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Ad Page?

Latest comment: 11 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This page appears to be an advert for the company. It contains very little information about the history of the company or the approaches they use to build their software. It reads very much like the promotional material one would give out to potential investors. I am not sure exactly what to do about this, so I would like to hear from previous contributors and neutral editors and the best way to deal with this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by BlackPh0enix (talk • contribs) 16:01, 25 October 2014 (UTC)Reply

Odd Talk page deletions

Latest comment: 17 years ago2 comments1 person in discussion

Very odd. I'd like to see the past history here, but this Talk page has been redirected and deleted several times:

This talk page was deleted. The deletion log for this page is provided here for convenience (view all logs for this page):

12:30, August 11, 2008 Gb (talk | contribs) deleted "Talk:Splunk" ‎ (R1: Redirect to a deleted, nonexistent, or invalid target) 22:03, January 15, 2008 AliveFreeHappy (talk | contribs) deleted "Talk:Splunk" ‎ (CSD G8: Talkpage of deleted or non-existent article) 00:00, January 7, 2008 Slakr (talk | contribs) deleted "Talk:Splunk" ‎ (Deleted because "CSD G8 - talk page of article that does not exist".)

Why was a "nonexistent" article deleted? --NightMonkey (talk) 21:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Oh, and how do I see what was present before the redirects/deletions? Cheers! --NightMonkey (talk) 22:02, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

Tags and advertising and OR

Latest comment: 11 years ago8 comments5 people in discussion

I just tagged RefImrpove and SectOR for the "Web 2.0" component, which has no sources, and seems out of place in an article on a log analysis software. This article reads like advertising, and without sales data, seems to not be of a noteable subject. --NightMonkey (talk) 21:59, 17 March 2009 (UTC)Reply

agree. I've prod'ed it. Canadian Monkey (talk) 18:39, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
you can not say this is not notable. it is featured in a few security books, as a network security tool (one even shows you how to set it up). This article sucks, but that is a reason to improve, not to delete. riffic (talk) 22:44, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
I'm not saying it's not notable, but notability has to be established, and so far, the article does not do a good job of establishing it. The cite you added is fine, as far as it goes, but WP:NOTABILITY says that notability requires significant coverage, and that "Significant coverage" means that sources address the subject directly in detail" - a passing mention in a book that says "you could also use tool X" does not meet that requirement, I think. Canadian Monkey (talk) 23:03, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
further refs have been added.riffic (talk) 23:22, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
Ok, I've removed the prod. Still needs a lot of improvement..Canadian Monkey (talk) 23:26, 18 March 2009 (UTC)Reply
added lots of cites and use cases and toned down the language, i believe the notability is no longer disputable. 204.107.141.240 (talk) 21:26, 25 November 2013 (UTC)Reply
IP address 204.107.141.240 is registered to"United States San Francisco Splunk". Surprise, surprise! Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 19:40, 2 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

Resource

Latest comment: 14 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

For Start-Ups That Aim at Giants, Sorting the Data Cloud Is the Next Big Thing by MALIA WOLLAN published NYT December 25, 2011, excerpt "So they decorated Splunk’s booth in all black and gave away T-shirts that said, “Take the SH out of IT.”"

99.190.86.5 (talk) 06:29, 28 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

COI edit requests

Latest comment: 10 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

Hi, I work for a communications firm that represents Splunk, and I have a few suggestions for improving this article:

  • It might make sense to remove the "Licensing" section (none of the sources are very notable), or perhaps incorporate its contents into the “Products” section.
  • “Notable customers” might be a more apt title for the "Users" section.
  • Add to Users/Notable customers: Sports Illustrated has worked with Splunk to analyze NFL data and predict the next play during a football game. (Source: http://www.si.com/nfl/2016/01/20/super-bowl-100-gameplay-computers)
  • Rewrite the first paragraph of the Products section, which currently has no citations. My suggested text:
Splunk's core offering, Splunk Enterprise, collects and analyzes high volumes of machine-generated data. It uses a standard API to connect directly to applications and devices.[1] Splunk's goal is to present data reporting in a way that is comprehensible and actionable for executives outside a company's IT department.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Olavsrud, Thor (23 September 2015). "Splunk updates platform, adds monitoring and analytics services". CIO. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  2. ^ Franklin Jr., Curtis (16 October 2015). "SAP, Splunk Dashboards Aim To Satisfy Data Hunger". InformationWeek. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  3. ^ Darrow, Barb (13 January 2012). "Splunk IPO explained and why it matters". GigaOM. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  • Maybe rename Products section as “Technology” (a la Sumo Logic), since each of the items isn’t necessarily a discrete product, and it’s also something of a timeline.
  • Add citations for unsourced content that's already in article:

Due to my COI, I will not be editing the page directly. I'd greatly appreciate any help or feedback. Thank you!

