What advice do you have for others considering Splunk Synthetic Monitoring?

I would advise other organizations considering this solution to give careful attention to the use cases they have and how they plan to proceed in terms of their roadmap over the next two to three years, as there are alternatives. Having an idea of where you want to go will help you make a better-informed decision. Additionally, it's good advice to have a customer reference call to learn from someone's experience and avoid pitfalls. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud overall as a good eight; as soon as it's all integrated neatly together, then it's up in the high numbers.

My advice to other organizations considering Splunk Observability Cloud is to watch out for your budget. If I could assess the impact of not having Splunk Observability Cloud, there would be a monetary impact with other solutions. For the business, we would lose resiliency of the system. To imagine the impact, it would be catastrophic. Splunk has to think about how to redesign Observability Cloud. It came from SignalFx and AppDynamics to Splunk Cloud. It's a merge of different platforms into one, and this merge is being done at a pace where I expected more velocity. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud overall as a seven.

I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud overall as a solution 9 out of 10.

My advice to Splunk is to mix Splunk Cloud and Splunk Observability Cloud into one. Don't make oObservability only needed in Splunk Cloud, too. You don't want to have two products competing with each other; you want to compete with someone outside your organization. Combine this, as there's a lot of confusion. Even in different classes and training sessions meant only for Splunk Cloud, they were not for Splunk Observability Cloud, and they are different today. The acquisition of SignalFx, which is not its own, adds to the confusion. So, to the customer, provide one interface, and combine them. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud an eight overall.

My advice to other organizations considering using Splunk Observability Cloud is that if you want a comprehensive, consistent tool or solution, it is one of the leaders in the market because it integrates with the network side of their organization, including Cisco solutions. Regarding customers who don't come from the Cisco world, it is a good choice, depending on their use. However, for small customers or those that are not large companies, Splunk Observability Cloud may not be the best fit, as it is a comprehensive tool. In Mexico, we observe that customers claim they only need APM or infrastructure monitoring, a very basic requirement, and don't require the entire Splunk portfolio. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud a nine.

My advice to other organizations considering Splunk Observability Cloud is to adopt it if you don't have anything else as it's a very good tool, and having something for observability is very good. Not only for the observability part but for all the Splunk platform, that's great. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud a seven out of ten.

We don't currently use the out-of-the-box customizable dashboards provided by Splunk Observability Cloud to showcase IT performance to business leaders. I will say we have not expanded usage to other applications since we're still stuck where we are. My advice to other organizations considering Splunk Observability Cloud is to wait until next year. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate this solution five or six.

We haven't used the no-sample tracing feature in Splunk Observability Cloud specifically for eliminating blind spots in data collection. We haven't implemented the AI-powered analytics and guidance features provided by Splunk Observability Cloud either. Our main security architect has done extensive work utilizing the ability to enrich data with custom metrics in Splunk Observability Cloud by setting up specialized dashboards and searches for our various integrated apps, including ISE and Palo firewall logging. I haven't extensively used the out-of-the-box customizable dashboards provided by Splunk Observability Cloud as we're still using our custom ones. I wasn't involved in the pricing, setup, cost, and licensing. I enjoy using Splunk Observability Cloud, but I'm not familiar with the cost aspects. Access to Splunk Observability Cloud has been reliable for all users. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud an eight. I recommend spending time working on your own dashboards and searches to fit your business needs, as that's where you'll get the most value out of Splunk Observability Cloud.

I would advise other organizations considering Splunk Observability Cloud to definitely POC it to see if it's going to work for their situation. It may not be for everybody. That said, definitely give it a chance and see what it can do for you and the kinds of new information it can bring in for you. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud nine.

I would recommend organizations to consider implementing Splunk Observability Cloud. On a scale of one to 10, I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud overall as nine.

I haven't explored the no-sample tracing feature in Splunk to eliminate blind spots in data collection. AI-powered analytics and guidance provided by Splunk Observability Cloud will be very beneficial. We just initiated a response to get those AI functionalities into our cloud environments, so we haven't fully explored it yet. My advice to other organizations considering Splunk Observability Cloud is to get it, especially for log monitoring and alerting. There aren't too many observability tools that match its ease of use, whether for IT-oriented users or not. Its graphical user interface is brilliant and very seamless, making it easy for anyone to navigate. I'm confident big companies considering Splunk should choose it, as it delivers in usability and integration with other tools. On a scale of one to ten, I rate Splunk Observability Cloud an eight.

I rate Splunk Observability Cloud eight out of ten.

