Again, Splunk is infinitely extendable through its use of apps and add-ons. In particular, apps can simplify the process of data input. To this point, instead of having to configure inputs yourself, you might be able to locate an app (as mentioned in Chapter 7, Evolving your Apps, you can download apps from Splunk Apps) that is preconfigured for a particular environment or application and leverage it. Apps provide an opportunity to obtain specific input configurations as well as other functionalities, such as optimal views of the configured data.
The examples of Splunk apps include the following:
Splunk App for Windows Infrastructure
Splunk App for Unix and Linux
Splunk for Blue Coat ProxySG
Splunk for F5
Splunk for Cisco Security app
Splunk App for WebSphere Application Server
Again, in Chapter 7, Evolving your Apps (in the Installing an app section), we covered how to find and install apps, by clicking on Apps and then clicking on Find More Apps in Splunk Web. When...