Deep diving into various input methods and sources

Splunk supports numerous ways to ingest data on its server. Any data generated from a human-readable machine from various sources can be uploaded using data input methods such as files, directories, and TCP/UDP scripts which can be indexed on the Splunk Enterprise server and analytics and insights can be derived from them.

Data sources

Uploading data on Splunk is one of the most important parts of analytics and visualizations of data. If data is not properly parsed, timestamped, or broken into events, then it can be difficult to analyze and get proper insight on the data. Splunk can be used to analyze and visualize data ranging from various domains, such as IT security, networking, mobile devices, telecom infrastructure, media and entertainment devices, storage devices, and many more. The machine-generated data from different sources can be of different formats and types, and hence, it is very important to parse data in the best format to...