I use the cloud almost exclusively and am still learning some features. I handle synthetic monitoring, but don't manage all integrations or usage aspects. I need to explore the AI-powered analytics and guidance, as we haven't implemented it yet. The out-of-the-box customizable dashboards are effective because they contain all the necessary base components. On a scale of one to 10, I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud as an eight. I appreciate the cloud because it provides more visibility into the user's path. It's quite good, though the observability aspect is somewhat complicated, primarily due to my limited experience with it.

For operational performance, we created monitoring within the Splunk Observability Cloud for most servers with agent installation. We upgraded the open telemetry collector from version 0.82 to 0.103, then again to a newer version, enhancing visibility and use cases, especially after the upgrade, which has improved operational purposes. My impressions of Splunk Observability Cloud for focusing on business-critical initiatives are positive. I manage six tools, but Splunk Observability Cloud is one of my favorites, and I aspire to build my career specializing in it because it has great features, more attention in the market, and is a relatively new tool with promising growth. I would recommend Splunk Observability Cloud to other users for its accurate data fetching, dashboard creation, report generation, and synthetic monitoring capabilities. I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud a nine out of ten.

We're a customer and end-user. Currently, in France, we cannot use the artificial intelligence option. While this option is enabled for the United States and many countries, it's not yet available in France. However, the solution with detectors, especially for alerting, is important for us. I recommend it, especially for teams using legacy monitoring. I would rate Splunk Observability Cloud nine to ten out of ten.

I would recommend this product to other users because of its capabilities in monitoring and analytics. I rate the overall solution eight out of ten, considering the comparison with other products like Dynatrace.

Overall, I would recommend Splunk to anyone seeking a monitoring solution, thanks to its extensive capabilities and features. I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

I would rate Splunk APM a nine out of ten. Monitoring multiple hyperscalers with a single tool can be challenging. While some tools like VMware CloudHealth offer limited cross-platform capabilities, they often focus on specific aspects like virtual instances and storage. For comprehensive cloud monitoring across different hyperscalers like Azure and AWS, third-party solutions are typically necessary. Here at Dell, for example, we focus on monitoring tools for our own workloads and installed base, allowing integration with third-party solutions for cloud environments. This enables customers with workloads across multiple hyperscalers to leverage established enterprise monitoring tools like New Relic, AppDynamics (Cisco), Micro Focus (HP), and Splunk for unified visibility. Ultimately, choosing a solution often involves balancing operational and capital expenditures. By employing third-party tools, organizations can achieve comprehensive monitoring across various cloud environments while potentially reducing overall costs. We offer various deployment options for Splunk to cater to diverse customer needs and regulations. We can deploy Splunk on various infrastructures, including hyper-converged, bare-metal, two-tier, and three-tier architectures. While cloud deployment is an option, regulations from the Saudi Central Bank restrict customer data storage outside the kingdom. Therefore, most of our customers in the financial sector opt for private or local cloud solutions. While a dedicated private cloud experience for Splunk isn't currently available, customers are seeking access to features like the SmartStore, a caching tier that is now bundled with the Enterprise Security license previously offered separately from version 7X onwards. The chosen deployment approach depends on factors like budget, customer expectations, performance requirements, and compatibility with Splunk's recommended sizing solutions. We utilize both internal sizing tools and Splunk's official tools to ensure proper resource allocation for indexers, search heads, and forwarders based on specific customer needs. We have deployed our Dell servers, storage, and data protection solutions. Additionally, we have implemented a reference architecture. From a hardware perspective, we have everything in place to support Splunk as a reference architecture. This is indisputable, as it reflects our current infrastructure. I have one customer who uses Splunk on a single site. In contrast, other customers have deployed Splunk in an active-active cluster configuration across two sites, effectively segregating the data across the environments with two-factor authentication. For these other environments, I have observed that each customer has a unique monitoring perspective or performance requirement, reflected in their individual subscriptions. Splunk is responsible for software maintenance, while we handle the hardware aspects. Splunk Enterprise Security is one of the most mature security solutions available. While it is expensive, it offers good value by providing the necessary security measurements, monitoring, and auditing capabilities required for running an enterprise environment. The combined forces of Splunk and Dell create significant resilience for us. Our joint architecture, strong alignment between the Dell account team and Splunk sales and presales, and collaborative efforts have been instrumental in addressing specific customer needs, such as sizing. This collaboration is mutually beneficial: Splunk focuses on selling licenses, while Dell prioritizes hardware sales. Unlike Cloudera, which optimizes licenses for its platform, Splunk bases licensing on the ingestion rate, demonstrating its alignment with our advanced architecture. This creates a win-win situation for both companies.