Course Description

Splunk is one of the world’s most powerful platforms for searching, analyzing, and visualizing machine-generated data. Organizations across IT operations, cybersecurity, cloud engineering, and data analytics rely on Splunk to gain real-time visibility into their systems, applications, and business processes. With a rich ecosystem of built-in capabilities and extensible apps — including solutions like Splunk Enterprise Security and the Machine Learning Toolkit — Splunk has become a mission-critical platform for modern enterprises.

The Splunk Essentials Course is designed to provide a clear, structured foundation for anyone beginning their journey with Splunk — whether your goal is career growth, certification preparation, or simply understanding how the platform works at a high level.

This course follows a concept-driven learning approach that explains not just how Splunk works, but why it works the way it does. Learners are guided through a holistic view of the Splunk platform, starting with real-world use cases and progressing into core building blocks such as Splunk components and instances, deployment models, installation concepts, data indexing, field extraction, and an introduction to the Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL). Each module builds logically on the previous one, helping learners develop confidence and long-term understanding rather than memorization.

The course is ideal for:

  • Beginners with no prior Splunk experience

  • Learners preparing for future Splunk certifications

  • Managers, analysts, and less technical professionals who want a practical, high-level understanding of how Splunk delivers operational and security insights

  • SOC Analysts and cybersecurity professionals using Splunk in operational environments

Unlike many technical courses that jump directly into complex demonstrations, this course intentionally explains the underlying concepts first — making it accessible even to learners without deep technical backgrounds.

Your instructor brings over 16 years of engineering experience, more than 10 years working with Splunk, and holds multiple Splunk certifications. The material is carefully organized to simplify complex topics, remove unnecessary jargon, and present concepts in a clear, easy-to-understand manner — helping you build confidence and momentum quickly.

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Understand what Splunk is, how it works, and where it is used in real organizations

  • Recognize key Splunk components, architectures, and deployment models

  • Understand how data is ingested, indexed, and searched

  • Gain foundational exposure to Splunk Search Processing Language (SPL) and field extraction concepts

  • Be well-prepared to continue into advanced Splunk training or certification paths

Whether you are launching a new career path, strengthening your technical foundation, or gaining strategic visibility into how your organization uses data, the Splunk Essentials Course provides the clarity and confidence you need to move forward.

Best of luck on your Splunk journey!

Course Curriculum

    1. Welcome - Splunk Essentials Course

    2. About Splunk Essentials Course

    3. What is Splunk?

    4. Splunk & Customer Experience

    5. Splunk & Network Issues

    6. Required Skills & Certifications

    7. What Makes Up Spunk?

    8. Quiz 1: Introduction to Splunk

    1. Module Overview

    2. Overview of Splunk Components

    3. Forwarders

    4. Indexers

    5. Search Heads

    6. Deployment Server

    7. License Manager

    8. Monitoring Console

    9. Single Vs Distributed Deployment

    10. Quiz 2: Splunk Instances & Components

    1. Module Overview

    2. Determining Deployment Type

    3. Single Instance Deployment

    4. Small Enterprise Deployment

    5. Medium to Large Enterprise Deployment

    6. Deployment Architectures

    7. Quiz 3: Splunk Deployment

    1. Module Overview

    2. Splunk Installation Overview

    3. Installing Splunk Enterprise on Windows

    4. Installing Splunk Enterprise on Linux

    5. Installing Splunk Enterprise on Mac OS

    6. Quiz 4: Splunk Installation

    1. Module Overview

    2. Splunk Web UI Overview

    3. Splunk Apps

    4. The Home App

    5. Search & Reporting App

    6. Splunk Users & Roles

    7. Quiz 5: Splunk Web UI

    1. Module Overview

    2. Ways to Use & Administer Splunk

    3. Splunk Command Line Interface (CLI)

    4. Overview of Splunk Configuration Files

    5. Quiz 6: Splunk CLI & Configuration Files

About this course

  • Free
  • 61 lessons
  • 6 hours of video content

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Trusted by Thousands of Splunk Learners Worldwide

“Excellent for setting up the over all basic understanding of Spunk. Good to start with..”

Kaushal R.

“Very helpful for a Splunk beginner! High enough overview to understand, but enough detail to know what's going on.KK”

Kelly C.

“He gives details and examples that brings clarity to his teaching methods. Excellent instructor and professional of the Splunk Enterprise platform.”

Dexter S.

“Concise and friendly understanding, the demos are absolutely fantastic helpful for the visual learners and clear instructions”

Abdulai K.

“Teaching is not something anyone can do, George does it easily and as a beginner I clearly understand and have a good grasp of the basics of Splunk now. Looking forward to future courses from him.”

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Learn how Splunk really works, build strong fundamentals, and prepare for advanced training or certifications — even if you’re completely new