunkbase Year in Review infographic to get an inside look at the state of Splunkbase, including most searched and most popular apps, stats on feature and functionality improvements, and more! Check out the infographic here.

Splunk Lantern

Check out this month’s Splunk Lantern community blog! This month we're excited to announce the release of fresh video content created in collaboration with Splunk Education. These videos showcase seasoned Splunk professionals discussing popular, customer-requested topics with product demos that show how to implement their recommendations.

In addition to this new video series, we've also published a wealth of new informative articles this month, including a whole series of use cases for telecommunications organizations. Click through to learn more.

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! 

Splunk Customer Support

Did you know Splunk Customer Support offers both self-service and live support to customers when you need it. We recently revamped our Splunk Support page to make it easier for our customers to find all the resources  that are available to you at any time.

.conf23 Registration is Open 

This year’s event will be taking place July 17-20, 2023 at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. Splunk University will be offered July, 15, 16, 17 and 20th. Join us for over 200 sessions, compelling keynotes and guest speakers, product demonstrations, networking and so much more. Visit conf.splunk.com for more information.

Until Next Month,

Happy Splunking