October 2023 Edition
Hayyy Splunk Education Enthusiasts and the Eternally Curious!
We’re back with another 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, and technical 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
Nine Hours with 9.1 | Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise 9.1
Are you ready to tackle the mysteries of Splunk Enterprise 9.1? Then you’re ready for our latest course, Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise 9.1. This 9-hour, paid instructor-led course designed for Splunk administrators covers topics and techniques for troubleshooting a standard Splunk distributed deployment using the tools available with Splunk Enterprise. This hands-on, lab-oriented class will help you gain troubleshooting experience before attending more advanced courses. Debug a distributed deployment today!
Gotta Learn to Troubleshoot | Splunk Enterprise 9.1
Splunk Observability | Free O11y Education Courses
Let’s make digital downtime a thing of the past! The Splunk Observability unified solutions suite can improve digital resilience by lowering the cost of unplanned downtime. For literally zero dollars and a small investment in time, you can learn how to maximize your organization’s O11y investment with these Splunk Education self-paced courses. Start with Optimizing Metrics Usage with Splunk Metrics Pipeline to learn how best to optimize your data intake into Splunk Observability Cloud using Splunk Metrics Pipeline Management. Move onto Introduction to Log Observer Connect to learn how to discover trends in log data and use the product for root cause analysis. You gotta see it to believe it.
Gotta Be Free | Dive in to See
Things You Needa Know
Cyber Defenders | We Got You
The Biden Administration established a National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy (NCWES) to tackle the shortage of cybersecurity pros in the U.S. by boosting cyber skills education. At Splunk, we proudly align with the NCWES – offering robust cybersecurity training programs, certification tracks, and free learning opportunities. Find out about our collaborative efforts to bridge the skills gap and fortify our digital future. Together, we can safeguard our communities and embrace the boundless possibilities of technology.
Needa Know What’s Next | Cyber Workforce Advocacy Blog
Splunk Training Units | Get Your Pass to Class
To get hands-on training in the lab, you’ll need to move from free to fee! If you’re looking to take advantage of Splunk eLearning with labs or Instructor-led training (ILT) courses, check in with your Customer Organization Manager who helps allocate training units (TUs) and tracks usage for learners like you. Then, consider using some training units to take our new instructor-led training, Using SignalFlow in Splunk Observability Cloud, which covers how to use the SignalFlow analytics language in Splunk Observability Cloud. Enroll through STEP, confirm your TUs, and then take your ILT.
Needa Use Your TUs | Paid Training Awaits
Places You’ll Wanna Go
To the Lecture Hall | Free Training for Universities
What’s on the syllabus this week? Splunk training and cyber education. Bridging the growing cyber skills gap is critical to securing our digital world, which is why we continue to grow and scale our offerings within the Splunk Academic Alliance Program to better serve students, faculty, and staff within non-profit universities, colleges, and schools. Currently, we offer 21 free, self-paced courses with hands-on labs as part of our commitment to training the next generation of cyber experts. The experience sets up the next generation of cyber experts.
Wanna Go to Academic Alliance | Training for the next generation
To the Community | Devesh Logendran, Splunk, and the Singapore Cyber Conquest
Look who’s winning. Say hello to a member of the Splunk Community who, early in his career, is taking Splunk to the next level. Head over to the Splunk Community to read the story about how Devesh Logendran went to college, learned a bit of Splunk, captured first place in the Singapore Cyber Conquest, and parlayed that into a free conference pass to Splunk University! Can you imagine where Splunk can take you?
Wanna Go to Great Heights | Learn How with Devesh
Find Your Way | Learning Bits and Breadcrumbs
Go to YouTube | Once Upon an Attack
Go Get Rewarded | Learning Points are Waiting to be Redeemed
Go Discuss Stuff | Join the Community
Go Share | Subscribe to the 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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