Take a look below to explore our upcoming Community Office Hours, Tech Talks, and Webinars this month. This post will be updated monthly so be sure to bookmark it and check back for new events! 
 Keep in mind, that these events are all leading up to .conf24 just around the corner. Make sure to register now to secure your spot! 
 What are Community Office Hours? 
 Community Offce Hours is an interactive 60-minute Zoom series where participants can ask questions and engage with technical Splunk experts on various topics. Whether you're just starting your journey with Splunk, or looking for best practices to take your deployment to the next level, Community Office Hours provides a safe and open environment for you to get help. 
 If you have an issue you can’t seem to resolve, a question you’re eager to get answered by Splunk experts, exploring new use cases, or just want to sit and listen in, Community Office Hours is for you! 
 What are Tech Talks? 
 Tech Talks are designed to accelerate adoption and ensure your success. In these engaging 60-minute sessions, we dive deep into best practices, share valuable insights, and explore additional use cases to expand your knowledge and proficiency with our products. 
 Whether you're looking to optimize your workflows, discover new functionalities, or troubleshoot challenges, Tech Talks is your go-to resource. 
 PLATFORM 
 
 
 
 
 Office Hours | Getting Data In: Platform 
 
 
 May 8, 2024 at 1pm PT 
 
 
 This is your opportunity to ask questions related to your specific GDI challenge or use case, including: 
 
 How to onboard common data sources (AWS, Azure, Windows, *nix, etc.) 
 Using forwarders 
 Apps and add-ons to get data in 
 Processing data with Edge Processor, Ingest Processor, and Ingest Actions 
 Archiving your data 
 Anything else you’d like to learn! 
 
 
 
 
 
 Office Hours | Getting Data In: Forwarders 
 
 
 May 22, 2024 at 1pm PT 
 
 
 This is your opportunity to ask questions related to getting data into Splunk Platform using forwarders, including: 
 
 Universal Forwarder (UF) or heavy forwarder (HF) deployment/configuration 
 Troubleshooting forwarder connectivity issues, blocked queues, etc. 
 Improving forwarder performance 
 Anything else you’d like to learn! 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 SECURITY 
 
 
 
 
 Tech Talk | Detecting Remote Code Executions With the Splunk Threat Research Team 
 
 
 May 22, 2024 at 11am PT 
 
 
 To support defenders against remote code execution (RCE) attacks, the Splunk Threat Research Team regularly creates new out-of-the-box security content for use in Splunk Enterprise Security.  
 Join this Tech Talk to learn more from Michael Haag, Principal Threat Researcher, who will provide: 
 
 An overview of the latest security content the team has developed to defend against RCEs 
 Best practices for implementing and using this content 
 A walkthrough of the detection engineering process the Splunk Threat Research Team follows to create security content for defending against CVEs 
 
 
 
 
 
 Office Hours | Splunk Threat Research Team: Detecting Remote Code Executions 
 
 
 June 5, 2024 at 1pm PT 
 
 
 This is your opportunity to ask questions about using the latest security content developed by the Splunk Threat Research Team to detect RCEs, including: 
 
 How to find and access security content designed to help defend against RCEs 
 Best practices and practical tips for using this content 
 Specific questions about recently released content for detecting RCEs impacting Jenkins servers, Ivanti VPN devices, and Confluence Data Center and Server 
 Anything else you'd like to learn! 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 OBSERVABILITY 
 
 
 
 
 Webinar | How to Build a Leading Observability Practice 
 
 
 May 2, 2024 at 10am PT 
 
 
 Join observability leaders at Splunk for a lively discussion on what it takes to build a leading observability practice. From boots on the ground experience working with our customers, we’ll share how high-performing engineering and ITOps teams are using observability to improve their digital resilience, and how Splunk can help you achieve: 
 
 Unified visibility across any environment and any stack 
 Earlier detection & investigation of business-impacting issues 
 And better control of your data and costs 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tech Talk | More Ways to Control Your Costs with Archived Metrics 
 
 
 May 14, 2024 at 11am PT 
 
 
 Join us in this Tech Talk and learn how to redirect and store metrics data into a low-cost store with Metrics Pipeline Management’s newly launched tier “Archived Metrics”. 
 Now, you get to ingest and keep all your metrics data, even those in large volumes, to gain more control over your costs and optimize your data storage utilization. Topics covered include: 
 
 What is Metrics Pipeline Management and its newly released “Archived Metrics” tier 
 How to dynamically store your high-volume metrics in cold low-cost storage 
 How to re-hydrate your metric data using rule-based re-routing 
 
 
 
 
 
 Webinar | Bringing Observability to the  
 Splunk Platform 
 
 
 May 22, 2024 at 10am PT 
 
 
 In this webinar, learn all about observability, its benefits, and how easy it is to adopt it! From microservices and Kubernetes monitoring to real-time analytics and cost-effective troubleshooting, discover all the use cases you can unlock by integrating observability with Splunk platform. 
 Join us and find out what you’re missing out on by not combining Splunk Platform with Splunk Observability Cloud! 
 
 Accelerate root cause analysis by adding critical real-time context to your logs 
 Get direct access to purpose-built applications, infrastructure, and end-user monitoring solutions for faster troubleshooting 
 Avoid tool sprawl and silos by combining all your data and reporting in one place 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tech Talk | Built-In SLO Management to Bridge the Gap Between Service & Business Performance  
 
 
 May 29, 2024 at 11am PT 
 
 
 Join us to learn more about how you can leverage SLOs and the new built-in capabilities in Observability Cloud, including the SLO homepage, SLOs in dashboards, and SLO calendar windows to bridge the gap between service and business performance.    Learn how to: 
 
 Create and visualize SLOs in dashboards to monitor your critical user journeys 
 Tailor SLOs with calendar and rolling windows and alert on SLOs with Observability Cloud detectors 
 Leverage auto-suggested thresholds and ML-generated smart suggestions to create smarter SLOs 
 
 
 
 
 
						
					
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