This Splunk Power User and Admin Certification Training includes concepts which are required for both Splunk Power Users and Splunk Administrators. By the end of this training, you will learn their roles, responsibilities and be ready for implementation. The Training helps you work with Configuration files and settings, use Searching & Reporting commands, use various Knowledge objects, and finally create Dashboards for visualization with the help of real-life Use-Cases.
Splunk Training & Certification- Power User & Admin
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After completing our Splunk Power User & Admin training, you should be able to:
- Understand Splunk Power User/ Admin concepts
- Apply various Splunk techniques to visualize data using different graphs and dashboards
- Implement Splunk in the organization to Analyze and Monitor systems for operational intelligence
- Configure alerts and reports for monitoring purposes
- Troubleshoot different application logs issues using SPL (Search Processing Language)
- Implement Splunk Indexers, Search Heads, Forwarder, Deployment Servers & Deployers
Splunk is leading Analytics tool which helps in Server Monitoring, Data Analytics & Data Visualization. Splunk captures, indexes, and correlates real-time data in a searchable repository from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards, and visualizations. This training certifies and lets you grab the top paying Splunk Admin/ Power User jobs. This training also makes Splunk, the ideal strategic platform for companies looking to solve data analytics issues of any size.
- IT Operations, IT Monitoring, IT Support, & Data Center teams.
- Business Analysts and Data Analysts who want to gain knowledge of Splunk development for creating Apps and Dashboards
As such, there are no pre-requisites for learning Splunk. However, it is highly recommended for professionals coming from IT Operations and analytics domain.
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1
Introduction to Machine DataGoal: In this module, you will get introduced to Machine Data, understand the challenges it presents, and how Splunk can be leveraged to gain Operational Intelligence. Get introduced to various components of Splunk along with how they can be installed.
Objective: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Explain the basics of Splunk and Splunk Licensing options
• Install and configure Splunk Search Heads, Indexer, Heavy, and Universal Forwarders
Topics:
• What is Machine Data & its challenges?
• Need for Splunk and its features
• Splunk Products and their Use-Case
• Download and Install Splunk
• Splunk Components: Search Head, Indexer, Forwarder, Deployment Server, & License Master
• Splunk Architecture
• Splunk Licensing options
Hands On
• Setting up Splunk Enterprise environment
• Setting up Search Heads, Indexer, Heavy, and Universal Forwarders
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2
User Management
Goal: In this module, you will learn how to create and manage users, understand the Splunk Admin role and responsibilities, the architecture of Splunk Index and work with Splunk Configuration files.
Objective: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Configure the. conf files
• Create and Manage users
Topics:
• Introduction to Authentication techniques
• User Creation and Management
• Splunk Admin Role & Responsibilities
• Indexes
• Data Ageing
• Introduction to Splunk configuration files (7)
• Managing the. conf files
Hands On
• Creating and Managing users
• Manage and Modify the Configuration files
• Create index using the indexes.conf file with various retention period and other functionalities of buckets
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3
Data Ingestion, Splunk Search, and Reporting Commands
Goal: Learn the various Splunk Data onboarding techniques and query that data with basic and advanced Splunk commands. Use different keywords to search and filter the Indexed data based on the requirements.
Objective: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Perform Data onboarding to Splunk
• Query using basic and advanced Splunk commands
• Use different keywords to search and filter indexed data based on any individual team requirement
Topics:
• Learn the various data onboarding techniques: -
• Via flat files
• Via UF (Universal Forwarder)
• Implement Basic search commands in Splunk: -
Fields, Table, Sort, Rename, Search
• Understand the use of time ranges while searching
• Learn Reporting & Transforming commands in
Splunk: - Top, Rare, Stats, Chart, Timechart, Dedup, Rex
Hands-On:
• Data onboarding via Universal forwarder and flat files
• Basic and advanced Splunk search commands
• Understand the use of time ranges while searching
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4
Knowledge Objects-I
Goal: Learn about fields and ways to extract them, Create and use Event Types in search while creating/ modifying alerts.
Objective: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Know what is Splunk knowledge
• Learn about the various categories of Splunk Knowledge Objects
• Explain what is a Field
• Learn what is Field Extraction and how to create Field Extractions
• Learn what are Event types and how to create Event types
• Understand what is a Transaction and how to create Transactions
Topics:
• Splunk Knowledge
• Categories of Splunk Knowledge
• Fields
• Field extraction
• Event types
• Transactions
Hands-On:
Use the following Knowledge objects:
• Field extractions
• Event types
• Transactions
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Knowledge Objects-II
Goal: In this module, you will learn to create and define Lookups, create Tags to use them in search, create and manage Field aliases and Data Models.
