Splunk

Training process

Training needs analysis

If you have specific requirements regarding the training programme, we will carry out a training needs analysis for you. This will guide us on which aspects of the programme should receive greater emphasis, so that the training programme meets your specific needs.

What will you gain?

Confident UI navigation - You will learn to move around the Splunk interface with confidence, so you can find key features faster, launch analyses efficiently, and start working with data without unnecessary delays.

Stronger data understanding - You will understand data syntax and how information is processed in Splunk, helping you read events correctly, recognize log structures, and avoid common mistakes during analysis.

Effective data onboarding - You will learn how to add and configure data sources, so you can feed Splunk with new information efficiently and prepare the environment for further analysis and reporting work.

Practical SPL queries - You will master the basics of Splunk search language and build useful queries that help you filter data quickly, extract meaningful insights, and spot important patterns with confidence.

Reports and dashboards - You will create reports, visualizations, and dashboards that present analytical results clearly, making it easier for others to understand findings and make faster data-driven decisions.

Architecture awareness - You will understand Splunk architecture and core system mechanics, which will help you plan deployments better, cooperate more effectively with administrators, and diagnose issues faster.

Custom app design - You will learn how to design your own Splunk apps to organize functionality, automate selected tasks, and tailor the environment more closely to the needs of your team or organization.

Admin and permissions - You will learn the basics of managing permissions, indexes, and distributed configuration, helping you administer the environment more securely and keep data operations well organized.

Training programme

1. Splunk Basics

mastering the basics of using Splunk,
the role of Splunk in the enterprise structure,
the Splunk interface,
the operating mechanism of the Splunk system,
key concepts related to Splunk.

2. Working with data in Splunk

data syntax,
useful commands,
adding data sources,
analysis, parsing and extraction of data fields,
introduction to the Splunk query language.

3. Creating and managing reports

creating queries,
generating reports,
designing visualizations and dashboards.

4. Configuration and administration

configuration of data sources,
discussion of the technical architecture of Splunk.

5. Creating applications in Splunk

designing your own applications,
managing security in Splunk,
solving basic administrative problems.

6. Permission management

7. Data processing in the Splunk system

8. Data index configuration

9. Management

distributed configuration management,
management of lists in a distributed environment.

10. Training summary

What are the prerequisites for participating in the training?

Basic computer skills - You should be comfortable using a computer, web browser, and operating system so you can navigate the training environment smoothly and complete hands-on work in Splunk.

Understanding logs and data - You should understand what logs, records, and data fields are, so you can analyze information in Splunk more easily and grasp parsing and field extraction faster.

Basic data analysis - You should be able to filter information and draw simple conclusions from data, because the course includes building queries, reports, and visualizations on practical datasets.

Basic IT environment knowledge - You should know basic concepts related to networks, servers, and user permissions so you can understand Splunk architecture and administrative topics more easily.