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Introduction to Splunk

Splunk is a software platform that indexes data and makes it searchable, allowing it to be turned into operational intelligence. This Splunk training course will quickly introduce you to Splunk and its many capabilities for organizing and managing data. Take this course if you’re on the path to becoming a SOC Analyst.
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1
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59
M
Time
beginner
difficulty
2
ceu/cpe

Course Content

Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Splunk Products, Resources, and Certifications
Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
Module 4: Data
Module 5: Using Data
Module 6: Conclusion
6.1 More to Learn

4m

Module 6: Conclusion
1.1 Welcome

5m

Module 1: Introduction
2.1 Splunk Products, Resources, and Certifications

1m

Module 2: Splunk Products, Resources, and Certifications
3.1 Setting Up Splunk

3m

Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
4.1 Data

1m

Module 4: Data
5.1 Using Data

1m

Module 5: Using Data
6.2 Final Review

4m

Module 6: Conclusion
1.2 What is Splunk?

4m

Module 1: Introduction
2.2 Splunk Website

5m

Module 2: Splunk Products, Resources, and Certifications
3.2 Parts of Splunk

7m

Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
4.2 Web Interface Tour

7m

Module 4: Data
5.2 Searches

7m

Module 5: Using Data
1.3 Splunk and Your Career

8m

Module 1: Introduction
2.3 Splunk Products

5m

Module 2: Splunk Products, Resources, and Certifications
3.3 Installing Splunk on Linux

5m

Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
4.3 Ways to Get Data

11m

Module 4: Data
5.3 Alerts

11m

Module 5: Using Data
3.4 Installing Splunk on Windows

4m

Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
4.4 Inputs Monitoring

8m

Module 4: Data
5.4 Reports and Dashboards

7m

Module 5: Using Data
3.5 Installing a Universal Forwarder

5m

Module 3: Setting Up Splunk
5.5 App Basics

6m

Module 5: Using Data
Course Description

The course will help you move from the basics of "What is Splunk?" to more advanced topics of onboarding data and creating alerts. Through these videos, you'll learn how to install a trial version of Splunk Enterprise, as well as forwarders to get data from different kinds of hosts, and then work with the data retrieved through crafting Splunk searches, alerts, reports, and dashboards. These videos will also cover career paths, tips and tricks, and further areas of study.

In this online Splunk training, you will be introduced to the Splunk software platform and its capabilities. You will learn the basics of Splunk and advance to topics including onboarding data and alerts.

What is Splunk?

Splunk is a software platform that allows users to search, analyze, and visualize the machine-generated data collected from applications, websites, devices, etc. that make up an organization’s IT infrastructure. In other words, it’s a tool that indexes data and makes it searchable, allowing it to be turned into operational intelligence.

The platform aggregates and analyzes digital exhaust from multiple sources, such as application program interface (API) log files, servers, websites, and mobile devices. By turning machine-generated data into intelligence, Splunk users are able to gain a solid understanding of what’s going on across IT systems and infrastructure in real-time. This allow organizations to make sound, data-driven decisions.

What is Involved in this Splunk Training?

In Cybrary’s Intro to Splunk training you will be introduced to the platform and its capabilities, beginning with the basics. From there, you will move on to more advanced topics like alerts and onboarding data. The videos that are included in this course will demonstrate how to install Splunk Enterprise (a trial version) and forwarders to collect data from different types of hosts, and then how to work with that data. You will learn to craft searches, create reports, and create dashboards.

Additionally, lessons in this training will cover career paths, tips and tricks, and further areas of study. This Splunk certification training contains 2 hours of clock time for the included lessons. Upon finishing the course, you will have earned 2 CEU/CPE and you will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Why Should I Learn Splunk?

There are many reasons that you should learn to use the Splunk platform if you are working in the IT industry. Here are just a handful of them:

  • It’s Easy to Learn_ – With Splunk, you don’t have to learn an entirely new set of commands, even though it uses a customer query language to execute searches and create dashboards. The platform’s language is based on the UNIX commands that you already know, making it simple to learn and use Splunk.
  • You Can Troubleshoot Proactively – It used to be that you would troubleshoot a problem or crisis after the damage had already taken a toll. Splunk’s dashboards change the game. They allow you to monitor all systems at the same time, so if a problem occurs, you are able to begin looking for a solution before anyone even notices what happened.
  • It Organizes Existing Data – Splunk can aggregate data from almost anywhere. That means that you can take in everything from structured MySQL databases to those long-forgotten log files that you never look at. And to top it all off, you are able to see all of that data on an easy-to-use dashboard.
    • * It’s Enjoyable to Use – Splunk offers some outstanding features that make it easy to manage and monitor your machine-generated data. But that’s not all. It does it in an enjoyable way. There is something so incredible and satisfying about creating attractive and organized graphs and charts, all from the chaotic unstructured machine data.

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    Instructor
    Natasha Staples

    In past lives, I’ve worked in construction, taught swimming lessons, copy edited textbooks, assisted special needs students, and tutored at a community center, among other things. I’m passionate about how education can change lives, and I love helping people strategically develop their talents. In my free time, you might find me snowshoeing in the mountains, watching SciFi shows (The Twilight Zone and Star Trek are my go-tos), or attending poetry slams.

    I’m currently finishing up a master’s degree in IT with an emphasis on Information Systems Security, as well as working in the field.

    Provider
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    Certification Body
    Certificate of Completion

    Complete this entire course to earn a Introduction to Splunk Certificate of Completion