Whether you are new to Splunk or just needing a refresh, this article can guide you to some of the best resources on the web for using Splunk. We’ve gathered, in a single place, the tutorials, guides, links and even books to help you get started with Splunk.
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The videos featured in this section are developed by the Splunk Education team. These videos give a quick tutorial on how to get started using Splunk products quickly.
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This video featuring Chris Visaya demonstrates how to set up a Splunk Cloud trial and get data in to Splunk Cloud using a Universal Forwarder.
In this quick tutorial, the Splunk Education team demonstrates how to install Splunk Enterprise on a Linux system. New to Splunk Enterprise? Download Splunk Enterprise, free for 60 days.
In this quick tutorial, the Splunk Education team demonstrates how to install Splunk Enterprise on a Windows system.
In this video, the Splunk Education team shows how to get Linux data into Splunk Enterprise. Watch thousands of events index and become searchable in a matter of seconds.
In this video, the Splunk Education team shows how to get Windows data into Splunk Enterprise. Watch thousands of events index and become searchable in a matter of seconds.
In this demonstration, the Splunk Education team explains how to get data in to Splunk Enterprise using universal forwarders. Download Splunk Universal Forwarder for free!
In this video, the Splunk Education team teaches the basics of searching in Splunk. Use keywords, fields, and booleans to quickly gain insights into your data.
This demonstration shows how to quickly create a dashboard with multiple panels in Splunk Enterprise. (If undergraduate students at Cal Poly can do it after only two weeks of training, so can you!)
This series of videos, hosted by Grey Dziuba, covers beginner, intermediate, and expert level Splunk topics.
This guide describes key concepts and features, as well as commonly used commands and functions for Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise.
This Splunk Quick Reference Guide describes key concepts and features, as well as commonly used commands and functions for Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise.
This book from David Carasso was written to help you rapidly understand what Splunk is and how it can help you. It focuses on the important parts of Splunk's Search Processing Language and how to accomplish common tasks.
The very best training, tutorials, and education about how to use Splunk products comes from the Splunk Education team. On the Splunk Education, Training, & Certification website you can sign up for free courses, learn about certifications and exams, and become a true expert at using Splunk products.
The Splunk Lantern offers step-by-step guidance to help you achieve your goals faster using Splunk products. Written by Splunk Experts, the free content on Splunk Lantern covers everything from getting started, to migrating and upgrading, to advanced use cases.
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