Course Description

Join thousands of learners worldwide who have successfully used this course to earn the Splunk Core Certified Power User certification — many on their first attempt.
With an average rating of 4.7+ and a proven track record of student success, this comprehensive, exam-focused course is designed to help you build confidence, master core Splunk skills, and prepare effectively for certification without relying on additional study materials.

The Splunk Core Certified Power User certification is a critical milestone for anyone pursuing a professional career in Splunk. It serves as a prerequisite to the Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin certification — widely regarded as the industry benchmark because it validates the skills employers actively hire for in production environments.

In addition, the Power User certification is a prerequisite for multiple advanced and expert-level certifications, including:

  • Splunk Core Certified Advanced Power User

  • Splunk Cloud Certified Admin

  • Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect

  • Splunk Core Certified Consultant

Whether your goal is certification, career advancement, or hands-on operational expertise, this course provides the foundation required to move confidently into professional and enterprise-level Splunk roles.

What You Will Learn

This course is fully aligned with Splunk’s official exam blueprint and combines clear explanations, guided demonstrations, exam-focused tips, and sample questions to ensure deep understanding — not memorization.

You will master:

  • Transforming commands for visualizations and advanced visualizations

  • Filtering and formatting search results

  • Event correlation and field management

  • Field aliases, calculated fields, tags, and event types

  • Creating and using macros and workflow actions

  • Building data models and working with the Common Information Model (CIM)

Each topic is delivered progressively to reinforce concepts and build real-world confidence.

Hands-On, Real-World Learning

You will install your own Splunk environment, index training data, and complete practical exercises that mirror real operational scenarios. Throughout the course, you will build a fully functional Splunk deployment containing essential knowledge objects, including:

  • Field extractions and field aliases

  • Calculated fields

  • Tags and event types

  • Macros and workflow actions

  • Data models

Many exercises place you in the role of a Splunk Power User responding to business or operational requirements, translating raw data into actionable insights — exactly the type of work expected in professional environments. Your completed Splunk instance can continue to be used as a personal practice lab for ongoing learning and exam preparation.

Instructor Expertise

Your instructor brings:

  • 16 years of engineering experience

  • Over 10 years of hands-on Splunk expertise

  • Multiple Splunk certifications

The course reflects years of real-world problem solving and a teaching approach focused on clarity, simplicity, and confidence-building. The material is intentionally designed to demystify Splunk, remove unnecessary complexity, and help you become productive quickly on this powerful centralized analytics platform.

Who This Course Is For ?

This course is ideal for:

  • Professionals preparing for the Splunk Core Certified Power User certification exam

  • Splunk users seeking deeper mastery of Splunk Web, searching, and knowledge objects

  • Learners planning to pursue advanced Splunk certifications

  • Professionals seeking a competitive advantage in the job market

  • SOC Analysts and cybersecurity professionals using Splunk in operational environments

Start building the skills, confidence, and certification pathway needed to advance your Splunk career.


Best of luck on your Splunk journey!

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome

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    2. About Splunk Core Certified Power User Course

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    3. Course & Exam Prerequisites

    4. Course Outline

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    5. Download Course Training Data

    6. Adding Training Data - Overview

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    7. Adding Training Data - Upload Files

    8. Adding Training Data - Generate Events

    9. Adding Training Data - Add Fields Through Lookup Tables

    1. Module Overview

    2. Visualization Data Structures

    3. Visualization Types

    4. Statistics Tables

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    5. The chart Command - Single Series

    6. The chart Command - Multi-Series

    7. The timechart Command - Single Series

    8. The timechart Command - Multi-Series

    9. Scatter & Bubble Charts

    10. Formatting Statistics Tables

    11. Formatting Visualizations

    12. Quiz 1: Transforming Commands for Visualizations

    1. Module Overview

    2. Single Value Visualizations

    3. Maps

    4. Creating a Trendline

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    5. Quiz 2: Advanced Visualizations

    1. Module Overview

    2. Using the eval Command

    3. Calculating Fields

    4. Rounding Field Values - round Function

    5. Converting Fields - tostring Function

    6. String Concatenation

    7. The eval Function

    8. The if Function

    9. The case Function

    10. The fillnull Command

    11. Filtering Search Results - search Command

    12. Filtering Search Results - where Command

    13. Quiz 3: Filtering & Formatting Results

    1. Module Overview

    2. Correlating Events - Overview

    3. The transaction Command

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    4. Filtering Transactions

