Articles How to tap into Splunk’s big data analytics engine By Derrick Martins on November 13, 2017 • ( Leave a comment ) Read this primer on using Splunk as a big data analysis tool. You’ll learn how to analyze data and filter results, as well as create visual results from that data. Splunk takes machine data in the form of log files, or other computer-generated text files, and turns it into operational intelligence. Machine data (log files), as data goes, is not particularly exciting as compared to say, human genomic information, but Splunk turns our “digital exhaust” into electronic gold for those who are willing to spend a little time to examine it. Source: techrepublic.com Author: Ken Hess Share this:Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading... Related Categories: Articles Tagged as: Big Data, Business Analytics, Business Intelligence