Mary Gaulke (talk) 04:32, 18 February 2016 (UTC); request edit template added Mary Gaulke (talk) 16:37, 21 February 2016 (UTC)Reply

I have completed the requested edits, with some alterations. Note for other editors: additional discussion about these changes can be found at User talk:MaryGaulke#Edit requests. --Drm310 (talk) 14:41, 4 April 2016 (UTC)Reply

a few more COI edit requests

Latest comment: 8 years ago10 comments3 people in discussion

Hi! As previously noted on this page, I work for a communications firm that represents Splunk. It's been over a year since I last checked in here, and I'd like to request a few updates:

  • Six months ago an anonymous editor removed the entire "Customers" section as an "Indiscriminate directory of little encyclopedic value to the reader". What can I do to make this section more valuable? I'd previously worked with Drm310 on this list, and they organized it into sections by application. Would it be helpful if I took that approach further, pared down the list, and wrote brief descriptions of how the example customers use Splunk? Or perhaps the section could be reworked as "Applications," with the case studies providing a few examples of each application of Splunk. Given the fairly technical subject matter, I believe this section can help the reader understand what Splunk's products do.  Not done I took a look at the edit, which falls under WP:PROMO. A list of customers has no place in an encyclopedia. If someone is interested in your products, the Splunk website is linked in the article's infobox. The problem wasn't the format, case studies and paragraphs are also not welcome if they are from Splunk. See WP:Primary sources for more info.
  • Infobox updates:
    • Add logo: | logo = Splunk-Logo.jpg  Done I cropped the image and removed the white background.
| logo_alt = Splunk's logo consists of the company's name in a sans-serif font, followed by a "greater than" symbol.  Done
  • Remove Hunk from list of products—it's now a legacy product.[1]  Done
  • Update in lead:
  • As of early 2016, Splunk has over 10,000 customers worldwide.[2] to As of early 2017, Splunk has over 13,000 customers worldwide.[3]  Done
  • Add Australia to the list of locations with regional operations.[4]  Done
  • Add to "Products" section:
  • Splunk debuted Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) in September 2015. ITSI leverages Splunk data to provide visibility into IT performance in a central location. Machine learning-driven analytics can detect unusual behavior and determine its causes and the areas it affects.[5] Done Slight paraphrasing when I added it into the active; however, it is mostly the same. Machine learning is typically just a buzzword, so I have taken it out.
Splunk announced additional machine learning capabilities in September 2016 for its Enterprise, ITSI, Enterprise Security, and User Behavior Analytics offerings.[6] The machine learning toolkit can be installed as a free app on top of the Splunk platform.[7] It includes prepackaged guides for implementing common functionalities, in addition to a toolkit developers can use to create custom machine learning models for analyzing Splunk data.[8][9] Not done I don't see this as a major update worthy of inclusion in the article. Shorten the section and remove the ad-like language, please.
In 2017, Splunk introduced Splunk Insights for Ransomware, an analytics tool for assessing and investigating potential threats by ingesting event logs from multiple sources. The software is targeted toward smaller organizations like universities, with pricing based on the number of users.[10][11] The company also launched Splunk Insights for AWS Cloud Monitoring, a service to facilitate enterprises' migration to Amazon Web Services' cloud.[12]  Done I removed the information about pricing
  • Add to end of "Splunkbase" section: Notable integrations include the Splunk App for New Relic, which helps developers and IT operations be more involved with customer experience;[13] the ForeScout Extended Module for Splunk, which adds extra security visibility to Internet of Things devices;[14] and Splunk App for AWS, which provides additional visibility for workloads in the cloud.[15]  Done I removed the use cases; however, the rest of the info has been merged
  • Add "Corporate affairs and culture" section:
==Corporate affairs and culture==
Splunk's name derives "spelunk", a word for exploring caves[16] that IT specialists also apply to the practice of sifting through data.[17] In its early years, the company attracted attention for its use of irreverent slogans like "Finding all your faults. Just like Mom."[18] and "Take the 'sh' out of IT."[17]  Not done The wording seems overly promotional
In 2016, as part of its Splunk4Good initiative, Splunk pledged to donate $100 million in software and support for nonprofits and schools over a 10-year period.[19] Recipients of the donations include Crossroads Foundation, which uses Splunk for cybersecurity in collecting online donations,[20] and Team Rubicon, which uses Splunk for big data analysis to organize veterans for volunteer opportunities after a disaster.[21] Splunk employees also receive 3 days of paid time off annually to volunteer at an organization of their choice.[22][23]
Splunk also offers an Academic Program to train new Splunk users for free.[24] In 2016 Splunk announced a global expansion of the program, which then reached 339 U.S. institutions and hosted more than 5 million students through a partnership with Internet2.[19]

