Splunk Training and Certification in Cork, Ireland

Splunk training equips individuals with the skills needed to effectively use Splunk for data analysis, monitoring, and troubleshooting across various IT systems. The course covers how to collect, index, and search machine-generated data, as well as how to create dashboards and visualizations for better data insight. Participants learn to configure Splunk for log analysis, security monitoring, and performance management, enabling proactive issue resolution. The training also includes hands-on exercises with Splunk’s search processing language (SPL) to help users gain practical experience in querying data and creating alerts. By the end of the course, learners are proficient in using Splunk to gain actionable intelligence from large volumes of machine data, optimizing their organization's IT operations.

Introduction to Splunk and Data Ingestion

1. Introduction to Splunk

• Overview of Splunk platform, architecture, and components.

• Understanding the Splunk interface: Search & Reporting, Settings, and Apps.

• Hands-on Exercise

2. Installing and Configuring Splunk

• Installation and configuration of Splunk instances (Single Node and Distributed).

• Understanding the Splunk architecture: Indexers, Search Heads, Forwarders.

• Hands-on Exercise

3. Data Inputs and Indexing

• Understanding data inputs: Log files, network data, APIs, and custom sources.

• Managing data ingestion and indexing strategies.

• Hands-on Exercise

4. Search Processing Language (SPL) Basics

• Introduction to SPL for querying data in Splunk.

• Basic search commands: search, stats, table, and timechart.

• Hands-on Exercise

Data Analysis, Reporting, and Dashboards

5. Advanced SPL Queries

• Complex search commands: eval, rex, and lookup.

• Filtering and transforming data with SPL.

• Hands-on Exercise

6. Creating Reports and Alerts

• Designing reports in Splunk: statistics, charts, and tables.

• Configuring alerts based on search criteria.

• Hands-on Exercise

7. Data Visualization with Splunk

• Creating dynamic dashboards with graphs, charts, and maps.

• Using Splunk’s visualization options to represent data insights.

• Hands-on Exercise

8. Splunk Apps and Add-ons

• Introduction to Splunk Apps and Add-ons for extended functionality.

• Installing and configuring Splunk apps for security, IT operations, and more.

• Hands-on Exercise

Splunk Administration, Security, and Automation

9. Splunk Administration and Configuration

• Managing users, roles, and permissions in Splunk.

• Configuring Splunk settings for performance and scaling.

• Troubleshooting and monitoring Splunk environment health.

• Hands-on Exercise

10. Using Splunk for Security Monitoring (SIEM)

• Overview of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) with Splunk.

• Setting up security-related searches, alerts, and dashboards.

• Hands-on Exercise

11. Automating Tasks with Splunk

• Automating searches, alerts, and reports in Splunk.

• Creating scheduled reports and scripted inputs.

• Hands-on Exercise

12. Best Practices and Troubleshooting

• Best practices for Splunk deployment, performance tuning, and data management.

• Common troubleshooting techniques and resolving issues.

• Hands-on Exercise