Turning machine data into action, strengthening resilience, and building for the agentic era. That's the impact of the innovations announced at #splunkconf26. Check out the highlights. 👇

AI in the SOC should speed up action, not create another black box. Splunk Enterprise Security 8.7 helps teams advance toward trusted autonomy with governed response, stronger workflows, and evidence-based context that keeps practitioners in control. 🔗 splk.it/4drC2cD

Bring AI to your data. Not your data to AI. That’s the approach Kamal Hathi says enterprises need as they scale AI agents. In his conversation with @tfir_io, Kamal dives into agent observability, token economics, and more. ▶️ splk.it/4eps9fQ

More alerts ≠ better security. ICYMI: Haylee Mills spoke with @TechTargetNews about how risk-based alerting helps SOC teams cut through the noise and focus on what matters: splk.it/4zuioFv

The agentic era isn’t coming. It’s being built now. ICYMI: Splunk and @Cisco are helping partners lay the foundation—from on-prem AI and smarter data strategies to agentic security and AI governance. See how trusted AI becomes real customer impact: splk.it/476hdzU

The token bill should not be the first sign of a problem. Splunk Tokenomics in Agent Observability helps teams track coding agent usage, spend and adoption, making it easier to manage AI consumption before costs become a surprise. Read more: splk.it/4dImSQv #SplunkO11y

What if your SOC could cut alert volume by 50–80%? Risk-based alerting helps security teams cut through the noise by connecting signals & prioritizing what poses risk. @TechTargetNews explores the research and what Splunk is seeing in practice. 👉 splk.it/3UjUE7U

Let Splunk come to your data. 💡 At #splunkconf26, our own Michelle Corpora broke down how @Cisco Data Fabric, powered by the Splunk Platform, helps teams federate, correlate, and transform their data for AI at scale. Learn more: splk.it/4drE1h9

In the agentic era, trust is becoming a currency of its own. @thecubetv shares five #splunkconf26 takeaways on AI economics, agent guardrails, and the growing convergence of security and observability. See what stood out: splk.it/4i76qvm

Let automation do the work, but keep humans in the loop. Splunk Lantern shows how to build a SOAR approval playbook that connects human sign-off to actions in Enterprise Security. splk.it/45B67lD

You can’t optimize AI spend if you can’t see it. With new Splunk Agent Observability capabilities, teams can track token usage & costs across AI coding tools in one place, and predict final billing before the cycle ends. More from @msspalert: cs.co/6011BGvacZ #SplunkO11y

Resilience was a major theme for the public sector at #splunkconf26. From student-powered SOCs to building trust into AI from the start, government and education leaders shared how they’re preparing for what’s next. Catch up on the takeaways: splk.it/3VMMhlE

Splunk AI is getting more local compute power. Announced at #splunkconf26, Splunk expanded work with @awscloud and @NVIDIA to help customers bring governed AI to sensitive machine data in self-managed environments. @sdxcentral has all the deets: splk.it/4zcuz9K

The agentic era is about building the right foundation. From on-prem AI and smarter data strategies to agentic security and AI governance, see how Splunk and @Cisco are helping partners turn trusted AI into real customer outcomes: splk.it/4y3zSYf

.@Cory_Minton’s story goes well beyond the title on his business card. BBQ, volunteer work and competitive skiing have all shaped the person behind Splunk’s Global CTO. Get to know Cory in the latest Million Data Points.

All the #splunkconf26 hits. None of the sore feet. 👟 Join us as we unpack what matters most for government teams: AI, security, resilience, and lessons from agencies putting it all into practice. Save your spot: splk.it/4j1phZW

Machine data is outpacing organizations’ abilities to use it effectively. ICYMI: Our new Machine Data Outlook Report found that 74% of tech leaders say AI & automation are creating significant data management challenges. Read more: splk.it/4hCgjzJ

More data. Faster answers. Less operational drag. ICYMI: Splunk Cloud Platform 10.6 and Splunk Enterprise 10.6 introduce new capabilities to help teams search data where it lives, accelerate investigations with AI, and simplify admin work. ➡️ splk.it/4jvsDVa

Security teams cannot defend at yesterday’s speed. At #splunkconf26, Splunk introduced new Agentic SOC capabilities built to help organizations move faster from signal to action while keeping human oversight at the center. Read more: splk.it/4d8pdUv

Cheaper tokens ≠ cheaper AI. As consumption climbs, AI budgets need to track more than token prices. Think cost, quality and the outcomes that spend actually delivers. Rethink the AI budget: splk.it/46ZPLnl

Can you trust your AI agents in production? Splunk Observability innovations announced at #splunkconf26 are designed to help teams evaluate agent behavior, understand token usage, and troubleshoot faster. Read more: splk.it/4xJ46iN