Splunk

Splunk Inc. is an American <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> company based in <a href="/facts/San_Francisco%2c_California/cb9l7hbC">San Francisco, California</a>, that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing <a href="/facts/Machine-generated_data/RRW4JVXn">machine-generated data</a> via a web-style interface. Its software helps capture, index and correlate real-time data in a searchable <a href="/facts/Content_repository/5M5NHDPV">repository</a>, from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations.
The firm uses machine data for identifying <a href="/facts/Pattern_recognition/o1s38opj">data patterns</a>, providing metrics, diagnosing problems and providing intelligence for business operations. It is a <a href="/facts/Horizontal_market/8m3NYFvS">horizontal</a> technology used for <a href="/facts/Application_management/J9fDtyl7">application management</a>, <a href="/facts/Information_security/horlrCln">security</a> and <a href="/facts/Compliance_(regulation)/1pIoTaB7">compliance</a>, as well as business and <a href="/facts/Web_analytics/F79UAMvw">web analytics</a>.
In September 2023, it was announced that Splunk would be acquired by <a href="/facts/Cisco/ocDgQt6T">Cisco</a> for $28 billion in an all-cash deal. The transaction was completed on March 18, 2024.

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