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Why I moved my blog to GitHub Pages

Posted on April 5, 2022

Is GitHub Pages better than WordPress? Maybe. For me, GitHub Pages seems to have everything I need, so I moved my blog there, and I'm not looking back. Here's the story as to why I made that move. [Read More]

Tags: WordPress GitHub

Animate a Splunk SimpleXML Dashboard Elements with a Carousel

Posted on April 25, 2017

Many years ago, as a learning exercise, I created a Citrix web interface that took some boring static icons and made them spin around like a carousel. This interface was never meant to be particularly useful, but it worked and looked nice. Thinking back on that carousel, I wondered if I could create something similar in Splunk. Spoiler alert - the answer is "yes". [Read More]

Tags: Splunk, Citrix

Splunking Microsoft Azure Network Watcher NSG Flow Logs

Posted on February 20, 2017

Azure NSG flow logs allow you to view information about ingress and egress IP traffic on their Network Security Groups. This post shows you how this data is made available in Microsoft Azure, how to get that data into Splunk, and ways to use the data once ingested. [Read More]

Tags: Splunk, Azure

Calendar Custom Visualization with Splunk Simple XML

Posted on November 1, 2016

Awhile back, I wrote a blog post about using a custom calendar visualization in Simple XML dashboards. To accomplish this, I used a technique sometimes referred to as escape hatching JavaScript into Simple XML. While this works okay for a developer, the technique does not lend itself well to the end user. So, I turned this into a downloadable custom Splunk visualization. Enjoy! [Read More]

Tags: Splunk

Using HTML5 Input Types on Splunk Forms

Posted on September 21, 2016

Text inputs on Splunk forms allows for free-form user input. However, there are times when you need to control the type of this data input. HTML5 has several input types that control what can be entered in text boxes and how the text box behaves during user input. Wouldn’t it be cool if you could apply these HTML5 input types to Splunk text boxes? Hint: the answer is "yes". Read on to find out how.... [Read More]

Tags: Splunk

Use PowerShell to get the Citrix Configuration Log as well as Old and New Property Values

Posted on October 15, 2015

This is a quick tip to show you how to get the Citrix Configuration Log, plus all the old and new property values, and convert this all to JSON. [Read More]

Tags: Citrix Configuration Logging PowerShell

IoT and Flying Ponies at .conf 2015

Posted on October 15, 2015

One of the coolest demos I witnessed at Splunk .conf 2015 was the one by Nate McKervy. The reasons this demo was so cool is 1) it was live, 2) it involved audience participation, and 3) it involved shooting stuffed ponies out of an air cannon. [Read More]

Tags: Splunk

Using Proximity to Start an Octoblu Workflow

Posted on June 29, 2015

This is the second part of the IoT workspace demo. This time, we will use proximity to kick off an Octoblu workflow without an iBeacon - mainly because this was a last minute add to the demo ;-) [Read More]

Tags: Citrix IoT Octoblu

Trigger an Octoblu IoT Flow from Splunk

Posted on June 17, 2015

Octoblu does some incredible stuff with physical things driven by software. Steve Greenberg and I did a demo during Geek Speak Tonight at Citrix Synergy triggering physical devices via a Splunk search. This article goes into some of the Splunk details. [Read More]

Tags: Citrix IoT Octoblu Splunk

Mobile Application Development Theorems

Posted on October 31, 2014

Mobility is so ubiquitous that it is almost not even a separate thing anymore. I have had some experience building mobile apps and wanted to ponder some self-proclaimed theorems which are outlined in this article. [Read More]

Tags: Citrix Development Intel mobility PhoneGap

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