Preface

Big data: the term itself suggests a large amount of data. Big data can be defined as high-volume, high-velocity, and high-variety information. Data is sometimes also referred to as logs generated from machines that can be used for the purpose of operations, engineering, business insight, analytics and prediction, and so on as the case may be.

Now, as we have a large amount of data, there is a need for a platform or tool that can be used to create visualizations and derive insights and patterns to make informed business decisions beforehand. To overcome all these challenges of big data, Splunk came into the picture. Splunk is a big data tool that generates insights and reveals patterns, trends, and associations from machine data. It is ...

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