Who this book is for

Splunk Essentials, Second Edition, is intended for the Splunk developer, software engineer, businessperson, analyst, or student who wants to quickly learn how to use Splunk to manage data. Perhaps you have heard about this technology that is being used quite often now in fields like systems analysis, cyber security, and machine data management. In a matter of hours, this book will help you understand how to bring in data of all types, store it, and use it to create effective reports and dashboards. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic computer concepts, but no prior experience is required.