Note: the URL to .conf2015 recorded sessions and presentations has changed. Here is the new URL to use: http://conf.splunk.com/speakers/2015.html# (So, this is where one can find the presentation titled "The 'State' of Splunk - Using the KVStore to Maintain App State") ... View more

This is not unique to Splunk. It is the nature of IP and HTTP protocols - they are stateless. So, you cannot really track a 'session' since there is none to track. Each request is treated as an independent transaction. More information can be found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stateless_protocol ... View more