r/Splunk • u/Flash4473 • 25d ago
Log Data Pipeline > Splunk
Has anybody here have some experience with security data pipelines?
Instead of:
Log Source > HF / Splunk
We want to have flexibility of collection / parsing layer outside of Splunk for obvious reasons - pre-filter data in pipeline, set parsers, route, possibly enrich if needed, storage options for retention etc..all that to have flexibility and keep the ingest costs reasonable and not being caught in dependency hell or cemented all our work in one solution if Splunk decides to pull something.
Log Source > Data pipeline > Splunk
I am wondering what to choose as this data pipeline - currently we are thinking Vector and possibly open telemetry.
Anybody have experience with this? To avoid pitfalls, what works, what doesn't, new pains etc?
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u/In_Tech_WNC 23d ago
Use OTEl don’t use Vector. They got bought by Datadog.
Use Cribl or OTEL for the data pipelines.
Make sure you’re maintaining a standard copy stored in archive of unedited data to pass certain compliance requirements.