Splunk object management with knowledge management
If you are your organization's sole Splunker or are a part of a larger team or perhaps a Splunk administrator, sooner or later you will be faced with an ever-growing number of Splunk knowledge objects. In the most vivid example, organizations that have multiple teams of Splunkers will even have a number of objects that solve the same problem.
Splunkers, including you, might find themselves doing the following:
Sorting through a large number of Splunk objects
Interpreting misleading or conflicting names
Struggling to just find the existing objects
Adapting objects that have unevenly applied app assignments and permissions
Recreating objects already existing elsewhere in the system
Hence, even a minimalist effort to organize and manage your organization's (or your own) Splunk knowledge can provide positive benefits. Organizational efforts include the following:
Simple inventory and organization: Time should be taken to make an inventory of and monitor...
