Splunk Administration: Monitor & Optimize Data

In this comprehensive course, learners will configure, manage, and optimize Splunk’s advanced administrative features across distributed environments. By completing the program, participants will gain the skills to set up deployment servers, automate forwarder management, and implement efficient data ingestion pipelines. Through structured modules, learners will explore parsing and indexing workflows, monitor forwarder and input health using the Splunk Monitoring Console, and manage data forwarding, queue handling, and persistent data feeds. The course also covers scripted and Windows-specific inputs, enabling customized data collection for hybrid infrastructures. By the end, learners will be able to deploy, troubleshoot, and fine-tune Splunk environments for performance, reliability, and scalability. Designed for IT professionals and administrators, this course uniquely combines real-world configurations with hands-on operational insights, empowering learners to master Splunk administration, monitoring, and data flow optimization for enterprise-grade implementations

• Configure deployment servers and manage forwarders
• Monitor data pipelines and optimize Splunk performance
• Implement parsing, inputs, and scripted data collection

• No deep prior experience is required, but basic computer and internet skills are helpful
• Ability to read course instructions in English and complete short practice activities