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Field notes on Splunk, Cribl, observability and data engineering.
June 2026 - by Tom de Bruijn 3 min read
Building software by describing it in natural language, instead of writing everything yourself. What vibe coding really is in practice, where it goes wrong, and the step from prototype to production.
#VibeCoding #AI #ClaudeCode #SoftwareDevelopment #Productivity #LLM
May 2026 - by Tom de Bruijn 2 min read
Too many clicks in the UI, too much SSH work, too much risk of inconsistencies between environments. The official splunk-ansible project lets you define installation, configuration and maintenance in version-controlled playbooks.
#Splunk #Ansible #Automation #InfrastructureAsCode #DevOps #Observability
March 2026 - by Tom de Bruijn 3 min read
Both solve the same core problem: processing data closer to the source to reduce volume, cost and noise. The approach differs significantly. An honest look at each, without crowning a winner.
#Cribl #Splunk #EdgeProcessor #Observability #DataEngineering #SIEM
August 2025 - by Tom de Bruijn 2 min read
Released on July 28, 2025, Splunk 10 marks a major milestone in the platform’s evolution.
#Splunk #Enterprise #Version10 #DashboardStudio #Hybrid #Secure
July 2025 - by Tom de Bruijn 4 min read
In this blog, I'll show you how I approach this as efficiently as possible; using 1 script and the Azure DevOps & Splunk Rest API.
#Splunk #Azure #Automation #DevOps #CICD #Observability #AI