 Done As decided below, I have added a mention of the software donations, but nothing else.

References

  1. ^ "Hunk®(Legacy)". Splunk. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Splunk Inc. Announces Fiscal Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results". Splunk. 2015-11-19. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  3. ^ "Splunk Inc. Announces Fiscal Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Financial Results". Splunk. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  4. ^ Withers, Stephen (12 December 2016). "Splunk opens new Melbourne HQ". iTWire. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  5. ^ Olavsrud, Thor (23 September 2015). "Splunk updates platform, adds monitoring and analytics services". CIO magazine. International Data Group. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  6. ^ Olavsrud, Thor (27 September 2016). "Splunk puts machine learning at center of operational intelligence portfolio". CIO. International Data Group. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  7. ^ Carey, Scott (28 September 2016). "Splunk brings machine learning capabilities into its tools and launches toolkit for customer's own algorithms". Computerworld UK. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  8. ^ Yegulalp, Serdar (28 September 2016). "Splunk adds machine learning that's both easy and open". InfoWorld. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  9. ^ Dignan, Larry (27 September 2016). "Splunk updates a bevy of its suites with machine learning advances". ZDNet. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  10. ^ Bolkan, Joshua (28 June 2017). "Splunk Debuts New Security Tool for Ransomware". Campus Technology. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  11. ^ Tate, Emily (11 July 2017). "Splunk releases solution that helps defend universities from ransomware". EdScoop. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  12. ^ Wheatley, Mike (14 August 2017). "Splunk intros new monitoring tool for AWS cloud users". SiliconANGLE. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  13. ^ Dignan, Larry (22 March 2017). "Splunk, New Relic forge integration pact". ZDNet. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  14. ^ Miller, Ron (5 January 2017). "ForeScout-Splunk integration hopes to bring greater insight to IoT security". TechCrunch. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  15. ^ Kepes, Ben (30 November 2016). "Splunk goes down-market and leverages AWS' market dominance". Computerworld. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  16. ^ Whiting, Rick (20 October 2016). "As Sales Approach $1B, Splunk Makes Its Pitch To The Channel". CRN. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  17. ^ a b Buckman, Rebecca (2 September 2008). "Splunk Finds New CEO". Forbes. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  18. ^ Meserve, Jason (3 May 2006). "Best t-shirt slogan". Network World. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  19. ^ a b Symington, Steve (6 October 2016). "Why Splunk, Inc. Just Dedicated $100 Million to Philanthropy". The Motley Fool. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  20. ^ Clancy, Heather (27 September 2016). "Why Splunk Is Pledging $100 Million to Nonprofits". Fortune. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  21. ^ Hurst, Aaron (16 March 2017). "How The CEO Of Big Data Firm Splunk Is Using Data To Boost Social Purpose". Fast Company. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  22. ^ Bridgwater, Adrian (27 September 2016). "Big data brings big goodness, Splunk pledges to philanthropic nonprofits". Computer Weekly. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  23. ^ Swan, David (30 September 2016). "Splunk pledges $100m for good". The Australian. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  24. ^ Fadilpašić, Sead (27 September 2016). "Splunk giving away $100m in software and education". ITProPortal. Retrieved 3 April 2017.