    5. Transaction Constraints

    6. Report on Transactions

    7. Transaction vs Stats

    8. Quiz 4: Correlating Events

    1. Module Overview

    2. Overview of Knowledge Objects

    3. Why Extract Fields from Data?

    4. Structured vs Unstructured Data

    5. Field Discovery (Auto-Extraction)

    6. Field Extractions with Knowledge Objects

    7. Download EPL Data Files for Delimiter Extractions

    8. Delimiter Field Extractions

    9. RegEx Field Extractions

    10. Modify RegEx Expressions

    11. Quiz 5: Creating & Managing Fields

About this course

  • $94.99
  • 110 lessons
  • 18 hours of video content

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Trusted by Thousands of Splunk Learners Worldwide

“I just came back from the exam center with a positive test result, which proves the effectiveness of this course. The author included the most important information, pointing out tricks and possible questions, without beating around the bush or filling it with fluff. I highly recommend it.”

Bartosz N.

“This course is amazing!! Such a good teacher. Manipulating your own Splunk instance instead of following someone's prebuilt training environment is such a good way to learn. I love this instructor's teaching and reinforcement style with labs. Now on to Splunk Admin to connect more pieces together”

Modibo H.

“George is a great and thorough teacher. He gives you all of the information you need in a clear way. This is the second course I have taken from him and the first course went great and I passed the Splunk Core Certified User exam easily.”

Hunter A.

“AMAZING, SO IN DEPTH, AND REPETITIVE TO REINFORCE THE LEARNING!!!! Sorry for the all caps but it is so hard to find an online course that is so easy to understand with practical examples and it is sooooo similar to the actual exam!!! I can not recommend this course and this instructor enough!! Oh and yes I passed my exam!”

Madison

“Hi George, By using both courses, I was able to complete the Core and Power User certificates. Thank you for the content with practical examples and the practice tests—they really helped me pass the certifications.”

Sathish G.

“The course was extremely helpful and well-structured, which allowed me to successfully pass the exam and earn my certification. The content was clear, practical, and provided great hands-on experience. I really appreciate the effort put into creating such a valuable learning resource. We are now looking forward to the release of the upcoming courses, especially Splunk Enterprise Admin and Splunk Enterprise Security, to continue enhancing our skills and knowledge.”

Fathy H.

“I took George's course with the Splunk Certified Core User starting last Sunday and I just passed the test August 17th, 2025. I didn't need to study at all, I paid attention to the Exam tips and took the practice test twice after watching the course about 2.5 Hrs a day. Im fully expecting the same results of the Power User course as well since it has been just as detailed thus far. I will take the test Sunday again on the 24th and I am sure I'll pass. I failed my first Core user test before taking George's course so honestly I believe if you take this course and fail its bus you didn't pay attention or you didn't abuse his practice test. P.S. GEORGE PLEASE UPLOAD A SPLUNK CERTIFIED ADMIN COURSE ASAP PLEASE You are too good at this and I'm going to get all 3 certs!”

Babadeji B.

“The instructor takes the time to explain concepts better than the official Splunk training while providing a live demo you can easily follow. Awesome course, I was able to pass the Splunk exam on the first attempt and receive my certification as a Power User. Also the practice test questions were spot on to the exam!”

Brianna R.

“Thanks to this course that helps me to deepen my learning and helped me to pass my Splunk exam!! Hurray… The exam tips and practice questions are very helpful in helping me to prepare for the exam. In addition, the lecturer explain the topics well and provided demos to help me understand the concept. Highly recommend this course to anyone who wish to pass the Splunk Power User exam.”

Lorus L.

“This course is really essential to prepping you for the power user certification exam. The content was spot on and I could not have passed had I not taken this course! The practice exams were crucial! Don't waste your money on test bank dumps (they have lost of wrong answers). Buy this course instead! You won't regret it.”

Lindsay S.

Advance Your Splunk Career with Power User Certification

Master advanced SPL, knowledge objects, and data models with hands-on labs aligned to the official exam—your gateway to Admin and Architect certifications