MIS 5208 Week 11 Visualizing Results With Splunk

MIS 5208 Week 11: Visualizing Results With Splunk Ed Ferrara, MSIA, CISSP eferrara@temple. edu

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What is Visualization § Assists in Communicating Complex Ideas § § Assists the viewer in focusing on the substance of an issue (or should) § § § Data Patterns Trends Comparisons over time Many numbers – small chart (can be confusing) Allows us to create actionable insights Allows us to answer question such as: § § § What types of customers are buying more? What was the impact of our latest pricing change? What areas of the country or the world were most affected? Fox School of Business

Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business

Visualization options and data structures Fox School of Business

Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business

Tables and Visualizations Fox School of Business

How Does Splunk Deal with Visualization Fox School of Business

Create A Top Value Report Fox School of Business

Create A Top Value Report Fox School of Business

Create A Top Value Report host = MIS 5208 | top useragent Fox School of Business

Change the Visualization Fox School of Business

Change the Visualization Fox School of Business

Change the Format Fox School of Business

View as a Table Fox School of Business

View as a Table Fox School of Business

Pivot Tables and Data Models

Using Pivot Tables § § § Describe Pivot Tables Understand the relationship between the Splunk data model and the pivot Select a data model object Create a pivot report Use instant pivot to create a report Fox School of Business

Excel Pivot Table Fox School of Business

Excel Pivot Table Fox School of Business

Completed Pivot Fox School of Business

Data Models

Data Model Cheat Sheet Source: http: //blogs. splunk. com/2014/02/26/data-model-cheat-sheet/

Create a data model Fox School of Business

Using Pivot Tables Fox School of Business

Open In Pivot Fox School of Business

Select The Time Range Fox School of Business

Split Rows Fox School of Business

Split Rows Fox School of Business

Results Fox School of Business

Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business

Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business

Add Additional Filters Fox School of Business

Select a Visualization Format Fox School of Business

Modify Visualization Settings Fox School of Business

Mouse Actions Fox School of Business

Mouse Actions Fox School of Business

Save Pivot Fox School of Business

Instant Pivot Fox School of Business

Mouse Actions Fox School of Business

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