MIS 5208 Week 11: Visualizing Results With Splunk Ed Ferrara, MSIA, CISSP eferrara@temple.edu Please signup for this training! Temple, as a member school of Internet2, is entitled to free training and certification exams for Splunk Power Users: http://www.internet2.edu/blogs/detail/10079 If you register and take the courses described in the blog posting yourself, you will have access to the teaching materials in PDF form as part of the elearning course. Reminder Fox School of Business What is Visualization Assists in Communicating Complex Ideas Assists the viewer in focusing on the substance of an issue (or should) Data Patterns Trends Comparisons over time Many numbers – small chart (can be confusing) Allows us to create actionable insights Allows us to answer question such as: What types of customers are buying more? What was the impact of our latest pricing change? What areas of the country or the world were most affected? Fox School of Business Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business Visualization options and data structures Fox School of Business Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business How Does Splunk Deal with Visualization Fox School of Business Create A Top Value Report Fox School of Business Create A Top Value Report Fox School of Business Create A Top Value Report host = MIS5208 | top useragent Fox School of Business Change the Visualization Fox School of Business Change the Visualization Fox School of Business Change the Format Fox School of Business View as a Table Fox School of Business View as a Table Fox School of Business Pivot Tables and Data Models Using Pivot Tables Describe Pivot Tables Understand the relationship between the Splunk data model and the pivot Select a data model object Create a pivot report Use instant pivot to create a report Fox School of Business Excel Pivot Table Fox School of Business Excel Pivot Table Fox School of Business Completed Pivot Fox School of Business Data Models Data Model Cheat Sheet Source: http://blogs.splunk.com/2014/02/26/data-model-cheat-sheet/ Create a data model Fox School of Business Using Pivot Tables Fox School of Business Open In Pivot Fox School of Business Select The Time Range Fox School of Business Split Rows Fox School of Business Split Rows Fox School of Business Results Fox School of Business Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business Select a Visualization Format Fox School of Business Modify Visualization Settings Fox School of Business Mouse Actions Fox School of Business Mouse Actions Fox School of Business Save Pivot Fox School of Business Instant Pivot Fox School of Business Mouse Actions Fox School of Business Thank you