Spotlight: Splunk IT data analysis application

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Spotlight: Splunk IT data analysis application

By Jack Wallen January 14, 2010, 4:52 AM PST

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Spotlight: Splunk IT data analysis application

Main screen

From the Splunk main window you can see what apps you have installed, work with those apps, and install new apps.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Browse apps

You can browse for available applications from this tab in the main window.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Throughput

A newly installed Splunk, watching a single machine on a wireless LAN gives you throughput data that is easy to read.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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CPU consumption

These graphs give you an instant peak into what is consuming your CPU cycles.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Create an app

If you can’t find an application to suit your needs, create of your own.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Monitor *NIX

The NIX module can monitor any type of *NIX (UNIX, Linux, etc) data available.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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Indexes

Manage indexes.

For a full review of Splunk, check out the TechRepublic Product Spotlight Blog.

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