The Splunk HEC is a useful and commonly used part of Splunk. The HEC does the important function of collecting and sending HTTP and HTTPS events to other systems. One common example where the HEC adds tremendous value is by capturing/sending events from/to web and mobile-based client devices. Once Splunk captures the data via the HEC from the application, it can be used for a variety of analyses related to application use and errors.
Splunk 7 Essentials - Third Edition
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Splunk 7 Essentials - Third Edition
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Overview of this book
Splunk is a search, reporting, and analytics software platform for machine data, which has an ever-growing market adoption rate. More organizations than ever are adopting Splunk to make informed decisions in areas such as IT operations, information security, and the Internet of Things.
The first two chapters of the book will get you started with a simple Splunk
installation and set up of a sample machine data generator, called Eventgen.
After this, you will learn to create various reports, dashboards, and alerts. You will
also explore Splunk's Pivot functionality to model data for business users. You
will then have the opportunity to test-drive Splunk's powerful HTTP Event Collector. After covering the core Splunk functionality, you'll be provided with some real-world best practices for using Splunk, and information on how to build upon what you've learned in this book.
Throughout the book, there will be additional comments and best practice
recommendations from a member of the SplunkTrust Community, called
"Tips from the Fez".
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Splunk 7 Essentials - Third Edition
Table of Contents (10 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Splunk – Getting Started
Bringing in Data
Search Processing Language
Reporting, Alerts, and Search Optimization
Dynamic Dashboarding
Data Models and Pivot
HTTP Event Collector
Best Practices and Advanced Queries
Taking Splunk to the Organization
Customer Reviews