All articles filed in Sean Cruikshank

Splunk Admin with a focus on real-time operational monitoring using IT Service Intelligence (ITSI). I am also an AWS Solution Architect and Python hobbyist. I graduated Abertay University in 2017 with a first class in BSc Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures. During my last year at university I was focused on data analysis and visualization which lead me to iDelta ltd. where i've been working ever since. It has been a great fit to pursue data analytics skills in a work environment.

12th March 2021

Generate HEC Tokens with Python

How to generate HTTP Event Collector tokens for Splunk using Python.

17th December 201917th December 2019

Splunk .conf 2019: ITSI monitoring of time critical Payment Business Flows

The .conf 2019 experience: Splunk .conf 2019! My second Splunk conference and this year it was hosted in the ‘entertainment capital of the world’ – Las Vegas! Like the previous conference in Orlando Florida, the location is not the only impressive thing about .conf – It is a rare gathering of thousands of people with…