Stay Connected: Your Guide to May Tech Talks, Office Hours, and Webinars!

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Take a look below to explore our upcoming Community Office Hours, Tech Talks, and Webinars this month. This post will be updated monthly so be sure to bookmark it and check back for new events!

Keep in mind, that these events are all leading up to .conf24 just around the corner. Make sure to register now to secure your spot!

What are Community Office Hours?

Community Offce Hours is an interactive 60-minute Zoom series where participants can ask questions and engage with technical Splunk experts on various topics. Whether you're just starting your journey with Splunk, or looking for best practices to take your deployment to the next level, Community Office Hours provides a safe and open environment for you to get help.

If you have an issue you can’t seem to resolve, a question you’re eager to get answered by Splunk experts, exploring new use cases, or just want to sit and listen in, Community Office Hours is for you!

What are Tech Talks?

Tech Talks are designed to accelerate adoption and ensure your success. In these engaging 60-minute sessions, we dive deep into best practices, share valuable insights, and explore additional use cases to expand your knowledge and proficiency with our products.

Whether you're looking to optimize your workflows, discover new functionalities, or troubleshoot challenges, Tech Talks is your go-to resource.

PLATFORM

Office Hours | Getting Data In: Platform	May 8, 2024 at 1pm PT	This is your opportunity to ask questions related to your specific GDI challenge or use case, including: How to onboard common data sources (AWS, Azure, Windows, *nix, etc.) Using forwarders Apps and add-ons to get data in Processing data with Edge Processor, Ingest Processor, and Ingest Actions Archiving your data Anything else you’d like to learn!
Office Hours | Getting Data In: Forwarders	May 22, 2024 at 1pm PT	This is your opportunity to ask questions related to getting data into Splunk Platform using forwarders, including: Universal Forwarder (UF) or heavy forwarder (HF) deployment/configuration Troubleshooting forwarder connectivity issues, blocked queues, etc. Improving forwarder performance Anything else you’d like to learn!

SECURITY

Tech Talk | Detecting Remote Code Executions With the Splunk Threat Research Team	May 22, 2024 at 11am PT	To support defenders against remote code execution (RCE) attacks, the Splunk Threat Research Team regularly creates new out-of-the-box security content for use in Splunk Enterprise Security.  Join this Tech Talk to learn more from Michael Haag, Principal Threat Researcher, who will provide: An overview of the latest security content the team has developed to defend against RCEs Best practices for implementing and using this content A walkthrough of the detection engineering process the Splunk Threat Research Team follows to create security content for defending against CVEs
Office Hours | Splunk Threat Research Team: Detecting Remote Code Executions	June 5, 2024 at 1pm PT	This is your opportunity to ask questions about using the latest security content developed by the Splunk Threat Research Team to detect RCEs, including: How to find and access security content designed to help defend against RCEs Best practices and practical tips for using this content Specific questions about recently released content for detecting RCEs impacting Jenkins servers, Ivanti VPN devices, and Confluence Data Center and Server Anything else you'd like to learn!

OBSERVABILITY

Webinar | How to Build a Leading Observability Practice	May 2, 2024 at 10am PT	Join observability leaders at Splunk for a lively discussion on what it takes to build a leading observability practice. From boots on the ground experience working with our customers, we’ll share how high-performing engineering and ITOps teams are using observability to improve their digital resilience, and how Splunk can help you achieve: Unified visibility across any environment and any stack Earlier detection & investigation of business-impacting issues And better control of your data and costs
Tech Talk | More Ways to Control Your Costs with Archived Metrics	May 14, 2024 at 11am PT	Join us in this Tech Talk and learn how to redirect and store metrics data into a low-cost store with Metrics Pipeline Management’s newly launched tier “Archived Metrics”. Now, you get to ingest and keep all your metrics data, even those in large volumes, to gain more control over your costs and optimize your data storage utilization. Topics covered include: What is Metrics Pipeline Management and its newly released “Archived Metrics” tier How to dynamically store your high-volume metrics in cold low-cost storage How to re-hydrate your metric data using rule-based re-routing
Webinar | Bringing Observability to the  Splunk Platform	May 22, 2024 at 10am PT	In this webinar, learn all about observability, its benefits, and how easy it is to adopt it! From microservices and Kubernetes monitoring to real-time analytics and cost-effective troubleshooting, discover all the use cases you can unlock by integrating observability with Splunk platform. Join us and find out what you’re missing out on by not combining Splunk Platform with Splunk Observability Cloud! Accelerate root cause analysis by adding critical real-time context to your logs Get direct access to purpose-built applications, infrastructure, and end-user monitoring solutions for faster troubleshooting Avoid tool sprawl and silos by combining all your data and reporting in one place
Tech Talk | Built-In SLO Management to Bridge the Gap Between Service & Business Performance	May 29, 2024 at 12pm PT	TBD