Description

• Requirements. There are no prerequisites to taking the exam — the content from the courses should be plenty to help you prepare.
• Cost. The cost of the certification is $130 USD per exam attempt. All courses are free to register.
• Time to Completion. It should take about two weeks to complete the Splunk Core Certified User certification. You’ll be given 60 minutes to take the exam, which has a mixture of 60 multiple-choice questions.

For those who want to become a Splunk expert, the Splunk Core Certified User is the go-to choice. The content and exam covers tools and techniques used in data analysis using the Splunk platform.

It also helps gain insight into how to use Splunk’s Search Processing Language (SPL) to search logs efficiently and display the results in an easy-to-understand format. Some key aspects you’ll learn through earning this certification include:

• Using fields for searches
• Scheduling reports for automation
• Creating data visualizations and maps on the Splunk Web Interface
• Transforming data and using statistical eval functions
• Managing knowledge objects