Managing data in Splunk isn’t just about ingesting everything — it’s about ingesting the right data in the most efficient way possible. License costs can quickly spiral when logs are not optimized at the source, and many organizations are unknowingly paying for bytes they don’t need.
In this session, we’ll explore practical, real-world techniques to reduce Splunk license consumption without sacrificing security or operational visibility. From removing redundant leading timestamps in syslog traffic to filtering, routing, and trimming unnecessary fields, we’ll walk through actionable strategies you can apply immediately.
This will be a hands-on, technical discussion focused on:
    •    Syslog optimization (including timestamp handling)
    •    Reducing event size before indexing
    •    Smart filtering vs. blind ingestion
    •    Where to optimize: forwarder, Edge Processor, or ingest-time controls
    •    Lessons learned from real customer environments
If you’re running Splunk in production and want to control costs while maintaining strong detection and observability coverage, this session is for you.

Check the link for the recording:

https://app.vidcast.io/share/c591d036-9fe0-4af7-98e7-96d81a30e9e3