We also want to make sure you have these additional resources for your journey: Download the ODBC Driver from Splunkbase (Compatible with 7.3 and above; Cloud compatible) Splunk ODBC Driver Documentation (Get step by step details to install and use the ODBC Driver with your BI Tool of choice)

Hey everyone! We had some great questions during this Tech Talk in June.  Recapping for all! Q: The documentation I read indicates that the ODBC driver is for Windows only. Are there plans to make an OSX version? A: Yes! We are actively working on OSX support. We don't have an ETA at this time but do stay tuned for updates!   Q: Is the ODBC driver available for splunk cloud? A: Yes! The ODBC driver is available for Splunk Cloud 7.3 and higher   Q: What type of Splunk instance is this? Full Splunk Enterprise or Heavy forwarder? A: The ODBC driver is installed on the Windows environment where the BI Tool (in this case Tableau) is installed   Q: Where are the ODBC credentials stored? Are they encrypted? A: The credentials are actually your Splunk login credentials   Q: how to connect to splunk cloud ? A: It's the same process to connect to Splunk Cloud 7.3 ! In the installation process, just point to your Splunk Cloud instance.   Q: What about ad-hoc queries for visualization exploration? For example, I may need to reduce my fields because the visualization won't fit. Is there a back and forth with a saved query, or can I do an ad-hoc Splunk query in tableau leveraging the new ODBC driver? A: The ODBC driver only supports Saved Searches, and not ad-hoc queries. That means you'll need to update the Saved Search to update the query.   Q: does the ODBC driver need to be installed on a Search Head? A: No, the ODBC driver is installed on the Windows environment where your BI Tool is installed.  In the installation process, just point the SHC you want to use.   Q: Is there a PowerBI server driver also? A: Yes, the ODBC driver also works with PowerBI. Check out the Splunk Docs for details on how to set that up. https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/ODBC/3.0.1/UseODBC/PowerBI    Q: Do you think the ODBC driver could be used to move data to Azure DataLake A: We haven't tested that specific use case.

Here are some additional resources for your Machine Learning journey: MLTK App on Splunkbase Documentation Machine Learning Blogs conf papers The Machine Learning Toolkit in Action FN 1470 The New Experiment Experience in the Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit FN 1553 Predict Real World Outage using Splunk MLTK IT 1722 The Two Most Common Machine Learning Solutions Everyone Needs to Know FN 1213

Hey everyone! We had some great questions during this Tech Talk in May.  Recapping for all! Q: What ML toolkit is being used on the demo? A: MLTK 5.2   Q: How could I use machine learning for sets of data that start at different times each day, for example if I wanted to monitor my heart rate on a bike ride every day, but I start my ride at different times each day. I want to predict my future fitness levels based on my improved heart rate A: If this activity is once a day, then do a span=1 day , and move ahead with forecasting   Q: How to know what best model and algorithm to be used on my use case since there are so many available? A: Smart Assistant comes with the best algorithm suited for the use case. if you're not a data scientist, you don't need to choose from the available options..just use the new smart assistant   Q: Do you provide special service that can help us guide our own use cases? A: Check this out : https://www.splunk.com/en_us/software/splunk-enterprise/machine-learning.html#MLTK-FAQ   Q: Do you have use case using ITSI and Machine Learning together? A: ITSI has predictive analytics which uses MLTK.   Q: Will Splunk come up with a machine learning certificate in the future? A: There is a data analytics course using Machine learning in Splunk today and it comes with a certification   Q: Is it compatible with Splunk Enterprise version 7.3.3? A: No..you have to be on Splunk 8.0 and above but forecasting and outlier detection is available in MLTK 4.5 which is compatible with 7.3.3   Q: How to find out the Threshold frequency for Outlier detection. A: Its an output from algorithm..Look at density function algorithm docs in Splunk MLTK Q: What is the maximum amount of data (csv, kv, etc.) that the MLTK has been tested with? A: Please check the MLTK performance app for algorithm reports

Hey everyone! We had some great questions during this Tech Talk in May.  Recapping for all! Q: Are the features discussed and presented only available in the Cloud version of Splunk? We have the product on premise. A: Only some of them. Analytics workspace is available pre-installed in Enterprise on-prem starting 8.0 Follow up Q:  Thanks, I will check tomorrow to see what version we have installed. Unless I can see it when logged in. If so, share that in an answer in the presentation or to me directly. A: If you are on a pre-8.0 version - checkout Metrics Workspace on Splunkbase for those versions. Analytics Workspace is the next gen of Metrics Workspace App.