I won't be editing the article directly due to my COI, so I'd appreciate help or feedback in getting these updates implemented. Thank you! Mary Gaulke (talk) 14:31, 16 August 2017 (UTC)Reply

Hi MaryGaulke. Sorry for the delay in responding to the request. I have begun merging these changes into the main article. Next to each item, I have, and will continue to respond with a done tag or a not done tag explaining why. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please leave a message below. Have a nice day! Daylen (talk) 21:29, 29 October 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Daylen: Thanks so much for your help! Happy to reformat or provide additional sources for anything where it's helpful. Mary Gaulke (talk) 14:54, 3 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
Hi Daylen, thanks again for taking the time. I really appreciate your feedback.
  • Re: Including use cases—I totally understand how a list of customers isn't helpful; I was envisioning something more qualitative, a bit like this section of Raspberry Pi. Since the sources come from external coverage, not Splunk comms, I don't think this falls under WP:PRIMARY.
  • Additions to Splunkbase section—Just want to make sure this didn't get lost in the shuffle.
  • From what I can gather, corporate social responsibility is sometimes encyclopedic; cf. Apple, Google, Sony. The $100m pledge, in particular, received extensive external coverage. Perhaps an abbreviated version of this section would be appropriate?
Thanks again! Mary Gaulke (talk) 17:21, 13 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
Typically, I flat out deny corporate social responsibility sections; however, would a limited section be okay in this case. Also, can someone please give me some guidance with the customers section, I still believe that it is unencylapedic; however, MaryGaulke would like a second opinion. Thanks for your assistance! Daylen (talk) 21:30, 18 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
A list of customers of that kind is useless. If we could write sourced content about their sales strategy, for example whether they focus on specific sectors, that would be useful, but merely a context-free list of customer names is both useless and somewhat pathetic. Just imagine how our Microsoft and Apple, Inc. articles, or Xerox, or any other truly big company, would look like if we tried to add every sourced mention of someone using their products.
Regarding the "corporate affairs and culture", that's a decidedly mixed bag. The $100 million of software licenses and related services that they'll donate over ten years indeed seems worthy of mention, including the information in this source that it won't actually cost them anything close to $100 million and may at the same time help with employee morale and turnover. What I found even more interesting about that source is that it mentions another relevant fact about Splunk that currently isn't part of the article, namely that they're running at a loss of more than $80 million per quarter. Turning that one press release and its media coverage into two paragraphs seems undue, though. Huon (talk) 22:52, 18 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
Thank you both. I'm happy to let both drop for now or revise the Corporate affairs section per Huon's suggestions, whatever you prefer. @Daylen: What about the Products and Splunkbase suggestions above? I believe those are the only remaining unaddressed pieces. Thanks again. Mary Gaulke (talk) 20:26, 20 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
@MaryGaulke: Please take a look at the second bullet point under products; however, everything else has now been addressed. As such, I have went ahead and closed this request. Cheers, Daylen (talk) 16:49, 27 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
@Daylen: Thank you for your patience and thoughtful consideration here. How's this revision look to the machine learning paragraph? Mary Gaulke (talk) 18:22, 27 November 2017 (UTC)Reply
Splunk announced additional machine learning capabilities in September 2016 for several of its major product offerings.[1] The machine learning toolkit can be installed for free on top of the Splunk platform.[2]  Done Daylen (talk) 05:18, 1 December 2017 (UTC)Reply

References

  1. ^ Olavsrud, Thor (27 September 2016). "Splunk puts machine learning at center of operational intelligence portfolio". CIO. International Data Group. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Carey, Scott (28 September 2016). "Splunk brings machine learning capabilities into its tools and launches toolkit for customer's own algorithms". Computerworld UK. Retrieved 5 April 2017.

