Splunk Access Requests

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Overview

Splunk is Dartmouth’s centralized machine data platform, supporting a wide range of operational, security, and business needs. It collects, indexes, and analyzes real-time data from systems and applications across campus, transforming raw logs into meaningful insights and actions.

Splunk helps answer questions such as:

  • What is happening in my system or application right now?

  • How can I detect anomalies or failures before they impact service?

  • How can I automate responses to known issues or security threats?

Mission Statement

Our mission is to promote a data platform that fosters actionable insights for security, operational alerting, automation, and analysis. We strive to deliver a reliable, extensible service that supports the Dartmouth IT community in turning data into insight and insight into action.

Requesting Access

Access to Splunk is available to Dartmouth IT staff working on administrative or academic IT systems.

To request access:

  • Submit a ticket using the Create Ticket button, and complete the onboarding form, or

  • Email information.security@dartmouth.edu with:

    • Your name and NetID

    • Your manager’s name

    • The nature of your request and reason for access

Support & Questions

The Information Security team, in partnership with ITC, manages Splunk user access and infrastructure.