SAN FRANCISCO - May 13, 2013 - Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Splunk® Enterprise has been recognized as the Best Enterprise Security Solution by SC Magazine Awards Europe 2013. This is the second consecutive year Splunk Enterprise won the award and follows Splunk Enterprise being selected Best Security Information Event Management (SIEM) solution in the 2013 SC Magazine Awards in America.

"We are honored to be recognized by SC Magazine with another award that demonstrates how essential flexibility, speed and scale are for security intelligence platforms," said Tim Mather, chief information security officer and vice president of security and compliance, Splunk. "Splunk software delivers the future of security intelligence today. Attackers are intimately familiar with the security gaps created by legacy, pre-fabricated solutions that cannot collect and analyze all data from an organization. More than 2,000 organizations around the world use Splunk software to gain the upper hand in security investigations by creating a real-time understanding of their end-to-end security."

The annual SC Awards Europe are the most prestigious awards for the information security industry in Europe, honoring professionals working to secure enterprises of all sizes and vendors delivering innovative security technologies. Winners are chosen by a panel of industry judges from the highest levels of the information security profession.

Go to the Splunk website to discover why more than 2,000 organizations around the world use Splunk Enterprise for security intelligence.

Register now for .conf2013, the 4th Annual Splunk Worldwide Users' Conference, featuring more than 100 sessions by Splunk customers, partners, experts and employees. .conf2013 is being held September 30-October 3 at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

About Splunk Inc.

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) provides the engine for machine data™. Splunk® software collects, indexes and harnesses the machine-generated big data coming from the websites, applications, servers, networks and mobile devices that power business. Splunk software enables organizations to monitor, search, analyze, visualize and act on massive streams of real-time and historical machine data. More than 5,200 enterprises, universities, government agencies and service providers in over 90 countries use Splunk Enterprise to gain Operational Intelligence that deepens business and customer understanding, improves service and uptime, reduces cost and mitigates cybersecurity risk. Splunk Storm®, a cloud-based subscription service, is used by organizations developing and running applications in the cloud.

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Splunk Enterprise Honored on Two Continents as Leading Security Product; Wins 2013 SC Magazine Award for Best Enterprise Security Solution

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