Start-up looks to automate important but mundane task: retrieving data from the numerous log files kept by a computer's software. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

Splunk on Monday announced the release of Splunk 2.1, a new version of their log and IT data search engine. The new version adds distributed search capabilities, performance improvements and more.

The latest trends in software development from the Computer Weekly Application Developer Network. Splunk derives its name from the American term for potholing or caving. Spelunking Spelunkers dive ...

In a novel use of the software, National Public Radio is using the Splunk log search engine to analyze Web traffic for its audio streams and downloads. NPR metrics analyst Sondra Russell described the ...