Splunk 8.0 for Analytics and Data Science

Splunk 8.0 for Analytics and Data Science

Splunk 8.0 for Analytics and Data Science

Upcoming Classes

Online

Instructor-led online training

Location Apr 2021 May 2021 Jun 2021 Jul 2021 Aug 2021 Sep 2021 Oct 2021
EMEA UK Time - Virtual Apr 14 – Apr 16
 Jun 9 – Jun 11
 Jul 21 – Jul 23
 Aug 25 – Aug 27
 Sep 29 – Oct 1
APAC Singapore - Virtual Apr 14 – Apr 16
AMER Eastern Time - Virtual Apr 21 – Apr 23
 May 12 – May 14
May 26 – May 28
 Jun 30 – Jul 2
 Jul 14 – Jul 16
 Aug 11 – Aug 13
 Sep 15 – Sep 17
 Oct 13 – Oct 15
AMER Pacific Time - Virtual Jun 16 – Jun 18
 Jul 28 – Jul 30
 Aug 25 – Aug 27
 Sep 29 – Oct 1

Summary

This 13.5 hour course is for users who want to attain operational intelligence level 4, (business insights) and covers implementing analytics and data science projects using Splunk's statistics, machine learning, built-in and custom visualization capabilities.

Description

  • Analytics Framework
  • Exploratory Data Analysis
  • Regression for Prediction
  • Cleaning and Preprocessing and Feature Extraction
  • Algorithms, Preprocessing and Feature Extraction
  • Clustering Data
  • Detecting Anomalies
  • Forecasting
  • Classification

Duration

3 Days

Objectives

Module 1 – Analytics Workflow

  • Define terms related to analytics and data science
  • Define the analytics workflow
  • Describe common usage scenarios
  • Navigate Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit

Module 2 – Exploratory Data Analysis

  • Describe the purpose of data exploration
  • Identify SPL commands for data exploration
  • Split data for testing and training using the sample command

Module 3 – Predict Numeric Fields with Regression

  • Differentiate predictions from estimates
  • Identify prediction algorithms and assumptions
  • Describe the fit and apply commands
  • Model numeric predictions in the MLTK and Splunk Enterprise
  • Use the score command to evaluate models

Module 4 – Clean and Preprocess the Data

  • Define preprocessing and describe its purpose
  • Describe algorithms that preprocess data for use in models
    • Use FieldSelector to choose relevant fields
    • Use PCA and ICA to reduce dimensionality
    • Normalize data with StandardScaler and RobustScaler
    • Preprocess text using Imputer, and NPR, TF-IDF, HashingVectorizer and the cluster command

    Module 5 – Cluster Data

    • Define Clustering
    • Identify clustering methods, algorithms, and use cases
    • Use Smart Clustering Assistant to cluster data
    • Evaluate clusters using silhouette score
    • Validate cluster coherence
    • Describe clustering best practices

    Module 6 – Anomaly Detection

    • Define anomaly detection and outliers
    • Identify anomaly detection use cases
    • Use Splunk Machine Learning Toolkit Smart Outlier Assistant
    • Detect anomalies using the Density Function algorithm
    • Optimize anomaly detection with the Local Outlier Factor
    • View results with the Distribution Plot visualization

    Module 7 – Estimation and Prediction

    • Differentiate predictions from forecasts
    • Use the Smart Forecasting Assistant
    • Use the StateSpaceForecast algorithm
    • Forecast multivariate data
    • Account for periodicity in each time series

    Module 8 – Classification

    • Define key classification terms
    • Use classification algorithms
      • AutoPrediction
      • LogisticRegression
      • SVM (Support Vector Machines)
      • RandomForestClassifier
    • Evaluate classifier tradeoffs
    • Evaluate results of multiple algorithms

Prerequisites

  • Splunk Fundamentals 1
  • Splunk Fundamentals 2
  • Splunk Fundamentals 3
  • or equivalent Splunk experience

Onsite Training

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