This Splunk Fundamentals training is designed to help participants gain a strong foundation in using Splunk for log management, monitoring, and data analysis. The course covers Splunk architecture, data ingestion, searching and reporting, dashboards, alerts, and basic security and operational use cases. Participants will gain hands-on experience to search, analyze, and visualize machine data for IT operations, security, and business analytics.

• Understand the architecture, core components, and capabilities of Splunk for data analysis and monitoring.
• Collect, index, and manage machine-generated data from multiple sources.
• Search, filter, and analyze data using Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL).
• Create dashboards, reports, alerts, and visualizations for operational insights.
• Perform log analysis, event correlation, and troubleshooting using Splunk tools.
• Implement data monitoring, security analytics, and reporting using Splunk best practices.

 • IT operations and system administrators
 • Security analysts and SOC team members
 • DevOps and SRE professionals
 • Application support engineers
 • Professionals starting with Splunk

 • Basic understanding of IT systems and networking concepts
 • Familiarity with logs and system data is helpful
 • Basic computer operation skills

 • Understanding Splunk architecture and components
 • Ingesting and managing machine data
 • Writing effective search queries
 • Creating reports and dashboards
 • Setting up alerts and monitoring
 • Analyzing logs for troubleshooting
 • Using Splunk for security and compliance basics
 • Applying best practices for Splunk usage

By the end of this training, participants will be able to use Splunk effectively to search, analyze, and visualize machine data for operational and security use cases. Learners will gain strong fundamentals in data ingestion, SPL, dashboards, and alerts, enabling them to support monitoring, troubleshooting, and basic security analytics.

Introduction to Splunk & Architecture
 • What is Splunk and where it is used
 • Splunk components and deployment models
 • Splunk data flow overview
 • Navigating Splunk interface

Data Ingestion & Indexing
 • Adding data to Splunk
 • Configuring inputs
 • Understanding indexes
 • Data parsing basics

Search Processing Language (SPL) Basics
 • Introduction to SPL
 • Writing basic search queries
 • Filtering and sorting results
 • Using time ranges effectively

Reports & Basic Visualizations
 • Creating basic reports
 • Scheduling reports
 • Creating charts and tables
 • Saving and sharing results

Dashboards & Data Visualization
 • Creating dashboards
 • Adding panels and visualizations
 • Using dashboard filters
 • Dashboard design best practices

Alerts & Monitoring
 • Creating alerts
 • Alert conditions and triggers
 • Notifications and actions
 • Monitoring best practices

Field Extraction & Data Normalization Basics
 • Extracting fields from logs
 • Using regular expressions basics
 • Normalizing data formats
 • Improving search accuracy

Splunk for IT Operations & Security Use Cases
 • Troubleshooting application issues
 • Monitoring infrastructure
 • Basic security analytics
 • Compliance and audit reporting basics

Performance & Best Practices
 • Optimizing search performance
 • Managing data retention
 • Indexing best practices
 • Splunk administration overview

• Splunk Setup & Architecture Assessment
• Data Ingestion & Index Management Assessment
• Search Processing Language (SPL) Assessment
• Dashboard, Reports & Alerting Assessment
• Log Analysis & Monitoring Mini Project Assessment

Participants will be evaluated through hands-on Splunk labs, practical log analysis exercises, instructor-led reviews, and a final assessment focused on building dashboards and alerts using real-world log data.

Participants will receive course materials, slides, reference materials, exercises and access to resources for further learning.

Upon successful completion of the training, participants will receive an AcadNXT Certificate of Completion for Splunk Fundamentals. This digital, verifiable certification validates practical Splunk log analysis, monitoring, and dashboarding skills and can be shared on LinkedIn and included in professional profiles to enhance IT operations and security career credibility.