The Call for Papers for BSides 2022 is now open! Read on for details about how to add your submission to this highly technical community conference that is open to everyone. Submit your talk today! the CFP closes on January 19, 2022.

We wanted to give a shout-out to our very much valued community members. The Splunk community has been super-active and we've captured some data from November that we thought you might find interesting and motivating to check out.

Get started with Splunk Lantern, a new self-help adoption resource hub with a growing library of the security, observability, and IT use cases you need to be successful!

Check out the new updates in Splunk Cloud Platform 8.2.2109 for analysts and admins!

Join an advisory board, or sign up for more than 10 different programs, to get early access to new products and involve yourself with betas and previews through sharing product feedback with Splunk!

Splunk Community is very excited to share that we're enhancing our community experience to pave the way for personalizing and customizing your experience throughout the site. Check out the launch of new "Personalization" features now!

This year we asked for volunteers from the community to help us review .conf sessions. 104 people formed a team of Speaker Scorers, Content Reviewers, Quality Control, Moderators, and other duties, in addition to Splunk employees who were also on the case!

The 2021 Splunkie Award Nominations are now open! This is your opportunity to nominate standout customers and colleagues who have achieved remarkable things with Splunk. Click here to show your Splunk love!

Hey y'all - this is the last call to share your unique Splunk career story with the community. The 2021 Splunk Career Survey closes Wednesday, July 21, so please get on it! It is so helpful to learn about how Splunk has impacted your career 💚

.conf21 registration is now open! Connect with us in October for this exciting hybrid event. This year, you can choose to explore .conf21 virtually or in-person in Las Vegas 🎉🎉🎉 We’ve got so much stellar content that we can’t wait to share with you.

Read a collection of stories and recipes from Splunk users on all the fun and interesting ways they’re applying Splunk technology to their everyday lives in our cookbook: "What’s Cooking?" And submit your Splunk story!

Help us learn about how Splunk has impacted your career by taking the 2021 Splunk Career Survey! If you're one of the first 500 respondents, you'll get $50 in Amazon cash, too. Check it out 📊

Tomorrow is the last day to submit your .conf proposal! And, this year, you can choose to present in-person or virtually. Whatever works! This is your last chance to submit, so don't sleep on it. Check out the latest .conf21 info here:

SplunkLive! Virtual is nearly here. Register & join us for this free, interactive, educational experience designed for technologists who want to learn about Splunk and new users looking to optimize their data and the Splunk Data-to-Everything Platform! 🤓

Don't miss out on your chance to take home free prizes by helping our Dungeons & Data Monsters players save the Splunk Cloudom! Tonight at 7pm PST on Splunk's Twitch channel join celeb @feliciaday as we roll the dice!

Have yourself a data holiday with O11y Day on May 5, an event honoring the new Splunk Observability Cloud! It's the first full-stack, analytics-powered, enterprise-grade, and OpenTelemetry-native Observability solution! Learn more here & join us! -->

Tonight! Dungeons & Data Monsters goes live for the first of 2 DnD game event nights streaming on Splunk's Twitch channel Win prizes while watching members of the Splunk community roll the dice at 6:30pm PST. Get deets here! -->

Lucky you! The submission deadline for the .conf21 Call For Speakers has been extended through Thursday, May 20. Don’t delay - we want to hear your unique story at .conf21. Make it a reality and submit your proposal for a breakout session!

Tune in & win with Splunk Community's Dungeons & Data Monsters on 5/4 and 5/5! We're giving away drones, dice, books & more for our live viewers on Splunk's twitch channel On 5/5 celeb @feliciaday join our adventurers! Get deets!

Read heartfelt comments from Splunk Answers users who just couldn't hold back their expressions of appreciation for the help they've gotten from the community 💖 (Tissues for your tears required)!