Category Archives: Operations

Top ten pops and drops with Splunk, part 2

In our previous post, we looked at how to use Splunk to identify the most volatile event codes over the past day. In this post we’ll revisit that topic in light of some good feedback, and then look at how … Continue reading

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Top ten pops and drops with Splunk, part 1

In real-time operational contexts, it’s important to monitor system metrics for major swings in value. Such swings, whether upward (“pops”) or downward (“drops”), often indicate a problem either on the horizon or else in progress. This can be a little … Continue reading

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