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Ever wondered how Elasticsearch can search any kind of data? In this video, we break it down with a simple deck of cards analogy that makes indexing easy to understand. Each card is like a JSON document with fields and values, suit, color, number, type. Combine them and you’ve built an index, giving Elasticsearch the power to answer queries like “show me all the red cards” or “show me only the face cards.” If you can describe it, you can index it, and if you can index it, you can search it.

What happens after an incident matters just as much as how you handle it. Anojan Gunasekaran, Senior Product Manager for Incident Analysis, presents an insightful session on transforming post-incident reviews from a bureaucratic necessity into a powerful tool for organizational improvement. Through a live demo, learn how to structure reviews that help facilitate meaningful discussions, identify systemic issues, and create actionable recommendations that prevent future incidents.

On this Tech Talk you can learn: How to keep local copies and exported snapshots of your apps and associated app data.How to simplify the development, management and debugging of Splunk Cloud Apps.Recommended tactics with ACS's APIs, CLI, and Terraform.

Watch this Tech Talk to learn: What SPL2 is, and how it extends SPL’s capabilities for developers and admins!How to build your first app with SPL2!How SPL2 can help solve common access control challenges with run-as-owner views, and conduct data quality validation with custom type checks!

Watch this Tech Talk to learn… What is a Splunk app and how do I get started building an app! How do I test my app and deploy my app on Splunk! How can I share my app with the broader Splunk community!

On this Tech Talk to learn how to gain complete visibility into all hosts and their potential vulnerabilities, misconfigurations and unpatched components in a single analytics platform, adding Tenable asset and exposure risk context improves alert prioritization and joint customers use Splunk for Centralized Reporting.

Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities: Key Trends and Strategies.

Do you know the true cost per user, API call, or checkout? Datadog Cloud Cost Management lets you break down spend by combining cost, observability, and custom business metrics—all in one place. Track cost per transaction, alert on changes, and align engineering and finance with real-time unit economics.

Tired of surprises on your cloud bills? With Datadog Cloud Cost Management integrated into the Software Catalog, engineers see cost, performance, and reliability side by side—no context switching required. Give every service owner the visibility they need to make cost-aware decisions.

Wednesday July 23 2025 Guest Focus: Streaming analytics expert and Kafka-Flink integration specialist Ben Gamble from Ververica will be joining our host Hugh Evans. Ben has been at the forefront of driving Kafka-Flink integration and the streaming analytics revolution. What we’ll cover: As always we’ll offer a free coffee voucher to all attendees. Get Kafka-Nated!