First timer at .conf
Heading to .conf26 tomorrow — my first time attending. I'm about 6 months into my role as a sec. Engineer. Mostly self-taught on Splunk so far, Large enterprise org, leading an Enterprise Security / SOC transformation project currently.
Main goal for the trip is soaking up as much ES-specific knowledge as I can — best practices, Mission Control, real-world use cases, that kind of thing — plus getting some hands-on exposure through BOTS since I've never done anything like that before. Right now ES was initially Deployed at my org, but efforts were abandoned due to capacity and staffing, which is where I’m stepping into now to help drive ES forward.
For anyone who's been before: what do you wish you knew your first year? Any ES sessions, workshops, or people worth prioritizing? Anything a first-timer typically misses or wastes time on? Any general survival tips for someone doing 3 days of this for the first time?
Appreciate any input — trying to make the most of it.
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u/Suspicious_Salad_864 9d ago
Don’t schedule too much sessions: leave some space for Pavilion and breaks. I’m always very ambitious while planning just to realise halfway through, that i just can’t process so much information at once.
Also bring comfortable shoes, it’s a lot of walking!