Carahsoft and Splunk Team Up to Help Government Make Sense of Machine Data

SAN FRANCISCO-- November 14, 2012-- Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the leading provider of software for real-time operational intelligence, and Carahsoft Technology Corp., the trusted government IT solution provider, today announced a strategic alliance under which Carahsoft will proactively market, sell and distribute Splunk software to federal, state and local government agencies and the Splunk reseller partner ecosystem. 

"Splunk software will enable Carahsoft and our reseller network to better equip agencies with big data management and security solutions needed for highly sensitive, mission critical environments," said Craig P. Abod, Carahsoft president. "Splunk's ability to make machine data accessible, usable and valuable makes it a core technology in our big data portfolio and a critical solution for our customers." 

With Splunk software, government entities can index, monitor, analyze and visualize massive volumes of valuable machine data generated by complex physical, virtual and cloud-based environments. Splunk helps agencies create real-time visibility across all agency servers and network devices by enabling agencies to create a single viewpoint to help investigate security incidents and address critical operations and application management functions.

"The government face a paradox today with massive streams of data, real-time mission requirements and shrinking budgets," said Bill Cull, vice president of public sector, Splunk. "Splunk software helps agencies to effectively analyze machine-generated big data, meet security and compliance standards, and drastically cut operational costs. Our strategic alliance with Carahsoft will give agencies easier access to our products, allowing them to uncover data and improve operational intelligence to achieve mission success."

For more information on Splunk, visit the intelligence solutions section of Carahsoft's website or join Carahsoft and Splunk at the FedCyber.com Cyber Security Summit on Thursday, November 15, 2012 in Washington D.C. Go to Splunk's website to learn how Splunk works with government agencies. 

About Splunk Inc.

Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK) provides the engine for machine data. Splunk software collects, indexes, and harnesses the machine-generated big data coming from the websites, applications, servers, networks, and mobile devices that power business. Splunk software enables organizations to monitor, search, analyze, visualize, and act on massive streams of real-time and historical machine data. More than 4,400 enterprises, universities, government agencies, and service providers in over 80 countries use Splunk Enterprise to gain Operational Intelligence that deepens business and customer understanding, improves service and uptime, reduces cost and mitigates cybersecurity risk. Splunk Storm, our cloud-based subscription service, is used by organization developing applications in the cloud. 

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