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Splunk Operational Intelligence Cookbook

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Splunk Operational Intelligence Cookbook

Overview of this book

This book is intended for users of all levels who are looking to leverage the Splunk Enterprise platform as a valuable operational intelligence tool. The recipes provided in this book will appeal to individuals from all facets of a business – IT, Security, Product, Marketing, and many more!
Table of Contents (12 chapters)
11
Index

Chapter 1. Play Time – Getting Data In

In this chapter, we will cover the basic ways to get data into Splunk. You will learn about:

  • Indexing files and directories
  • Getting data through network ports
  • Using scripted inputs
  • Using modular inputs
  • Using the Universal Forwarder to gather data
  • Loading the sample data for this book
  • Defining field extractions
  • Defining event types and tags