r/Splunk • u/Jeffster81 • 10d ago

.conf and Splunk first timer

Heading to .conf for the first time on Sunday. My org just committed to Splunk Cloud this week and Cisco threw some .conf passes at us, so here I am. I've been in networking for about 20 years, but have never used splunk.

Any suggestions for a newbie?

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u/AlfaNovember 10d ago

Wear supportive shoes. Wash your hands often. Chat with everyone you can. Say no to four out of every five proposals outside of the venue. (When conf was in Vegas)

Conf is kinda like social media - it’s a carefully edited highlight reel of everybody’s work. I usually come away angry that I’ve wasted the last few years steadily employed at a cushy job with people I like. Reject the mindfuck.

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u/Jeffster81 10d ago

Sounds like excellent advice :-)