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Signalfx and Other Splunk Aquisitions with Rick Fitz Nov 05, 2019

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We're at Splunk's .conf 19 with SVP & GM Rick Fitz. Rick climbs in the #IoTRV with Cory Minton as they discuss Rick's history around campervans and IT software tools. We also hear about Splunk's recent acquisitions of SignalFX among other new logos to join the family. Rick shares what exactly goes into acquiring a company (hint: its not just the tech) and how AI plays a role in the new announcements from Splunk!

Big Announcements Coming From .conf: A talk with Chief Product Officer Sendur Sellakumar Oct 29, 2019

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Recorded at Splunk’s .conf 2019, Cory sits down with Sendur Sellakumar, Chief Product Officer at Splunk to dive into all the great product announcements unveiled at the 10th annual .conf. Every year, Splunk releases multitudes of features into Splunk Enterprise to provide customers with a best in class product but Sendur talks about how this year, Splunk has gone above and beyond the stack that is Splunk Enterprise. Cory and Sendur unpack some of the major announcements such as Data Fabric Search, Data Stream Processor and Splunk Enterprise 8.0 and get insights into how Splunk is evolving to enable Data to Everything.

.conf Excitement with the Chief Splunker Oct 22, 2019

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Splunk .conf is one of our favorite weeks of the year. After a 14 day #RoadTrip2conf we couldn't think of a better way to start our .conf19 then to sit down with Splunk CEO Doug Merritt. Cory and Doug discuss Splunk's vision around Data to Everything, Splunk4Good, the Splunk community and much more.

Splunk & DevOps with Andi Mann Oct 18, 2019

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Passing through Colorado on our Road Trip 2 .conf19, we caught up with Andi Mann, Chief Technology Advocate for Splunk in the final podcast before Splunk .conf19. Tune in to hear Andi share innovative stories from his work in DevOps and how organizations use the powerful Splunk platform to mine valuable insights from all the emerging ops categories. You'll get a preview of Andi's sessions at .conf19 and hear his passion for this exciting gathering of techies from around the world.

Follow our entire adventure and all of our livestreams, podcasts, and live dashboards at https://bigdatabeard.com/road-trip-to-conf-2019/

Security & IOT: How Arrow is powering innovation Oct 17, 2019

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On day 11 of the Road Trip 2 .conf, Cory and Brett sit down with Davitt Potter, Global Security Practice Lead and Frank Lyles, Splunk Sales Engineer to hear how Arrow is helping customers manage the complexities and ever the evolving landscape important areas like security and IoT. At the beautiful Arrow HQ in Denver, Davitt and Frank talk about how Arrow's mission and strategy and the partner ecosystem they are leveraging to help their customers. Cory and Brett hear about Arrow's partnership with Splunk and the way this partnership is helping customers.

A Peek Inside Splunxter with Gregg and Noah Woodcock Oct 16, 2019

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Join us in Dallas, Texas when we catch up with Gregg Woodcock & Noah Woodcock to learn why and how they built Splunxter, their Splunk consulting practice during The Big Data Beard Road Trip to Splunk's .conf 2019! We also chat about Gregg's activity on Splunk Answers as well as the Dallas Splunk User Group he started. We also get a preview of Gregg's new venture, Siemplicity, and how it will utilize Splunk to simplify for SIEM. Be sure to checkout their 2018 .conf talk here.

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Follow our entire adventure and all of our livestreams, podcasts, and live dashboards at https://bigdatabeard.com/road-trip-to-conf-2019/

Dell.com: Site Reliability Engineering with Splunk Oct 15, 2019

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Dell.com is one of the most frequently visited eCommerce sites and is a major contributor to Dell Technologies revenue. Where even minutes of downtime could cause millions in lost revenue, it's up to the Dell Technologies Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team to ensure continuous availability.

On day 9 from our #RoadTrip2conf, Kyle and Brett sit down with the team charged with ensuring Dell.com is always up and running. Scott Mosqueda, Sr. Director for SRE and Tanuj Arcot, Lead SRE Engineer talk about their responsibility to keep Dell.com up and running and how they turned to Splunk to help. Scott and Tanuj go into how Splunk was introduced into the data center and the evolution of how it's been used.

A Glimpse into Dell's Digital Transformation Journey with Jen Felch Oct 14, 2019

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On the 8th day of our Road Trip 2 .conf, we find ourselves at the Dell Technologies headquarters in Round Rock, TX. Cory and Brett sit down with Dell's new Chief Digital Officer, Jen Felch to hear about Dell's vision for digital transformation. In a organization where digital transformation is a never ending journey, Jen talks about the role that people, process technology and culture play in driving Dell's strategy and next phases of digital transformation.

An Inside Look at The Splunk Trust Oct 11, 2019

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Join Cory and Kyle in Nashville, TN as we go under the Fez, into the mind of the Splunk Trust. We chat with Splunk Trust members Duane "DuckFez" Waddle and George Starcher, discussing the history of Splunk Trust, how Duane became "DuckFez", and what really goes into being able to wear the black fez. We also chat about the community surrounding Splunk Answers, icq, and the slack channel.

How Red River Technology is Solving Data Analytics Challenges Oct 10, 2019

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It's Day 4 of our #RoadTrip2conf! In our journey so far, we have traveled across 9 states and have had some excellent conversations. For the podcast today, Kevin Steeprow and Ramon Taylor join Cory and Kyle for round 2. Kevin and Ramon provide a deeper look into the tools and technologies that customers are using to solve their analytics challenges and further their AI capabilities.

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