Chapter 1.  Splunk in Action

Splunk, whose name was inspired by the process of exploring caves, or spelunking, helps analysts, operators, programmers, and many others explore many types of data, including raw machine data from their organizations, by collecting, analyzing, and acting on them. This multinational company, cofounded by Michael Baum, Rob Das, and Erik Swan, has a core product called Splunk Enterprise. This product manages searches, inserts, deletes, filters, and analyzes big data that is generated by machines, as well as many other types of data.

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Throughout the book, we will be covering the fundamental, barebones concepts of Splunk so you can learn quickly and efficiently. We reserve any deep discussion of concepts to Splunk's ...

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