Splunk announced Splunk Enterprise 6.2, the latest version of the platform for machine data.
Splunk Enterprise 6.2 delivers simplified analysis and powerful pattern detection that enables more users across IT and the business to discover relationships in their data and build advanced analytics. The new release also reduces total cost of ownership by improving scalability of concurrent searches and eliminating shared storage requirements.
Splunk Enterprise 6.2 will be generally available as software for on premises, cloud or hybrid deployments, and as a cloud service through Splunk Cloud on Tuesday, October 28.
“Splunk Enterprise 6.2 gives easier, more intuitive analysis to casual and less technical users, through enhanced automated discovery of valuable patterns in the machine data. It is the latest advancement in our focus to deliver stronger IT and business insights through powerful, yet easy-to-use, analytics that can be created and used across the organization,” said Guido Schroeder, SVP of Products, Splunk. “With improved scalability, elimination of shared storage requirements, and a new Distributed Management Console, Splunk Enterprise 6.2 will also drive greater efficiency for the thousands of organizations that rely on Splunk to gain operational intelligence.”
“As the complexity of deploying and managing IT infrastructures continues to intensify, there is a growing demand for analytics platforms that enhance visibility and extend insights,” said Tim Grieser, Program VP, Enterprise System Management Software, IDC. “The latest Splunk Enterprise release, featuring analytics creation for non-specialist users and unique pattern detection capabilities, builds on past successes to focus on these requirements.”
Key features in Splunk Enterprise 6.2 include:
■ Easier Data Onboarding and Preparation
- New intuitive wizard makes it easier to onboard any machine data. New interfaces guide users through previewing, onboarding and preparation of machine data for downstream analysis.
- Advanced Field Extractor delivers simplified identification, naming and tagging of fields in machine data for rapid analysis.
■ More Powerful Analytics for Everyone
- Instant Pivot allows anyone to pivot directly from any search, enabling powerful analysis and rapid creation of dashboards without knowledge of Splunk Search Processing Language.
- Enhanced event Pattern Detection speeds analysis by automatically discovering meaningful patterns in underlying machine data.
- Prebuilt Panels enable faster dashboard creation by providing the ability to create, package and share reusable dashboard building blocks.
■ Simplified Management at Scale
- Search head clustering advancement reduces total cost of ownership by increasing concurrent user capacity and eliminating shared storage requirements. Also improves redundancy and replication of search results.
- Distributed Management Console delivers a new interface to centrally monitor the health and performance of distributed Splunk Enterprise deployments.
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