February 2025 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
Instructor-led Training | Training tales and testimonials
It’s time to get curious with Splunk Classroom Chronicles. This new series introduces you to our top-notch instructors and course developers, and highlights stories and feedback from our learners. We’re spilling the tea about how to keep up in today’s fast-paced work environment with continuous professional development. Splunk Education offers engaging, interactive training to keep you one step ahead of the bad guys. From hands-on labs to expert-led sessions, grab a virtual seat and become part of our tales and testimonials.
Gotta meet the instructors | Read the tales
Splunk Enterprise Data Administration | You can get data in
Some things are just worth the investment – Italian coffee, quality running shoes, new tires. The same holds true for Splunk Education courses, which sometimes require a solid investment in time. With the Splunk Enterprise System Administration course under your belt, you’re now ready for the 18-hour Splunk Enterprise Data Administration course, which is designed for administrators who are responsible for getting data into Splunk indexers. Structured into 15 modules, this course provides the fundamental knowledge of Splunk forwarders and methods to get remote data into Splunk indexers. It covers installation, configuration, management, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Splunk forwarders and Splunk Deployment Server components.
Gotta invest the time | You’re worth 18 hours
Things You Needa Know
Answers to all the questions | Self-serve with FAQs
If you don’t use self-checkout, are you even living in the modern AI era? Kidding. But seriously, self-service can be a real time-saver if you know how to maneuver it. At Splunk Education, we try to make our processes simple, but there are times you’ll have questions. Your peers have helped curate the most popular and frequently-asked questions – all available online and easy to follow. Bar code scanning skills are not required.
Needa get help | FAQs are your guide
Splunk Certified users earn 40% more | Hack your career
If you want to level up and capture that new promotion, getting Splunk Certified is the ultimate cheat code. One of our many certifications, the Splunk Certified Cybersecurity Defense Analyst badge proves you’ve got the skills to analyze threats, hunt risks, and defend like a pro. Whether you’re aiming for a SOC analyst role or leveling up your cyber career, this certification helps you stand out. Become the boss you’re always trying to beat.
Needa earn more | Get Splunk Certified
Places You’ll Wanna Go
To class next week | We’ve got space for you
Whether you’re a procrastinator or on that Sigma grindset, we’ve got you covered. Last Minute Learning from Splunk offers you the option to get more learning courses under your belt faster, or make up for the courses you’ve been putting off. Each week, we share a list of the upcoming instructor-led classes that still have seats available. Just register with your Splunk.com account and use your company training units or a credit card to purchase.
Go right now | Last Minute Instructor-led Courses
To a bright spot | Splunk Lantern
TFW you see the light. Splunk Lantern is your go-to hub for expert tips, use cases, and smarter ways to manage Splunk. Whether you need Getting Started Guides, Product Tips, or insights into data sources and types, Lantern is the place – with new content every month. This month, read expert articles on Splunk Platform Health Checks, OpenTelemetry, Edge Processor integration, compliance in regulated industries, workload management, and advanced data analysis. Smartness cannot thrive in darkness, so go find the light.
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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