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Splunk releases its newest report, State of Observability 2025: The Rise of a New Business Catalyst.
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Splunk Ranked Number 1 in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management Use Cases
Splunk has been ranked as the #1 SIEM solution in all three Use Cases for the second consecutive time in the 2025 Gartner® Critical Capabilities for Security Information and Event Management report.
Introducing Splunk 10: Empowering a Secure and Compliant Future
Announcing the general availability of Splunk Enterprise 10.0 and Splunk Cloud Platform 10.0, the most secure, stable, and modernized platform for a digitally resilient, compliance-ready future.
Splunk Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms
Splunk has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Observability Platforms for the third year in a row.
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Powering and Protecting the AI Revolution: A New Era for Splunk and Cisco at .conf25
Splunk's Kamal Hathi recaps our innovation highlights from .conf25, marking a pivotal moment for Splunk and Cisco as we deliver significant new value to our customers that make the use of AI a practical reality in their organizations.
A Recap of .conf25 Splunk Observability Announcements
At .conf25, we unveiled new capabilities in Splunk Observability Cloud that redefine digital resilience in the AI era with smarter detection and investigation of business-critical issues.
Splunk Enterprise Security: Built to Empower Every SOC Analyst
Announcing a transformative update to Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) with 8.2: An AI-powered SecOps platform designed to unify and accelerate threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) in one seamless experience.
Powering AI Innovation with Splunk: Meet the Cisco Data Fabric
The Cisco Data Fabric brings AI-centric advancements to the Splunk Platform, seamlessly connecting knowledge, business, and machine data.
In Case You Missed It: 2025 Splunkie Award Winners Announced at .conf25!
Cue the data-powered drumroll – here are your 2025 Splunkie Award winners announced at .conf25!
Announcing the 2025 Splunk Partner Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2025 Splunk Partner Awards winners and our entire partner community on an outstanding year!
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SIEM: Security Information & Event Management Explained
SIEM is a cybersecurity game-changer, especially for large organizations. Learn key SIEM features and functions & how to choose the right SIEM tool.
IT and Technology Spending & Budgets for 2025: Trends & Forecasts
Tech & IT spending is on the rise in 2025 across the globe. Read more on investment trends and see which regions will spend the most.
What Are SLMs? Small Language Models, Explained
Large language models have changed the world. What about small language models? Learn what SLMs are, how they differ from LLMs, and why SLMs are the future.
Telemetry 101: An Introduction To Telemetry
Telemetry is powerful data that can tell you all sorts of important information. Know what you can do with this useful data — get the full telemetry 101 here.
What are SaaS, PaaS, & IaaS?
Yes, the cloud makes work better. But which cloud model is right for you? Understand how SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS works in this ultimate guide.
What is Observability? An Introduction
In this blog post, we'll look at definitions, best practices, and key concepts around Observability in IT.
Latest Articles
Detecting New Domains in Splunk (Finding New Evil)
Ready to find "new" domains that may be naughty? We'll walk you through how to use Splunk & Splunk Enterprise Security to do that: get the full story here!
Under the Hood of SnakeKeylogger: Analyzing its Loader and its Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures
In this blog, the Splunk Threat Research Team provides valuable insights to enable security analysts and blue teamers to defend and be aware of these scam tactics.
Continuous Data: The Complete Guide
Continuous data enables higher accuracy from predictions, deeper insights, and more informed decisions. Learn how to maximize value from continuous data.
TCP/IP: What It Is & How It Works
Learn all about TCP/IP and its 5 layers. TCP/IP is a universal transmission framework that establishes connections across diverse devices.
Security Insights: JetBrains TeamCity CVE-2024-27198 and CVE-2024-27199
The Splunk Threat Research Team examines exploit operations, analytics, hunting queries, and tips on capturing TeamCity logs.
The Dunning-Kruger Effect Explained
The Dunning-Kruger Effect is a natural bias where a person with minimal knowledge or skill may overvalue their capabilities. Learn all about this effect here.
A More Resilient Digital World, Through the Power of Us
At Splunk, we lean into the power of us – all the things that make us who we are, working together in an environment that supports and trusts.
11 Common Data Types: A Comprehensive Guide
Explore 11 common data types in this comprehensive guide, covering integers, strings, booleans, and more. Learn their purpose and applications for data visualization.
What is Goodhart's Law?
Numbers can guide decision-making, as long as those numbers help deliver value. And that’s precisely what Goodhart’s Law is all about. Get the full story here.
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