>> Welcome to an introduction to Splunk.
You've picked a great topic to study.
Splunk is used by well over
10,000 customers across the world,
and the skills you will learn in this course
are in high demand and are well rewarded.
Before we get started,
just a little bit about me. My name is Natasha.
I currently double as
a Senior Security Analyst and a
Splunk Admin for a large US-based company.
I've used different Splunk products
in multiple environments,
and I've seen how useful and powerful it is.
I'm excited to help you gain knowledge and fluency with
Splunk and set you on a path for further learning.
This course is designed for anyone with
a technical background looking
to get started with Splunk.
You don't have to be an expert in
any one field to take this course.
But it's recommended that you're
familiar with some technical basics,
such as simple networking,
Windows intellects, command line,
and folder structures, popular IT tools, and so on.
I will try to clearly demonstrate anything
needed to complete the activities in this course,
so don't worry too much if you don't have
a lot of experience with any one of these topics.
Just be prepared to Google when
necessary and know that
as you progress in studying Splunk,
you'll encounter other technical problems that may
need solved with knowledge from different areas.
We'll go more into career options in a few videos.
But there are many jobs that could require Splunk skills.
At the completion of this course,
you should be able to discuss
Splunk products and use cases,
navigate the web console and run basic Splunk commands,
set up basic searches,
alerts, reports, and dashboards,
install a practice environment and add data,
and be aware of other topics for further study.
I also think it's worth mentioning what you will
not be able to do through this course alone.
This course is intended to get you
familiar with Splunk as quickly as possible.
This course will not make you an expert.
Many companies are looking for
individuals familiar enough with Splunk in
order to successfully complete
other jobs such as that of a security analyst,
a help desk technician,
network engineer, web architect,
data analyst, etc.
While we're covering some important topics,
you should not finish the course and expect
to immediately get a job as a Splunk admin.
Even managing an existing environment has
many complications that will not be covered here.
Because these skills are in such high demand,
it's possible you could get an interview and even
hired for a job you're on
ready for if you're not careful.
While many tools can take from
a few days to a few weeks to learn,
you should think of your progress and Splunk
in terms of months to years.
Right now, we're on part 1 of the introduction module.
In the next video, we'll move on to
discussing exactly what Splunk is,
including some points that
may come up in the job interview,
loss of cover certification paths,
and what you need to know to get certified in Splunk.
In Module 2, we'll look at
Splunk products and resources.
Splunk has many online resources
available and I'll show you how to find them.
Let's give you an overview of the many Splunk products.
In Module 3, we'll get into the fun stuff.
It's critical to understand
the terminology of Splunk
and what its different pieces are,
so we'll start in the first video covering those parts.
Next, we'll go into
a quick practice environment setup using a free trial.
Once that's up and running,
we'll get used to using the web console and then do
a session on how to install
forwarders for gathering data.
In Module 4,
we'll talk about indexes and source types,
working with forwarders and some other ways to add data,
as well as getting the apps and add-ons.
Module 5, we'll cover basic searches,
alerts, reports, and dashboards.
In Module 6, we'll touch
on some other topics you should be aware of,
especially if you're going to share an environment with
other users or move forward with your studies.
This module will also provide a review of
the course and help you prepare for next steps.
The supplemental materials for
this course will also be very helpful.
Any of the activities we do
in the videos will have printed
instructions you can follow
and return back to you as needed.
Cheat sheets for returns, popular searches,
and other important information you may
want to look back on will also be available.
This course comes with a set of
list of recommendations for other resources.
At the end of this course,
there will be a test available to
verify what you've learned during these videos.
For our first quiz,
we'll see if you've been paying attention,
what's the correct answer?
As a result of completing this course, you'll be able to?
A, be a Splunk admin, B,
create and maintain VPCs,
or C, build basic alerts and dashboards.
I hope you said C. This course is
an introductory course that will not
teach you everything you need to be an admin.
VPCs or Virtual Private Clouds,
as I'm familiar with, are not covered in this course.
You will learn how to build basic alert and dashboards,
which is extremely useful for using Splunk.
Best of luck in your studies.
Next up we have, what is Splunk?