Michael Simko

Splunk Ordering with Sort and Reverse Commands

What is the Sort Command in Splunk? The Splunk SPL sort command manipulates the direction of search results. Imagine you have a spreadsheet of data,

Splunk SmartStore: Everything You Need To Know

What is Splunk SmartStore? SmartStore is Splunk’s implementation of the S3 Object Storage Service. It primarily operates with Amazon S3 but works with block storage

SQL in Splunk: Here’s Everything You Need to Know

Let’s explore how to perform SQL-style functions in Splunk Processing Language (SPL). In this post, we’ll look at the most common SQL commands and map

The Beginners Guide to Splunk Monitors

Are you curious about using file and directory monitors to notice new data in log files and ingest those into Splunk? You’re in luck. In

What is Splunk’s SIEM?

What is Splunk’s SIEM? This post will examine Splunk Enterprise Security, Splunk’s SIEM Product. We’ll explore what SIEMs are and how Security Operation Centers use

A Beginner’s Guide to Splunk Logs

Splunk keeps various logs about the happenings of Splunk processes and the various components used. In this article, “A Beginner’s Guide to Splunk Logs”, we

A Comprehensive Guide to Splunk: The Powerful Data Platform

What is Splunk? Splunk is a big data software analytics platform that powers information technology (IT), security, and observability solutions. Splunk makes massive amounts of

Nginx Logs and Splunk: What They Are & How to Use Them

What is Nginx Nginx (pronounced engine-x) is the leading web content provider software. The goal of Nginx is to provide a faster and less resource-intensive

What Happened With Log4j in Splunk?

Apache Log4j is a logging utility offered as part of the Apache Logging Services. Log4j supports numerous commercial projects, including the systems that send data