David Bombal #559: How Splunk unlocks the Agentic AI transition in 2026
Mar 16, 2026
They dig into how Splunk and Cisco Data Fabric prepare telemetry and time-series models for agentic AI in 2026. They cover Machine GPT, open-source time-series models on Hugging Face, and turnkey ingestion for enterprise data. They explore agentic security tools for SOC triage, malware mitigation, observability agents, and trust measures like monitoring and model drift.
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Machine GPT Brings LLM Reasoning To Telemetry
- Machine GPT applies LLM-like understanding to telemetry so AI can reason about time series, anomalies, and near-term predictions.
- Kamal Hathi explains telemetry is underused compared to language data and making it structured unlocks questions like "will my app degrade in the next three minutes?".
Download Splunk And Practice With Real Logs
- Learn Splunk hands-on by downloading the free Splunk build and ingesting local logs to practice real troubleshooting.
- Kamal recommends using home labs and online courses (Udemy, Splunk docs, YouTube) because Splunk skills pay well.
Cisco Data Fabric Automates Telemetry Lifecycle
- Cisco Data Fabric is a turnkey evolution of the Splunk platform that automates ingest, storage tiers, schema transformation and training preparation.
- It connects one-click to Cisco gear (Nexus, Catalyst, Meraki) and also ingests non-Cisco devices for cross-estate correlation.