This article is a guest post written by Molly Barnes and is the first in a series exploring the "New Normal" of...
Splunk .conf19 Preview: Add these 5 must-see sessions to your schedule
In just a few days, we’ll be heading (back) to Vegas for Splunk .conf19 - the 10th anniversary of Splunk’s biggest event of the year - and this time we’re bringing our expertise to the Developer track (more on that later). As a proud Splunk PS partner and .conf veterans, it’s been exciting to watch the event evolve...
Experiencing The Content Experience
Experience. It’s a word that’s becoming more and more ubiquitous, think: User Experience, Digital Experience, Customer Experience, and of course, Content Experience. And for good reason. It’s why for life events like birthdays or anniversaries you’ve probably recently given or received concert tickets, or a subscription box, or if you’re fancy, a trip to somewhere really exotic like Sesame Place (just me?) – instead of the more traditional jewelry or clothing or any other material token of appreciation. Experiences elicit memories that will stay with the recipient for far longer than that...
Modern Customer Experiences: A Digital Conversation
When I began my career more than ten years ago, I used to think a successful project was deploying good code or executing all of the business requirements, but experience has since taught me that success is directly related to delivering the best possible customer service. Don’t get me wrong, writing good quality code and meeting business requirements are (and always should be) a priority, but delivering the best work with a poor experience to customers will unlikely have them calling for future opportunities.
I remember receiving training my first job at a Supermarket. We were...
Deepica Mutyala, 'Tinted' Founder, Empowering Women Through Representation
Deepica Mutyala wants women (and girls) everywhere to know that we can all win. As a 16-year-old girl growing up in Texas, Deepica found herself with a frustrating problem: not being able to find makeup that was made for her skin tone. She'd leave the store feeling defeated and disheartened, having to settle for a purchase and mixing multiple shades in order to achieve the perfect tint. She vowed to one day create a beauty line for South Asian Women to address this need and ensure that other young girls wouldn't experience the same isolating feelings of exclusion.
...Women Empowering Women: The Founder of Lucky Saidaty on Changing the Game for Women in the Middle East
March is Women's History Month; a time for recognizing and reflecting upon the achievements of trailblazing women across the globe. I had the honor of speaking with one such disruptor: Saphia Cadet, Founder and CEO of Lucky Saidaty. Lucky Saidaty is an online community that allows women in the Arab world to connect through its...
Get More Out of Splunk in 2018 with These Powerful Products
You might have noticed that our Operational Intelligence team was busy in 2017. Between three different product launches. . . you're probably wondering: when do they sleep? I'm still not sure the answer to that, but we're pretty proud of all the sweat, blood, and tears that have gone into elevating our services and extending the power of Splunk for our customers; and so I thought it might be helpful to pull together a quick round-up of the latest and greatest Operational Intelligence products by Function1.
Bloodhound App for...
Function1's 5 Most Popular Blogs of 2017
As another year draws to a close, one that brought us three new products (the Slack App for Splunk, the Bloodhound App for Splunk, and Luna) and two prestigious awards (USPAACC's Fast 100 and Splunk's 2017 Innovation Award), we wanted to take the...
Splunk .conf 2017: Key Takeaways (Part 2)
In case you missed it, I recently caught up with Splunk .conf pro, Neena Bhutiani, to see how .conf2017 measured up to years past. But what about a different perspective: someone who's never been to Splunk .conf?
For that point of view, I spoke with two first-time .conf attendees: Karthik Subramanian and Somen De (who, spoiler alert: both also happened to be presenters, as...
Don't Miss These Two Sessions at Splunk .conf2017
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...