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>> Welcome to an
introduction to Splunk.

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You've picked a great
topic to study.

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Splunk is used by well over

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10,000 customers
across the world,

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and the skills you will
learn in this course

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are in high demand and
are well rewarded.

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Before we get started,

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just a little bit about
me. My name is Natasha.

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I currently double as

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a Senior Security Analyst and a

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Splunk Admin for a
large US-based company.

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I've used different
Splunk products

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in multiple environments,

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and I've seen how useful
and powerful it is.

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I'm excited to help you gain
knowledge and fluency with

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Splunk and set you on a
path for further learning.

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This course is designed
for anyone with

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a technical background looking

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to get started with Splunk.

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You don't have to
be an expert in

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any one field to
take this course.

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But it's recommended that you're

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familiar with some
technical basics,

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such as simple networking,

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Windows intellects,
command line,

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and folder structures,
popular IT tools, and so on.

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I will try to clearly
demonstrate anything

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needed to complete the
activities in this course,

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so don't worry too
much if you don't have

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a lot of experience with
any one of these topics.

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Just be prepared to Google when

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necessary and know that

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as you progress in
studying Splunk,

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you'll encounter other
technical problems that may

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need solved with knowledge
from different areas.

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We'll go more into career
options in a few videos.

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But there are many jobs that
could require Splunk skills.

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At the completion
of this course,

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you should be able to discuss

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Splunk products and use cases,

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navigate the web console and
run basic Splunk commands,

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set up basic searches,

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alerts, reports, and dashboards,

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install a practice
environment and add data,

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and be aware of other
topics for further study.

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I also think it's worth
mentioning what you will

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not be able to do through
this course alone.

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This course is
intended to get you

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familiar with Splunk as
quickly as possible.

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This course will not
make you an expert.

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Many companies are looking for

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individuals familiar
enough with Splunk in

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order to successfully complete

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other jobs such as that
of a security analyst,

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a help desk technician,

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network engineer, web architect,

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data analyst, etc.

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While we're covering
some important topics,

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you should not finish
the course and expect

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to immediately get a
job as a Splunk admin.

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Even managing an
existing environment has

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many complications that
will not be covered here.

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Because these skills are
in such high demand,

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it's possible you could
get an interview and even

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hired for a job you're on

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ready for if you're not careful.

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While many tools can take from

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a few days to a few
weeks to learn,

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you should think of your
progress and Splunk

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in terms of months to years.

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Right now, we're on part 1
of the introduction module.

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In the next video,
we'll move on to

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discussing exactly
what Splunk is,

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including some points that

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may come up in the
job interview,

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loss of cover
certification paths,

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and what you need to know
to get certified in Splunk.

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In Module 2, we'll look at

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Splunk products and resources.

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Splunk has many online resources

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available and I'll show
you how to find them.

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Let's give you an overview
of the many Splunk products.

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In Module 3, we'll get
into the fun stuff.

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It's critical to understand

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the terminology of Splunk

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and what its
different pieces are,

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so we'll start in the first
video covering those parts.

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Next, we'll go into

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a quick practice environment
setup using a free trial.

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Once that's up and running,

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we'll get used to using the
web console and then do

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a session on how to install

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forwarders for gathering data.

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In Module 4,

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we'll talk about indexes
and source types,

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working with forwarders and
some other ways to add data,

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as well as getting
the apps and add-ons.

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Module 5, we'll cover
basic searches,

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alerts, reports, and dashboards.

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In Module 6, we'll touch

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on some other topics
you should be aware of,

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especially if you're going
to share an environment with

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other users or move
forward with your studies.

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This module will also
provide a review of

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the course and help you
prepare for next steps.

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The supplemental materials for

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this course will also
be very helpful.

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Any of the activities we do

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in the videos will have printed

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instructions you can follow

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and return back
to you as needed.

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Cheat sheets for returns,
popular searches,

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and other important
information you may

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want to look back on
will also be available.

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This course comes with a set of

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list of recommendations
for other resources.

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At the end of this course,

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there will be a
test available to

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verify what you've learned
during these videos.

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For our first quiz,

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we'll see if you've
been paying attention,

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what's the correct answer?

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As a result of completing this
course, you'll be able to?

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A, be a Splunk admin, B,

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create and maintain VPCs,

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or C, build basic
alerts and dashboards.

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I hope you said
C. This course is

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an introductory
course that will not

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teach you everything you
need to be an admin.

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VPCs or Virtual Private Clouds,

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as I'm familiar with, are
not covered in this course.

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You will learn how to build
basic alert and dashboards,

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which is extremely
useful for using Splunk.

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Best of luck in your studies.

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