Hier hat sich die Marketing Abteilung ja ordentlich ausgetobt

Latest comment: 3 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Liest sich weniger wie der Eintrag einer Enzyklopädie sondern mehr wie eine Verkaufsbrochüre. 46.114.150.92 (talk) 08:30, 10 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Suggestions about Cribl lawsuit

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

"Cribl" is spelled wrong in the History > Cisco acquisition section. See wikipedia.org/wiki/Cribl.io

Also, this paragraph about the lawsuit is not relevant to the Cisco acquisition. It makes more sense in the section before, "Recent history". 2600:100C:B03D:1DAF:D0F0:99CE:EA53:20DD (talk) 20:30, 28 March 2025 (UTC)Reply

Suggesting updates to lead section

Latest comment: 5 months ago5 comments2 people in discussion

I'm a connected contributor with declared COI and I'll be suggesting some updates to this page. I'd like to start with suggesting changes to the into section since Splunk is no longer an independent company. Thanks for taking the time to review and any input is appreciated.

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'''Splunk Inc.''' is an American [[software]] company based in [[San Francisco, California]], that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing [[machine-generated data]] via a web-style interface. A subsidiary of [[Cisco]], its software helps capture, index and correlate real-time data in a searchable [[Content repository|repository]], from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations. Splunk describes its products as [[SIEM]], [[Security orchestration|SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response)]], and [[Observability (software)|observability]] solutions. The firm uses machine data for identifying [[Pattern recognition|data patterns]], providing metrics, diagnosing problems and providing intelligence for business operations. It is a [[Horizontal market|horizontal]] technology used for [[application management]], [[Information security|security]] and [[Compliance (regulation)|compliance]], as well as business and [[web analytics]]. In September 2023, it was announced that Splunk would be acquired by [[Cisco]] for $28 billion in an all-cash deal. The transaction was completed on March 18, 2024.
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'''Splunk Inc.''' is a subsidiary of [[CISCO Systems]] that produces software for indexing, searching, and analyzing [[machine-generated data]], allowing for the creation of dashboards, alerts, graphs, and reports to monitor system health and to detect and respond to issues in real time. With a focus on [[cyber security]] and [[Observability (software)|observability,]] Splunk describes its [[On-premises software|on-premises]] software and [[SaaS]] products as [[SIEM]], [[Security orchestration|SOAR (Security Orchestration, Automation, and Response)]], and [[Observability (software)|observability]] solutions. Splunk was acquired by [[Cisco]] in September 2023 for $28 billion in an all-cash deal. The transaction was completed on March 18, 2024.The company was based in [[San Francisco, California]],

SBCornelius (talk) 18:50, 20 November 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Brandon, tagging you here to ask if you could weigh in on the proposed edits above. The request is in the queue for review, but it would be great to get some feedback so I can adjust before official review. Thanks for your time. SBCornelius (talk) 18:36, 6 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Likeanechointheforest, thanks for your input on the BMC article. I was hoping you might be able to weigh in on this description as well. The main point is that Splunk is no longer an independent company. Thanks for your time an please let me know what you think when you have time. SBCornelius (talk) 19:50, 16 January 2026 (UTC)Reply
Done Encoded  Talk 💬 23:04, 2 March 2026 (UTC)Reply
@Encoded, thank you! SBCornelius (talk) 18:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Requesting edits to the History section

Latest comment: 9 days ago4 comments2 people in discussion

I'm a connected contributor with a declared COI. I'd like to suggest the following edit to the Company Growth subsection of the History section. I think the detailed list of acquisitions is unnecessary, so I've replaced it with a consolidated paragraph that provides highlights. I have also pulled in information from the Recent History subsection, so it could be eliminated. Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing feedback.

