Everything you need to know about the Splunk plugin for Grafana

Eldin Nikocevic and Christine Wang from Grafana Labs' Solutions Engineering team introduce the Splunk plugin for Grafana, which enables users to integrate Splunk's log management capabilities with Grafana's data visualization tools. This plugin allows for a comprehensive, single-pane view of system metrics, facilitating quicker correlation and debugging for reduced mean time to recovery (MTTR). Users can configure Splunk as a data source, utilizing both raw and visual query modes, and take advantage of advanced options for enhanced search performance and data source permissions. The plugin is available for Grafana Cloud account holders or those with a Grafana Enterprise license, and it supports the visualization of logs alongside other data sources. For those seeking alternatives, Grafana Loki is suggested as an open-source, cost-effective logs aggregator. The post underscores the importance of correlating logs with metrics for effective incident response and encourages users to explore Grafana Cloud with a free trial.