January 2025 Edition
Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!
Happy New Year! 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
Instructor-led Training | Making the grade just got easier
A grade can tell you what you scored on a test, but it can’t measure your passion, effort, or potential. Starting January 1, 2025, you can attend Splunk Instructor-Led Training feeling more confident in your skills.That’s because we’re moving from lab grading to a focus on participation and knowledge comprehension. So, breathe a sigh of relief knowing that we’re hoping to foster a more simplified learning experience that aligns with industry best practices and fosters more engagement in the classroom. You get an A for effort!
Gotta get to class | Now with less lab grade anxiety
Splunk Enterprise System Administration | Go big or go home
Considered one of the most challenging track and field events to master, learning to pole vault can take years of dedicated practice. Good thing you’re trying to master Splunk and not the pole vault, right? Instead of years, you’ll need to invest just 12-hours if you’re a system administrator who is responsible for managing the Splunk Enterprise environment. The course, however, provides the fundamental knowledge of Splunk license manager, indexers and search heads. It covers configuration, management, and monitoring core Splunk Enterprise components. To become an expert, well, that requires a bit more time.
Gotta invest the time | Get the fundamentals in 12 hours
Things You Needa Know
Careers are boosting | New report validates your efforts
Don’t you love it when you find out you’re on the right track in life? Well, get ready to feel that validation again thanks to the 2024 Splunk Career Impact Report. The report highlights how building skills and earning Splunk Certification lays the groundwork for success. Among a slew of other data, the report shows that 51% of surveyed Splunk users improved skills with Splunk Education (up 8% YoY). And for you Splunk Certified gurus, we learned that you earn an average of 14% more, have 46% more confidence in job security, and are 2.3x more likely to get that big raise. WTG! (We are so proud of your dedication.)
Needa know the impact | Read the full report
Just the facts | Modern day Picasso
The old adage is that “a picture paints a thousand words,” but in today’s fast-paced world, the infographic is the new oil painting. An infographic breaks down the facts and figures so you don’t have to. If you didn’t have a chance to read through the entire Splunk Career Impact Report showing that proficiency in using Splunk offers a competitive edge for users and customers (hint, hint: see story above) – we got you. We’re laying out just the stats and metrics behind the survey in the new 2024 Career Impact Report Infographic. Picture your future here.
Need know the numbers | Infographic shows your potential
Places You’ll Wanna Go
To the Splunk Community | Pedro is our video guest
Do you feel all the feels when someone inspiring shares their experiences? Oh yeah, then you’ll want to meet Splunk Community member, Pedro Borges, on our Smartness video series. Splunk users like Pedro are improving their careers and optimizing Splunk in their organization by tapping into Splunk Education resources and the vast Splunk Community. Want to follow in Pedro’s footsteps? Explore the same Splunk Education resources and Community tools that helped him succeed.
Go get the feels | Sneak a peek into Pedro’s world
The Customer Success Center | Splunk Lantern
Splunk Education provides many modalities and channels for learning Splunk. One really cool opportunity is Splunk Lantern, which is a customer success center that provides advice from Splunk experts on valuable data insights, key use cases, and tips on managing Splunk more efficiently. If you’re not sure how Splunk Lantern can help you optimize Splunk in your organization, the team curates information and shares advice every month via Community blog updates. It’s time to lighten up with Lantern.
Go to Lantern | Simplified advice on the blog
Find Your Way | Learning Bits and Breadcrumbs
Go Chat | Join our Community User Group Slack Channel
Go Stream It | The Latest Course Releases (Some with Non-English Captions!)
Go Last Minute | Seats Still Available for ILT
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.
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