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In September 2013 the company acquired [[Bugsense|BugSense]], a mobile-device data-analytics company. BugSense provides "a mobile analytics platform used by developers to improve app performance and improve quality." It supplied a "[[Software development kit|software developer kit]]" to give developers access to data analytics from [[mobile device]]s that it managed from its scalable [[Cloud computing|cloud]] platform. The acquisition amount was undisclosed. In December 2013, Splunk acquired Cloudmeter, a provider of network data capture technologies. In June 2015, Splunk acquired the software company Metafor that uses [[machine learning]] technology to analyze data generated from IT infrastructure and applications. In July 2015, Splunk acquired Caspida, a [[cybersecurity]] startup, for <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$190 million</span>. In October 2015, Splunk sealed a "cybersecurity alliance" with U.S. government security contractor [[Booz Allen Hamilton|Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.]] to offer combined cyber threat detection and intelligence-analysis technology. In 2016, Splunk pledged to donate $100 million in [[software license]]s, training, support, education, and volunteerism for [[Nonprofit organization|nonprofits]] and schools over a 10-year period. According to [[Glassdoor]], it was the fourth highest-paying company for employees in the United States in April 2017. In May 2017, Splunk acquired Drastin, a software company that provides search-based analytics for enterprises. In September 2017, Splunk acquired SignalSense which developed cloud-based data collection and breach detection software. Splunk announced it was using machine learning about that time. In October 2017, Splunk acquired technology and intellectual property from smaller rival Rocana. On April 9, 2018, Splunk acquired Phantom Cyber Corporation for approximately US$350 million. In April 2018, it reached US$14.8 billion of market capitalization. On June 11, 2018, Splunk announced its acquisition of VictorOps, a [[DevOps]] incident management startup, for US$120 million. In July 2018 Splunk acquired KryptonCloud, an [[Industrial internet of things|industrial IoT]] and analytics [[Software as a service|SaaS]] company. Splunk acquired the cloud monitoring company, [[SignalFx]], in October 2019 for $1.05 billion. Two weeks later on September 4, 2019, Splunk acquired Omnition—an early-stage startup specializing in distributed tracing—for an undisclosed amount. Splunk also announced the launch of its corporate venture fund, Splunk Ventures—a $100 million Innovation Fund and a $50 million Social Impact Fund to invest in early-stage startups.
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Between 2013 and 2019, Splunk expanded its capabilities through a series of acquisitions in data analytics, cybersecurity, and observability, including [[Bugsense|BugSense]], Cloudmeter, Metafor, Caspida, Phantom Cyber, VictorOps, and SignalFx. The company also formed partnerships, such as a cybersecurity alliance with Booz Allen Hamilton, pledged $100 million in software and training to nonprofits and schools, and was recognized among the highest-paying U.S. companies by Glassdoor. Splunk Cloud received [[FedRAMP]] authorization from the [[General Services Administration]] FedRAMP Program Management Office at the moderate level in 2019, enabling Splunk to sell to the federal government. In 2020, Splunk announced the launch of its corporate venture fund, Splunk Ventures—a $100 million Innovation Fund and a $50 million Social Impact Fund to invest in early-stage startups. On November 15, 2021, [[Doug Merritt]] stepped down as president and CEO. Graham Smith, Splunk's chairman since 2019, took over as interim CEO. On March 2, 2022, Splunk named Gary Steele, previously at [[Proofpoint, Inc.|Proofpoint]], as its CEO and the successor to interim chief Graham Smith effective April 2022.

SBCornelius (talk) 20:13, 10 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi @Encoded, I hope you're doing well. This request is a bit of a restructuring, so I was wondering if you had an opinion about shortening this section in this way. It seems a bit overly detailed to me, but I'd value your opinion. Thanks! SBCornelius (talk) 16:52, 20 April 2026 (UTC)Reply
Partly done:
Agreed this significantly reduced unnecessary details so implemented edit with minor adjustments found in supporting sources. While I'd personally agree with your suggested removal of some listed acquisitions for WP:NOTE reasons, would like a second opinion before doing so. VacFiller (talk) 19:44, 18 May 2026 (UTC)Reply
Hi@VacFiller! Thanks for addressing this, and I will revisit the acquisitions list soon and seek a second opinion. While I'm working on that, I was wondering if you had time to give me your thoughts on my suggestions for the Product section below. The current version is out of date in that it lists discontinued products and doesn't list active products. It's tagged for review, but feedback would be great since the queue is historically lengthy at the moment. Thanks again, and any feedback is appreciated! SBCornelius (talk) 18:11, 30 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

Proposed edits to the Product section

Latest comment: 2 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

I'm a connected contributor with a declared COI. I'd like to propose updates to the product section that bring it up-to-date and remove the focus on discontinued products. I'm also proposing a summarized version of the Cloud Transformation subsection. Thanks for your consideration and all feedback is appreciated.

