/en_us/blog/observability/state-of-observability-2025

Splunk Blogs

.conf & .conf Go

Learn

Latest Articles

What Is DevX/DevEx? Developer Experience, Explained
Learn
7 Minute Read

What Is DevX/DevEx? Developer Experience, Explained

Any software company relies on the work of its developers. Make sure your developers are having the best experience possible: learn all about DevEx here.
What Are IT Services? Defining, Designing, Delivering, & Supporting IT Services
Learn
5 Minute Read

What Are IT Services? Defining, Designing, Delivering, & Supporting IT Services

IT services practically run the world today. What are IT services, and how do you design, deliver, and support them? IT consultant Joseph Ndihiu explains how.
Introduction to Shadow AI
Learn
4 Minute Read

Introduction to Shadow AI

Discover the risks and benefits of Shadow AI—unauthorized generative AI tools enhancing workplace productivity but challenging data security and IT governance.
Introducing the OT Security Solution Accelerator
Security
2 Minute Read

Introducing the OT Security Solution Accelerator

The OT Security Solution Accelerator provides prescriptive guidance around data collection, reference architectures, and a Splunk app with existing content to accelerate their capabilities.
Big Data Analytics, Explained
Learn
9 Minute Read

Big Data Analytics, Explained

Unlock insights from vast datasets with big data analytics. Explore real-life applications, tools, techniques, benefits, and challenges in this comprehensive guide.
Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): What It Means & Why It’s Important
Learn
4 Minute Read

Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF): What It Means & Why It’s Important

Learn about Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), a key metric for system reliability, maintenance planning, and optimizing uptime in today's tech-driven world.
Tech the Halls - Part 2: Naughty and Nice
Tips & Tricks
3 Minute Read

Tech the Halls - Part 2: Naughty and Nice

In this second installment of our festive-themed series, we take you to the SOC, or Santa Operations Centre for those not familiar. This is where Santa and his elves monitor the delivery operations on the big day, using past Christmas data sets to optimise operations. From monitoring Key Performance Indicators from the CRM (Christmas Reputation Matrix) system to analysing the Naughty or Nice Lists, Splunk’s lookup functionality plays a starring role in ensuring the right presents go to the right children.
Splunk Executive Mary Lou Prevost Named to StateRAMP Standards & Technical Committee
Industries
3 Minute Read

Splunk Executive Mary Lou Prevost Named to StateRAMP Standards & Technical Committee

Splunk's Mary Lou Prevost, GVP of State, Local and Higher Education has been selected as an Advisor Member to the StateRAMP Standards & Technical Committee.
AI Knows Best (But Won’t Tell You Why): Cybersecurity’s New Dilemma
Ciso Circle
4 Minute Read

AI Knows Best (But Won’t Tell You Why): Cybersecurity’s New Dilemma

What happens when your best cyber defender can’t explain its moves? Navigating AI’s brilliance and blind spots.