Using Splunk to Predict the Weather

Posted by Alex Wade on October 03, 2017 Cool Tools Splunk, Weather, DarkSky API

Planning a camping trip can take a lot of time. You have to figure out how many tents you need, what kind of tents, how much food to pack, what tools you need to bring, what clothes you need to wear, etc. A lot of the plans can be based off of one thing, the weather. Going to a rain forest? Pack a heavy rain jacket, a couple of tarps, and waterproof everything. Going to the desert? Pack a sun hat, shorts, and containers for water. Unfortunately, unless you know you’re going to a place with extreme weather, you might not be able to perfectly predict the weather.

This is where Splunk...

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Join Function1 at Oracle OpenWorld 2017

Posted by Caroline Givnish on September 29, 2017 Function1, Web Experience Management Oracle WebCenter Sites, WebCenter Sites, WCS

We're in San Francisco this week for Oracle OpenWorld (#OOW17)! While we are looking forward to attending as many of the 2,500 sessions, demos, and hands-on labs offered, we're especially excited about one presentation in particular...

Function1 Vice President (and respected leader in the Oracle WebCenter Sites architecture sphere), Tony Field, is teaming up with Oracle's Sripathy Rao for a discussion on Oracle WebCenter Sites and Oracle Cloud. If you're still building out your...

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Using GIT to Manage Splunk

Posted by Vasanth Manikumar on September 27, 2017 Operational Intelligence Splunk, Git, Deployment Server

Does your Splunk team struggle with managing and coordinating configuration changes to your Splunk Enterprise deployment? Do all of your Splunk administrators use a single system account to modify files? Have you had to merge changes from a swap file into your serverclass.conf file?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then I have some tips for you regarding how to leverage version control system (VCS) software on Splunk configurations - making life easier for your team. Note that using version control is not meant as a backup storage for Splunk configurations; but rather...

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Don't Miss These Two Sessions at Splunk .conf2017

Posted by Caroline Givnish on September 19, 2017 Function1, Operational Intelligence function1, Splunk, Splunk .conf

This week, our team (along with 6,000 of our closest friends / Operational Intelligence enthusiasts) is descending on the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., for the 8th Annual Splunk Conference (aka Splunk .conf). From Monday, September 25th through Thursday, September 28th, attendees will be deciding between more than 200 technical sessions that promise to expand skillsets while sparking ideas for innovative solutions to complex business challenges.

That...

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Maximizing Your WebCenter Sites Training

Posted by Mark Mitchelson on September 13, 2017 Best Practices, Web Experience Management Oracle WebCenter Sites, Training, best practice

If you’re planning a future Oracle WebCenter Sites (WCS) rollout, developing your first site, or managing website content within WCS, effective and timely training is a key factor towards your success and overall system adoption. Reducing uncertainty and clarifying expectations increases motivation and aligns vision with execution. All users, including casual content contributors and approvers working within intuitive interfaces, will benefit from exposure to the new system and a clear outline of their roles and responsibilities.

Throughout my career, I’ve launched dozens of WCS...

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