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Mastering Splunk

By : James D. Miller
Book Image

Mastering Splunk

By: James D. Miller

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Mastering Splunk
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Advanced monitoring


When planning and strategizing about what to monitor with Splunk, it is important to understand the full picture. For example, the following issues need to be taken care of:

  • Where will the data reside?

  • Can I leverage Splunk forwarders?

  • Can I use an app for this?

  • What is the best way to get Splunk to start monitoring?

  • What are the proven practices to configure inputs?

  • What are the specifics around MS Windows data relating to Splunk?

  • What does Splunk do with the data it monitors?