Mastering Splunk

by James Miller

Optimize your machine-generated data effectively by developing advanced analytics with SplunkAbout This BookDevelop simple applications into robust, feature-rich applications to search, monitor, and analyze machine-generated big data with easeLearn about lookups, indexing, dashboards, navigation, advances transaction with examplesUnderstand the key features of Splunk by exploring real-world examples and apply the technology in your databaseWho This Book Is ForThis book is for those Splunk developers who want to learn advanced strategies to deal with big data from an enterprise architectural perspective. You need to have good working knowledge of Splunk.

What You Will LearnGet started in the most efficient way, become proficient, and ultimately master SplunkMaster the techniques to create advanced-level Splunk search stringsEasily leverage advanced tables, charts, and fields to organize your dataUnderstand Splunk lookups and how they relate to enterprise developmentBuild practical dashboards with your dataAcquire master-level understanding of Splunk indexes and indexingBuild your own Splunk apps and learn why they are importantCompare Splunk's abilities with other monitoring tools in terms of monitoring data and alertsUnderstand what Splunk transactions are and how to use them to optimize your corporate dataIn DetailSplunk is the definitive technology solution used to manage the ever-growing volumes of machine-generated data. This technology is indispensable for industries involved in big data analysis, online services, education, finance, healthcare, retail, and telecommunications. So, having Splunk experience will be relevant for a long time to come!

This book will first take you through the evolution of Splunk and how it fits into an organization's architectural roadmap. Master advanced search topics and explore in-depth methods to leverage Splunk tables, charts, fields, and other cases. As we advance through the chapters, you will master the best practices of values and lookups, indexes, business effective dashboards, and discover the cornerstones of how to evolve your current Splunk application and its monitoring capabilities. Finally, we round things off with the discussion of transactions from an enterprise perspective.

You'll now be able to apply and integrate advanced techniques of Splunk to optimize your data and meet your strategic organizational demands.

346 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 17, 2014

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