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Understanding Application Lifecycle Management (ALM): Stages, Strategies, and Benefits
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Understanding Application Lifecycle Management (ALM): Stages, Strategies, and Benefits

Comprehensive guide to Application Lifecycle Management (ALM): key stages, best practices, and benefits for managing software from planning to retirement.
Top AI Trends for 2026: Key Technologies and Challenges and What They Mean
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Top AI Trends for 2026: Key Technologies and Challenges and What They Mean

Discover the top AI trends for 2026 — and learn how businesses can leverage these advancements, overcome new challenges, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving landscape.
Hashing in Cryptography Explained: How It Works, Algorithms, and Real-World Uses
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Hashing in Cryptography Explained: How It Works, Algorithms, and Real-World Uses

Learn what hashing in cryptography is, how it works, key algorithms like SHA-256, real-world uses, and best practices to keep your data secure.
Resilience Starts with You: The Role of Observability in Building Stronger Ops
Observability
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Resilience Starts with You: The Role of Observability in Building Stronger Ops

Explore what digital resilience means for today’s DevOps and IT Ops teams. Dive into hands-on observability strategies, OpenTelemetry best practices, and expert tips to move from reacting to incidents to anticipating and preventing them—all while busting common observability myths.
Zero-shot Security Classification with Foundation-Sec-8B and Splunk DSDL
Artificial Intelligence
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Zero-shot Security Classification with Foundation-Sec-8B and Splunk DSDL

In this blog, we introduce a new DSDL container featuring the Foundation-Sec-8B model, enabling users to classify security data directly from Splunk searches—no fine-tuning required.
Observability + Security: Real-Time Digital Resilience for SLED
Industries
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Observability + Security: Real-Time Digital Resilience for SLED

Cisco and Splunk are helping public sector organizations build digital resilience.
Celebrating Splunk Love: Customer Voices on Innovation, Impact, and Better Business Outcomes
Customers & Community
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Celebrating Splunk Love: Customer Voices on Innovation, Impact, and Better Business Outcomes

Hear how Splunk helps drive digital resilience and better business outcomes across our customers’ data applications and instances.
Why Veterans Are Cybersecurity's Secret Weapon
Cto Stack
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Why Veterans Are Cybersecurity's Secret Weapon

Veterans bring discipline, leadership, and real-world risk instincts to cybersecurity, filling critical talent gaps and delivering operational excellence.
Understanding Network Traffic & Network Congestion: Metrics, Measurement, and Optimization
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Understanding Network Traffic & Network Congestion: Metrics, Measurement, and Optimization

Network traffic is critical for businesses today. Read on to learn how network traffic works, and how to stop traffic congestion.