Somerford Blog A Business & Competitive Edge: Cisco + Splunk + AppDynamics Author: Bhuvnesh Yadav Release Date: 18/01/2025 So before we dive into how Splunk and AppDynamics are coming together under Cisco’s umbrella, let me quickly walk you through what these platforms actually do. AppDynamics, which Cisco acquired back in January 2017, is an industry-leading […]
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Somerford Blog How to Filter Events From Two Sources with One Common Field Author: Grace Dolby Release Date: 26/02/2024 Introduction Often the power of Splunk can really be shown by correlating data that previously would have been very disparate or difficult to compare together. By leveraging Splunk’s flexible and verbose search language, you can ask
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Somerford Blog Why Organisations Need Privileged Access Management (PAM) Systems Author: Ewan Brown Release Date: 03/02/2025 In the modern digital landscape, securing an organisation’s sensitive data and infrastructure is critical. Cyber threats are constantly evolving, and one of the primary targets for attackers is privileged accounts. These accounts hold elevated permissions, allowing users to access
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Somerford Blog Simplify Infrastructure Provisioning with Somerford’s ATIP App Author: Jordan Phillpotts Release Date: 05/01/2024 It’s the age-old problem, how do I host my applications or web services? Okay maybe not age old but certainly it’s something any burgeoning tech company would be thinking about, do you go for on-premises, off-site, or cloud? And how
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Somerford Blog What is HashiCorp Nomad? Author: Jordan Phillpotts Release Date: 03/05/2024 Greetings Traveller, come on in, you look weary from your lonely pilgrimage. Sit yourself by the fire and I’ll tell you a tale. This tale is of one like you, another Nomad, although this mythical figure does not travel the land in search
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Somerford Blog Securing Data and Governing AI at Scale Author: Max Gilfedder Release Date: 20/11/2025 As organisations look to unlock the potential of AI while meeting increasing compliance and data protection obligations, many are faced with the challenge of managing data sprawl and identifying sensitive information, especially in unstructured formats across cloud environments. Securiti offers
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Somerford Blog How does Netskope work with Okta? When it comes to securing web traffic within a business there are three baseline requirements: The applicable traffic has to be inspected. The users generating the traffic have to be identified. Policies need to be created for said traffic and these have to be applied to applicable
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Somerford Blog Top 5 Use Cases for Splunk SOAR (Security Orchestration Automation and Response) Author: Tom Earl Release Date: 04/11/2025 In today’s threat-laden digital landscape, speed, accuracy and efficiency are everything. Security teams and their analysts are becoming overcome with the sheer volume of alerts, complex toolsets, and an expanding threat surface that they are
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Somerford Blog What is Splunk POD? Author: Jake Hammacott Release Date: 22/01/2026 Splunk POD (Platform on Demand) integrates Splunk Enterprise software and Cisco UCS hardware into a standardised, semi-automated deployment. This pre-packaged solution of software and hardware streamlines the deployment process, leading to a faster time to value with Splunk and less complexity in managing
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Somerford Blog Data You Thought You Knew – The Hidden Risks Powering Your AI Author: The Somerford Team Release Date: 29/10/2025 AI isn’t just the next wave of enterprise tech, it’s a tsunami of change and disruption. In a matter of months, tools like Microsoft Copilot are rifling through documents to serve up insights, while
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