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Our last blog post discussed how "Alert Manager" was created and about the unexpected success after the Apptitude contest. Running an open-source project comes with its own distinct set of challenges. One of the most common misconceptions about open-source software is that it is not "free" for everyone. Indeed, the maintainers have to invest much time and commit to the project on top of a full-time job.
Back in November 2014, Splunk announced its first Apptitude App challenge. The concept of a KVStore was just added to Splunk and opened many new possibilities to develop complex Splunk Apps.
Splunk's annual user conference is fast approaching, packed with exciting talks, people, and innovation. What better time to announce that Datapunctum will be releasing not one but two new Splunk applications to the market!
Splunk Enterprise™ and Elasticsearch™ are often seen as the two most prominent players in the log analytics space. While Splunk Enterprise is mainly used for time series data, Elasticsearch acts as a database for all kinds of data. Due to this, more often than less, enterprises use both Splunk and Elasticsearch in their technology stack.