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Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 1
Tips & Tricks
7 Minute Read

Splunk Connect for Syslog: Turnkey and Scalable Syslog GDI - Part 1

Part one of two in an overview of Splunk Connect for Syslog, its design goals, architecture, and high-level configuration
Splunk to Expand Streaming Expertise; Announces Intent to Acquire Streamlio, Open-Source Distributed Messaging Leader
Leadership
3 Minute Read

Splunk to Expand Streaming Expertise; Announces Intent to Acquire Streamlio, Open-Source Distributed Messaging Leader

We’re excited to share an additional leap we’re taking within our innovation strategy: Splunk is announcing our intent to acquire Streamlio, to accelerate our efforts in real-time stream processing, as well as containerized multi-tenant cloud platform applications
The Insider's Guide to Splunk Enterprise Upgrades: Before, During, and After
Platform
4 Minute Read

The Insider's Guide to Splunk Enterprise Upgrades: Before, During, and After

Splunk technical smokejumper David Paper shares tips for a low-risk, fast-recovery Splunk Enterprise upgrade.
Get _time on your side - How to sort by more than one time field
Tips & Tricks
3 Minute Read

Get _time on your side - How to sort by more than one time field

Is it possible to sort by more than one time field in Splunk? Yes, definitely — Splunker David Clawson explains exactly how in this blog post.
Splunk to Acquire Observability Innovator and Leading Open Source Contributor Omnition
Leadership
2 Minute Read

Splunk to Acquire Observability Innovator and Leading Open Source Contributor Omnition

Splunk has agreed to acquire Omnition, a stealth-mode SaaS company that is innovating in distributed tracing, improving monitoring across microservices applications
Order Up! | Custom Sort Orders
Tips & Tricks
4 Minute Read

Order Up! | Custom Sort Orders

A how-to on creating custom sort orders for your search results