Great questions Stefan! Thank you for your ideas and input. Splunk tremendously values and encourages this medium for sharing and realizing the future of the big data scientific community. First, we agree - stay tuned for the email solution you've requested. We're also exploring other communication mechanisms to unify such messaging across digital channels; We're explicitly discussing each of the tools you've proposed. Your Yum question is in immediate focus, and if there's anywhere else you're listening that Splunk ought to be, please do let us know. Second, 5.0.x versions of Splunk were not affected, and this may be why you didn't receive an alert within Splunk itself. As an example of in-Splunk notification, a 6.0.2 English-language Splunk should show an alert placard with the message "A new maintenance release of Splunk is here" on the login page. If you're on 6.0.x and not receiving this alert, please confirm the Splunk version you are running and any tips for reproduction. ... View more