Understanding AWS Costs for Splunk Labs: Instances, Storage, and Optimization

Understanding AWS Costs for Splunk Labs: Instances, Storage, and Optimization

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Workshop - Splunk Engineer

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Section 0 - Welcome & Orientation

  • About O-Line Security
  • Your Instructor

Section 1 - Foundations

  • Expectations & Objectives
  • Data Pipeline
  • Sourcetypes
  • Indexes
  • Data Design

Section 2 - Environment Setup

  • Why AWS EC2 Infrastructure?
  • Understanding AWS Costs for Splunk Labs: Instances, Storage, and Optimization
  • Creating an EC2 Instance for Splunk Deployment
  • Install Splunk Enterprise
  • Configure Splunk Enterprise
  • EC2 Instance Lifecycle and IP Changes: What to Know Before You Stop or Start
  • Final Environment Validation and Readiness Check

Section 3 - Core Architecture

  • Introduction to Splunk Apps
  • Splunk App Components
  • How Configuration Files Work Together in Splunk
  • Metadata
  • Designing an Efficient Data Pipeline in Splunk
  • Understanding and Configuring indexes.conf in Splunk
  • Configuring our Sample Logs
  • Configuring Data Inputs with inputs.conf in Splunk
  • Validating Splunk Configurations and Data Pipelines
  • Firewall Logs
  • Proxy Logs
  • Apache Logs

Section 4 - Core Skills

  • Using btool to Analyze and Troubleshoot Splunk Configurations
  • Understanding the Flow from Splunk UI to Backend Configuration
  • Transforming Raw Data into Searchable and Actionable Insights in Splunk
  • Onboarding and Ingesting New Log Sources in Splunk
  • Configuring Data Transformations Using transforms.conf in Splunk
  • Configuring Data Parsing and Field Extractions Using props.conf in Splunk
  • Validating props.conf and transforms.conf Configurations in Splunk
  • Network Logs
  • props.conf
  • transforms.conf

Section 5 - Implementation

  • Integrating Splunk Configuration Components for End-to-End Data Processing
  • Standardizing Data Onboarding Processes in Splunk
  • Designing Reusable Splunk Apps for Scalable Data Onboarding
  • Troubleshooting Data Onboarding and Configuration Issues in Splunk
  • Adopting an Engineering Mindset for Splunk Data Onboarding and Architecture

Section 6 - Data Observability

  • Designing and Building Dashboards for Visibility
  • Building Data Ingestion Monitoring Panels in Splunk Dashboards
  • Monitoring and Ensuring Data Quality in Splunk
  • Designing and Configuring Alerts in Splunk
  • Applying an Engineering Perspective to Dashboard Design in Splunk

Section 7 - Capstone Project

  • Capstone Overview
  • Capstone Project Breakdown and Implementation Strategy in Splunk
  • Defining the Approach and Methodology for the Capstone Project
  • Achieving Success in the Splunk Capstone Project
  • Capstone Project Review
  • Capstone Project Closure and Key Takeaways in Splunk
  • Capstone Project Logs
  • default.meta
  • indexes.conf
  • inputs.conf
  • transforms.conf
  • props.conf

Section 8 - Career Development Pack

  • Career Development
  • Resume Builder
  • Interview Q&A
  • LinkedIn

Section 9 - Next Steps

  • Positioning Yourself for Success as a Splunk Engineer
  • One Final Thought