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