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Introducing AppInspect

Splunk AppInspect available at .conf2016, an Apps tool for static & dynamic analysis, certification testing in s/w dev, available standalone or as RESTful API.
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Managing your Ingestion with the search bar

Custom searches for drilling down into data in your Splunk Cloud service; Total Ingestion Volume search over time, usage, volume by sourcetype & forwarder.
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I can’t make my time range picker pick my time field.

Hadoop, Hunk or Splunk users have a choice in time field settings, can pull data from csv files, use specific searches & filters to achieve usable data subsets.
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Configuring Microsoft’s Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) Single Sign On (SSO) with Splunk Cloud

Assisting customers with pre-req & integration steps for setting up ADFS-Active Directory Federation Services-SAML for Single Sign On with Splunk Cloud.
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How to Create a Modular Alert

Splunk 6.3 users can use API to write modular alerts for apps-notifications, automation, info-gathering. See apps.splunk.com & the official docs for more info.
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Handling HTTP Event Collector (HEC) Content-Length too large errors without pulling your hair out

Answer for dealing with HTTP Event Collector (HEC) error message 413 content too large: reset configurable pre-defined limit for max content using limits.conf.
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Sending binary data to Splunk and preprocessing it

Send data, text or binary, to Splunk with PDI Protocol Data Inputs App; choose variety of protocols-HTTP POST, UDP, SockJS, TCP & more & binary data payload.
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Best Practices in Protecting Splunk Enterprise

Customers use Splunk & Splunkbase Apps for operational visibility to drive business results. Protect admin access, change passwords and define roles carefully.