Business Analytics from Application Logs and SQL Server Database using Splunk


Introduction

Splunk is a well-known log management tool. Splunk mines log from different machines in real-time and can be used to monitor, search, and analyze gathered data. It is a Big Data log management tool that can give insight from the unstructured data stored in the Splunk indexes. Splunk analytics helps turn unstructured log data into knowledge that enterprises can use to derive business value. In addition, it’s a great tool to monitor and report for making knowledgeable decisions and help in alerting so that corrective actions can be taken when the system is underperforming.

Splunk is not only a