Splunk Administration and Advanced Topics

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Splunk administration, focusing on managing and maintaining the Splunk platform for efficient data collection, indexing, and analysis. The course includes main topics such as user authentication, role-based access control, data input configuration, system health monitoring, and resource management to optimize Splunk's performance and security. Learning Objectives: 1) Learn how to identify and troubleshoot common issues related to indexing, search, and resource utilization, gain proficiency in user management and understand the purpose and function of key configuration files 2) Master event correlation techniques, gain practical experience in training, evaluating, and deploying machine learning models, and learn the concept of data modeling in Splunk 3) Gain proficiency in real-time monitoring, alerting, user management, develop skills in testing, validating, and fine-tuning security use cases Module 1: Splunk Administration and User Management Module Description: The "Splunk Administration and User Management" module covers essential topics related to effectively managing and configuring a Splunk deployment. You will discover tasks such as user authentication, role-based access control, data input configuration, monitoring system health, and managing resources to optimize Splunk's performance and security. This module enables administrators with the skills and knowledge to maintain a robust and secure Splunk environment for data analysis and monitoring needs. You will identify the purpose and function of key configuration files in Splunk, such as inputs.conf, outputs.conf, and server.conf. You will acquire proficiency in user management, involving creating, modifying, and disabling user accounts in Splunk. You will recognise how to identify and troubleshoot common issues related to indexing, search, and resource utilization, ensuring a stable and optimized Splunk environment. Module 2: Advanced Data Analys