Implementing Splunk: Big Data
Reporting and Development for
Operational Intelligence
Learn to transform your machine data into valuable
IT and business insights with this comprehensive
and practical tutorial
Vincent Bumgarner
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Implementing Splunk: Big Data Reporting and
Development for Operational Intelligence
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First published: January 2013
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Credits
Author
Vincent Bumgarner
Reviewers
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Lead Technical Editor
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Technical Editors
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About the Author
Vincent Bumgarner has been designing software for nearly 20 years, working in
many languages on nearly as many platforms. He started using Splunk in 2007 and
has enjoyed watching the product evolve over the years.
While working for Splunk, he helped many companies, training dozens of users to
drive, extend, and administer this extremely exible product. At least one person at
every company he worked with asked for a book on Splunk, and he hopes his effort
helps ll their shelves.
I would like to thank my wife and kids as this book could not
have happened without their support. A big thank you to all of
the reviewers for contributing their time and expertise, and special
thanks to SplunkNinja for the recommendation.
