August 2024 Edition
Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!
We’re back with this month’s edition of indexEducation, the newsletter that takes an untraditional twist on what’s new with Splunk Education. We hope the updates about our courses, certification program, and self-paced training will feed your obsession to learn, grow, and advance your careers. Let’s get started with an index for maximum performance readability:
Training You Gotta Take | Things You Needa Know | Places You’ll Wanna Go
Training You Gotta Take
Last Minute Learning | Grab a seat at the eleventh hour
Are you a serial procrastinator or obsessed with maximizing every opportunity? No matter your mindset, Splunk Last Minute Learning is designed just for you. It allows you to rapidly get more technical training under your belt or catch up on those classes you might have put off. And, since Splunk Training Units expire one year after purchase, taking a class at the last minute may be just what you need to ensure those training units don’t go unused. Simply sign up using your Splunk.com account and pay with your company training units or a credit card. We see you – and we like the way you think.
Gotta get training in | Last minute instructor-led courses
The Latest | Exploring and Analyzing Data with Splunk
If you’re a fan of Andrew Huberman and his four-hour podcasts about things like optimizing your sleep, then you probably have no problem with your attention span or your thirst for knowledge. If that’s the case, this new 9-hour course should probably be next up on your playlist. Exploring and Analyzing Data with Splunk is for users who want to attain operational intelligence level 4, (business insights) and covers exploratory data analysis by using statistical tools and custom visualizations. This course provides the opportunity to dip your feet into the deep (and complex) pool of data science before heading off to our more advanced Splunk for Analytics and Data Science course. And, hat tip to Andrew, you’ll probably even sleep better knowing it creates the foundation for what’s next in data science.
Gotta learn something new | Enroll today
Things You Needa Know
There’s a new certification in town | Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer
When you hear the words, SOC and SOAR and security, do you visualize some kind of superhero swooping in to save the day? Well, we do – and it’s everyday people like you that we see. So, take our latest certification exam to validate your skills as a SOC Engineer using Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk SOAR and earn your Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Engineer certification. This exam establishes an intermediate-level standard for users of Splunk Enterprise, Enterprise Security, and Splunk SOAR who wish to be certified as cybersecurity professionals. We don’t hand out capes after you pass, but we do give you a badge.
Needa show your stuff | Certifications are validation
Splunk Community Slack FTW | Become a valued member today
It’s like hanging at the community pool, but with more like-minded tech folks – and no swimsuit required. The Splunk Community is your free way to learn, stay up to date, connect, share ideas, and find success. Here you’ll find a collection of resources where you can ask questions, get answers, connect with other Splunk enthusiasts – via Splunk Answers, User Groups, and Slack. If you're not already a member of the Splunk Community Slack, we’d love to welcome you aboard. By joining and inviting others to sign up, you not only become part of a great group, but you have a chance to win a $50 Splunk Store gift card! Unlike the community pool, which traditionally closes by September 1, this offer runs through September 20. Hurry, it’s a real win-win.
Needa know more about using Splunk | Join Slack
Places You’ll Wanna Go
SMARTNESS Series | Meet Tom
Sometimes it’s hard to visualize how far we can take our careers – until we hear about how others have done it. So, if you’re looking for inspiration and best practices for growing your career with Splunk, maybe Episode 1 of our new Splunk Education SMARTNESS series featuring Tom Kopchak will help you imagine the possibilities. Say hi to Tom and let us know what you think about the interview. And, while you’re at it, get to know Splunk Education and Splunk Certification – a few of the avenues Tom believes impacted his career trajectory.
Wanna be inspired | This interview series is the place
The Splunk Community | SplunkTrust fezzes in collab with Lantern
The SplunkTrust is a group of highly skilled and knowledgeable Splunk users who are trusted advisors to Splunk. These widely-recognizable fez wearers are selected based on their exceptional technical skills and suggestions, which are often used to influence future Splunk features and applications. Today, these fine friends are also collaborating with Lantern, the Splunk customer success center that provides expert advice and tips for managing Splunk more efficiently. Have you ever been tempted to use Splunk to uncover some really outlandish insights? Well, so have we! With Lantern, you can learn about some unusual ways these incredible minds are using Splunk.
Wanna go to the horse stable | One Trust member Splunks his hobby
Find Your Way | Learning Bits and Breadcrumbs
Go Stream It | The Latest Course Releases (Some with Non-English Captions!)
Go Last Minute | Seats Still Available for ILT
Go Deep | Register for Security and Observability Tech Talks
Go Discuss Stuff | Join the Community
Go Index It | Subscribe to our Newsletter
Thanks for sharing a few minutes of your day with us – whether you’re looking to grow your mind, career, or spirit, you can bet your sweet SaaS, we got you. If you think of anything else we may have missed, please reach out to us at indexEducation@splunk.com.
Answer to Index This: 888 + 88 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 1000
