Splunk Administration: Monitor & Optimize Data

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Splunk Administration: Monitor & Optimize Data

About this course

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.

What you'll learn

  • Set up deployment servers in Splunk
  • Automate forwarder management
  • Implement data ingestion pipelines
  • Monitor forwarder and input health using the Splunk Monitoring Console
  • Manage data forwarding and queue handling
  • Configure scripted and Windows-specific inputs

Course objectives

  • Understand Splunk administrative features and functionalities
  • Develop the ability to deploy and fine-tune Splunk environments
  • Gain insights into monitoring data flows for performance optimization

Skills you'll gain

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