Splunk Core Certified Consultant
Expand your understanding of Splunk deployment methodology and implementation for large installations, including multi-tier architecture, clustering, scalability, sizing, and advisory best practices.
Certification Roadmap
1Module 1-2: Deployment Methodology & Discovery
Build the consulting foundation for large Splunk platform engagements.
Engagement Discovery
Stakeholder interviews, current-state assessment, scope definition
Conduct stakeholder interviews, assess current-state environments, define business objectives, and scope implementation engagements.
Deployment Methodology
Implementation lifecycle, phased rollout, risk management, operational handoff
Apply the Splunk implementation lifecycle, plan phased rollout strategies, manage risks, and plan operational handoff.
Consultant Best Practices
Advisory communication, requirements-to-architecture mapping, value realization
Use advisory communication frameworks, map requirements to architecture, plan deliverables, and drive value realization for customers.
2Module 3-4: Sizing & Capacity Planning
Size Splunk correctly for large data volumes, search concurrency, and future growth.
Ingest & Storage Sizing
Daily volume estimation, storage calculations, license sizing
Estimate daily ingest volume, calculate storage requirements, model retention needs, and optimize license sizing.
Search Workload Sizing
Concurrent user planning, search head sizing, acceleration planning
Plan concurrent user workloads, size search heads appropriately, assess scheduled search impact, and plan acceleration strategies.
Growth & Scalability Modeling
Phased scale-out, seasonal ingestion, capacity buffer, infrastructure tradeoffs
Model phased scale-out strategies, account for seasonal ingestion, plan capacity buffers, and analyze infrastructure tradeoffs.
3Module 5-6: Multi-Tier Splunk Architecture
Design enterprise Splunk environments with clean role separation and scalable architecture patterns.
Tiered Platform Design
Forwarders, indexer/search head separation, deployment server roles
Design forwarder and heavy forwarder tiers, separate indexers and search heads, define deployment server roles, and apply management tier principles.
Architecture Patterns
Single-site/multisite, hybrid and cloud, network flow zoning
Apply single-site and multisite design patterns, evaluate hybrid and cloud deployments, define network flow zones, and assess availability patterns.
Governance & Standards
Configuration governance, app packaging, naming standards, documentation
Implement configuration governance, define app packaging standards, establish node naming conventions, and maintain operational documentation.
4Module 7-8: Clustering & Scalability
Design and implement clustering strategies for resilience, performance, and enterprise growth.
Indexer Clustering
Replication/search factor, cluster manager, single-site and multisite models
Plan replication and search factors, configure the cluster manager, understand bucket behavior, and design single-site and multisite models.
Search Head Clustering
Captain, members, deployer, load balancer, knowledge replication
Configure captain, member, and deployer roles, plan load balancer integration, manage knowledge replication, and scale concurrency.
Scalability Patterns
Horizontal scale-out, bottleneck identification, growth path recommendations
Apply horizontal scale-out patterns, identify bottlenecks, produce growth path recommendations, and conduct infrastructure tradeoff analysis.
5Module 9-10: Installation & Implementation
Translate design into implementation with repeatable installation and rollout practices.
Installation Planning
Node build checklists, OS/storage/network prerequisites, certificate planning
Create node build checklists, define OS, storage, and network prerequisites, sequence installation steps, and plan certificate management.
Implementation Execution
Configuring distributed roles, bootstrap clustering, forwarder onboarding
Configure distributed Splunk roles, bootstrap clustering environments, onboard forwarders, and validate post-install configurations.
Knowledge Transfer
Admin handoff documentation, runbook creation, acceptance criteria
Produce admin handoff documentation, create operational runbooks, deliver operational training, and define acceptance criteria for sign-off.
6Module 11-12: Advisory Skills & Exam Prep
Develop consultant-grade recommendations and prepare for SPLK-3002.
Value Advisory
Platform value guidance, use case maturity, adoption strategy
Guide customers toward platform value, assess use case maturity, define adoption strategies, and write architectural recommendation documents.
Practice Exams
Full-length SPLK-3002 mock exams, scenario questions, gap analysis
Attempt full-length consultant mock exams, work through scenario-based questions, analyze topic gaps, and review detailed answer explanations.
Final Review
Methodology recap, sizing workshop, implementation pitfalls, expert Q&A
Recap deployment methodology, run a sizing and architecture workshop, review implementation pitfalls, and conduct expert Q&A sessions.
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Program Details
Duration
10-14 Weeks
Mode
Live (Online)
Experience Level
Advanced