Dynamically Validate Splunk XML Dashboard Inputs

Ever felt a need to restrict Splunk searches on your XML dashboards based on a certain criterion? While the input types such as a dropdown or multiselect provide a controlled means of presenting a list of values to choose from, often the use of a text input is necessary to allow the user to manually enter a series of characters. For example, entering a specific src and/or a dest IP address to review communication from and/or to the IP address over a period.

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Deployment Server Clustering – An Easier Way to Manage Splunk Forwarders

Are you having trouble managing thousands and thousands of Splunk forwarders? Until now, many organizations have typically used numerous deployment servers in a scaling configuration, to manage a massive number of forwarders.

However, to make life easier, Splunk has introduced a new feature called ‘Deployment Server Clustering’, which was introduced with Splunk version 9.2.

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Simplifying SPL: A Beginner’s Guide to the Splunk AI Assistant

In today’s data-driven world, mastering the Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) is essential for effective data analysis. However, for beginners, SPL can seem like a daunting language to learn. Enter the Splunk AI Assistant – a revolutionary tool designed to make SPL accessible to users of all levels of expertise.

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