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Introduction to Log Observer Connect in Splunk Observability Cloud

Log Observer Connect will allow you to connect to and view/query logs from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance from within Splunk Observability Cloud. In this video, I will introduce you to Log Observer Connect in Splunk Observability Cloud and walk you through a demonstration of how it works. You’ll learn how to view and query logs, as well as save queries for later use. I’ll also walk you through a practical example of when you might use Log Observer Connect through the use of Related Logs.

Setup Log Observer Connect in Splunk Observability Cloud

Log Observer Connect will allow you to connect to and view/query logs from your Splunk Enterprise or Splunk Cloud instance from within Splunk Observability Cloud. In this video, I will briefly explain what Log Observer Connect is and then show you how to connect your Splunk Observability Cloud organization to a Splunk Enterprise instance through Log Observer Connect. TOC.

Introduction to K8s Horizontal Pod Autoscaling | Monitor Autoscaling in Splunk Observability Cloud

In this video, I’m going to introduce you to Horizontal Pod Autoscaling in Kubernetes and monitoring autoscaling events in Splunk Observability Cloud. I’ll first walk through our simple application deployment definition. We will analyze the metrics of that application in Splunk Observability cloud, identifying that the application is under resource pressure. I’ll then discuss the scaling options at our disposal, and we will walk through an implementation of a Horizontal Pod Autoscaler that will automatically scale our pods according to the load they are receiving.

An Overview of the OpenTelemetry Collector's Configuration File

In this video, I’ll provide an overview of the OpenTelemetry Collector’s configuration file (config.yaml) with examples from the Splunk distribution. I will briefly explain the components of the Splunk OTel Collector, and walk you through a sample generic configuration of the OTel Collector. We’ll then use the Splunk Observability Cloud interface to construct the commands needed to install the Splunk OTel Collector on a specific host. This installation will copy a default Splunk OTel Collector configuration onto the host, and we’ll review the Splunk specific components of this configuration.

Install The Splunk Distribution of OTel Collector in K8s with Helm

In this video, I’ll show you how to install the Splunk Distribution of the OTel Collector using a Helm Chart. We’ll walk through constructing the necessary Helm commands using the K8s Integration Wizard in Splunk Observability Cloud, and then deploy the collector to a cluster. We’ll then verify that the cluster and its services are being monitored in Observability Cloud’s Kubernetes Navigators, and then briefly walk through the values.yaml file of the Helm chart as well as the Otel Collector’s configuration.

Build Resilient Connections in Communications and Media with Splunk

In our super connected world, the Communications and Media industry has a lot on the line. Your networks help people stay in touch, get around-the-clock care, and protect their nest eggs. Expectations are incredibly high. And reliability is a must. At Splunk, we help Communications and Media organizations build resilient digital systems.