Product Section

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Splunk's core offering collects and analyzes high volumes of [[machine-generated data]]. It uses a lightweight agent to locally collect log messages from files, receives them via TCP or UDP syslog protocol on an open port (not preferred), or calls scripts to collect events from various [[application programming interfaces]] (APIs) to connect to applications and devices. It was developed for troubleshooting and monitoring distributed applications based on log messages. Splunk Enterprise Security (ES) provides [[Security information and event management|security information]] and event management (SIEM) for machine data generated from security technologies such as network, endpoints, access, malware, vulnerability, and identity information. It is a premium application that is licensed independently.
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Splunk provides a security and observability platform used to monitor, analyze, and respond to data from IT systems and applications. The platform includes tools for threat detection, incident response, and maintaining system reliability. It incorporates artificial intelligence features and is designed to process large volumes of machine-generated data in hybrid and multi-cloud environments. '''Splunk Enterprise''' is a united security and observability platform to detect, investigate, and respond to digital threats while maintaining system reliability. Powered by AI and deployable in hybrid and multi-cloud environments, the software analyzes high volumes of [[machine-generated data]] and delivers actionable insights. '''Splunk Cloud Platform''' is a data analytics service that provides visibility into digital systems, including security, infrastructure, and applications. It enables large-scale data collection and integration across multiple environments and supports both on-premises and cloud deployments. The platform combines security monitoring, observability, and custom analytics within a framework designed for hybrid and multicloud use. '''Splunk Enterprise Security (ES)''' provides [[Security information and event management|security information]] and event management (SIEM) for machine data generated from security technologies such as network, endpoints, access, malware, vulnerability, and identity information. It is a premium application that is licensed independently. '''Splunk SOAR''' automates repetitive security tasks and orchestrates incident response workflows, allowing security analysts to detect and respond to threats. '''Splunk Attack Analyzer''' detects and analyzes credential phishing and malware attacks, providing information about attack vectors and enabling threat mitigation. '''Splunk Asset and Risk Intelligence''' provides continuous asset discovery, risk scoring, and compliance monitoring that reduce exposure to vulnerabilities. '''Splunk Observability Cloud''' is a monitoring and analytics platform that extends the capabilities of Splunk Enterprise to include metrics and traces alongside log data. It integrates open-source tools to provide unified visibility across hybrid and multicloud environments. '''Splunk AppDynamics''' is an application performance monitoring and observability platform that provides real-time visibility into the performance and availability of software applications. It monitors complex, distributed systems, identifies performance issues, and optimizes user experience and business outcomes. '''Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) offers full-stack visibility for IT operations, combining machine learning-driven analytics, AIOps, and incident intelligence..


Discontinued products (new subheading)

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In 2011, Splunk released Splunk Storm, a cloud-based version of the core Splunk product. Splunk Storm offered a turnkey, managed, and hosted service for machine data. In 2013, Splunk announced that Splunk Storm would become a completely free service and expanded its cloud offering with Splunk Cloud. In 2015, Splunk shut down Splunk Storm. In 2013, Splunk announced a product called Hunk: Splunk Analytics for Hadoop, which supports accessing, searching, and reporting on external data sets located in [[Apache Hadoop|Hadoop]] from a Splunk interface. In 2015, Splunk announced a Light version of the core Splunk product aimed at smaller IT environments and mid-sized enterprises. Splunk debuted Splunk IT Service Intelligence (ITSI) in September 2015. ITSI leverages Splunk data to provide visibility into IT performance. Software analytics can detect anomalies and determine their causes and the areas it affects. <span class="anchor" id="Splunk SOAR"></span>Splunk ''Security Orchestration, Automation and Response'' (SOAR) free community edition, is free for as long as you want, up to 100 actions/day to automate tasks, orchestrate workflows, and reduce incident response times for cloud, on-premises or hybrid deployments.
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In 2011, Splunk released Splunk Storm, a cloud-based version of the core Splunk product. Splunk Storm offered a turnkey, managed, and hosted service for machine data. In 2013, Splunk announced that Splunk Storm would become a completely free service and expanded its cloud offering with Splunk Cloud. In 2015, Splunk shut down Splunk Storm. In 2013, Splunk announced a product called Hunk: Splunk Analytics for Hadoop, which supports accessing, searching, and reporting on external data sets located in [[Apache Hadoop|Hadoop]] from a Splunk interface. In 2015, Splunk announced a Light version of the core Splunk product aimed at smaller IT environments and mid-sized enterprises.


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