Course Overview
This course is for experienced on-prem administrators and anyone needing to ramp-up on Splunk Cloud to get more knowledge and experience of managing Splunk Cloud instances.
The course discusses the differentiators between on-prem Splunk and the different Splunk Cloud offerings. Modules include topics on how to migrate data collection and ingest from on-prem Splunk to Splunk Cloud as well as highlighting Splunk Cloud specific differences and best practices to manage a productive Splunk SaaS deployment. For Splunk Administrators who have undertaken the System and Data Administration learning pathways, this course highlights key differences between Splunk Enterprise deployed on-premises and Splunk Enterprise Cloud to allow them to ramp up their data and system management skills to transition to Splunk Cloud. The hands-on lab provides access to and experience of managing a Splunk Cloud instance.
What are the skills covered
- Splunk Cloud Overview
- User Authentication and Authorization
- Index Management and Data Retention
- Cloud Ingestion – Using Splunk Forwarders
- Cloud Ingestion – Use API, HEC and Scripted Inputs
- Cloud Ingestion – Using Apps and IDM Inputs
- Installing and Managing Apps
- GDI Performance Considerations
- Problem isolation and working with Splunk Cloud support
Who should attend this course
- Splunk Enterprise Administrators
Course Curriculum
What are the Prerequisites
To be successful, students must have completed these Splunk Education course(s) or have equivalent working knowledge:
- Intro to Splunk
- Using Fields
- Introduction to Knowledge Objects
- Creating Knowledge Objects
- Creating Field Extractions
- Splunk Enterprise System Administration
- Splunk Enterprise Data Administration
Additional courses and/or knowledge in these areas are also highly recommended:
- Enriching Data with Lookups
- Data Models
Course Modules
Exam & Certification
This course is not associated with any Certification.