Objectives: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Create and define Lookups
• Work with Lookup editor
• Understand the several types of Workflow actions
• Create and manage Tags and field aliases
• Understand how Data model structures the unstructured data
Topics:
• What are lookups?
• Defining a lookup
• Configuring an automatic lookup
• Using the lookup in searches and reports
• Workflow action
• Tags
• Creating and managing tags
• Defining and searching field aliases
• Overview of Data Model
Hands on:
• Use the Lookup dashboard
• Use the following Knowledge objects:
• Tags
• Field aliases
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6
Splunk Alerts, Visualizations, Reports,
Goal: In this module, you will learn to schedule alerts, create Reports and Dashboards along with different visualizations.
Objectives: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Schedule alerts
• Learn different visualizations offered by Splunk
• Create Reports and Dashboards along with different visualizations
• Add Reports to Dashboards
Topics:
• Create Alerts triggered on certain conditions
• Different Splunk Visualizations
• Create Reports with search results
• Create Dashboards with different Charts and other visualizations
• Set permissions for Reports and Dashboard
• Create Reports and schedule them using cron schedule
• Share Dashboard with other teams
Hands on:
• Scheduling alerts
• Create Splunk Reports
• Create a Dashboard with various Charts and Graphs
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7
Splunk Clustering Techniques
Goal: Learn how to setup a Cluster of Splunk instances. Implement both Search Head clustering and Indexer clustering in this module.
Objectives: Upon completing this module, you should be able to:
• Install Splunk on Linux OS
• Learn about Splunk Clustering
• Learn about Search Head Clustering
• Understand Indexer Clustering
Topics:
• Install Splunk on Linux OS
• Use the frequently used Splunk CLI commands
• Learn the best practices while setting up a Clustering environment
• Splunk Clustering
• Implement Search Head Clustering
• Implement Indexer Clustering
• Deploy an App on the Search Head cluster
Hands on:
• Configuring Splunk instances via Linux CLI
• Clustering techniques
o Search Hear clustering
o Indexer Clustering
• Deploying Apps and configurations using Deployment server
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Case Studies
Goal: In this final module, you will be presented with different Use cases and you will have to solve each of those scenarios. Besides that, you will also be working on an exhaustive Project that will deal with solving a real-time scenario.
Why learn Splunk?
Splunk is widely implemented in the tech industry. With the rise in big data and its tools, Splunk has also seen wide acceptance among the technology giants to store and process large volumes of data. This has led to higher number of requirements for professionals skilled in Splunk in the job market. Learning Splunk can help you take the next step in your career.
What is the best way to learn Splunk?
Certs Learning’s Splunk Certification training has been structured in a format most suited for beginners. We tend to focus on the basics before moving on to advanced level topics. Our instructor-led sessions are the structured training module you need to master Splunk and make a career in it. We have also compiled an extensive list of blogs and tutorials that will help you get started with Splunk.
What are the career opportunities after learning Splunk?
Splunk as a monitoring and logging tool is widely implemented in the technology industry. Big players like Autodesk, Cisco, Accenture, Ericson, Fergusson, Intuit are already using Splunk to analyze and monitor data. With the solution that Splunk has to offer, it is estimated to dominate the market. Learning Splunk can help open up opportunities for your future.
What are the skills needed to master Splunk?
There are no prerequisites for learning Splunk. Splunk is a tailor made career path for professionals coming from IT operations and analytics domain.
What is the future scope of Splunk?
Splunk is an advanced, scalable and potent technology that indexes and searches log files stored in a system. Since the task of log monitoring and analysis is becoming ever-important withe rise in big data, the future scope for Splunk skilled professionals looks to grow exponentially. Learning Splunk is most suited for professionals looking to become system administrators or analytical managers.
What is the price of this Splunk training?
Certs Learning’s Splunk Certification Training costs Rs 17,795/-. We provide live-instructor led sessions coupled with a 24x7 support system to help you solve all your doubts. We strive hard to make sure that your learning objectives are fulfilled. You will also have lifetime access to our updated course materials.
Why take online Splunk Certification course? How is it better than offline course?
Learning pedagogy has evolved with the advent of technology over the years. Online training adds convenience and quality to the training module. With our 24x7 support system, our online learners will have someone to help them all the time even after the class ends. This is one of the driving factors to make sure that people achieve their end learning objective. We also provide life-time access of our updated course material to all our learners.
What is the average salary for Splunk certified professional?
According to report by payscale.com average salary for Big Data professionals with knowledge in Splunk can vary from $90,000 to $170,000 depending on the experience and the kind of project you work on.
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