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3324: How Splunk Helps Businesses Cut Through Digital Noise

Jun 23, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Patrick Lin, Senior VP and General Manager for Observability at Splunk, shares his insights on digital resilience. He explains how observability has transformed from simple monitoring to a vital part of managing complex infrastructures. The conversation highlights the powerful integration of Splunk with Cisco ThousandEyes, leading to faster incident resolutions and fewer false alerts. Patrick also emphasizes how AI enhances anomaly detection, offering businesses a clearer path through the chaotic digital landscape.
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INSIGHT

Observability Is Aggregated Signals

  • Observability evolved from siloed monitoring into aggregating signals across application, infrastructure and network layers.
  • Patrick Lin says combining those signals lets teams get ahead of problems and fix them faster.
INSIGHT

Full-Path Visibility Between App And Network

  • Bi-directional Splunk–ThousandEyes integration links application transactions to network paths for full-context troubleshooting.
  • Patrick Lin says this visibility shows the full path so teams can dig into issues from either ThousandEyes or Observability Cloud.
ADVICE

Measure And Reduce MTTR

  • Focus observability on whether your customer-facing application meets expected performance for users.
  • Measure and reduce meantime to detect, isolate and resolve incidents to protect user experience.
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