AI and Splunk Offerings; Strategies for scaling Splunk without breaking the bank: January SFBA UG

Jan 22, 2:00 – 4:00 AM (UTC)

San Francisco Bay Area Splunk User Group

At our first usergroup meeting of 2026 we will have two speakers: 1) Martin Misciagna, Splunk, will talk about AI and Splunk Offerings. 2) Gian Merlino, Imply, will talk about strategies for scaling Splunk without breaking the bank by using Federated Search to decouple your Observability stack.

About this event

At our last usergroup meeting of the year we will have two speakers:

1) Martin Misciagna, Senior Solutions Engineer, Splunk, will talk about AI and Splunk offerings.

2) Gian Merlino, Co-Founder & CTO, Imply, Imply, will talk about strategies for scaling Splunk without breaking the bank by using Federated Search to decouple your Observability stack.

Organizations face mounting cost pressures while data volumes continue to grow and logging options multiply. Siloed data and rigid infrastructure make things worse. Splunk’s answer? Federated Search.

In this talk, learn how Imply and Splunk work together to break down data silos, extend retention, and reduce costs—without sacrificing the speed and familiarity of the Splunk UI. See how Federated Search helps boost utilization and improve MTTD and MTTR.


Note: Imply is sponsoring the pizza at this usergroup meeting. Thanks Imply!

Speakers

  • Martin Misciagna

    Splunk

    Senior Solutions Engineer

  • Gian Merlino

    Imply

    Co-Founder & CTO

When

When

Thursday, January 22, 2026
2:00 AM – 4:00 AM (UTC)

Organizers

  • Becky Burwell

    Yahoo

    Leader, San Francisco Bay Area Splunk User Group

  • Manan Grover

    Splunk

    Sales Engineer

  • LEIGH KLOTZ

    User Group Staff

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