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Splunk 7 Essentials, Third Edition

You're reading from   Splunk 7 Essentials, Third Edition Demystify machine data by leveraging datasets, building reports, and sharing powerful insights

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788839112
Length 220 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Erickson Delgado Erickson Delgado
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Steven Koelpin Steven Koelpin
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J-P Contreras J-P Contreras
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Betsy Page Sigman Betsy Page Sigman
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Table of Contents (10) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Splunk – Getting Started 2. Bringing in Data FREE CHAPTER 3. Search Processing Language 4. Reporting, Alerts, and Search Optimization 5. Dynamic Dashboarding 6. Data Models and Pivot 7. HTTP Event Collector 8. Best Practices and Advanced Queries 9. Taking Splunk to the Organization

Creating effective dashboards

Splunk is easy to use for developing a powerful analytical dashboard with multiple panels. A dashboard with too many panels, however, will require scrolling down the page and can cause the viewer to miss crucial information. An effective dashboard should generally meet the following conditions:

  • Single screen view: The dashboard fits in a single window or page, with no scrolling
  • Multiple data points: Charts and visualizations should display a number of data points
  • Crucial information highlighted: The dashboard points out the most important information, using appropriate titles, labels, legends, markers, and conditional formatting as required
  • Created with the user in mind: Data is presented in a way that is meaningful to the user
  • Loads quickly: The dashboard returns results in 10 seconds or less
  • Avoid redundancy: The display does not repeat information...
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