Splunk

Splunk Inc.
	Splunk office in San Jose, California
Company type	Subsidiary
Traded as	Nasdaq: SPLK (2012–2024);
Industry	Software; Cloud computing;
Founded	October 2003
Founders	Michael Baum; Rob Das; Erik Swan;
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Key people	Gary Steele; (Chairman & CEO);
Products	Business intelligence tools; Analytics tools; Big data tools; Cybersecurity tools;
Revenue	US$3.65 billion (2023);
Operating income	US$−236 million (2023);
Net income	US$−278 million (2023);
Total assets	US$6.34 billion (2023);
Total equity	US$−111 million (2023);
Number of employees	≈ 8,000 (January 2023)
Parent	Cisco
Website	www.splunk.com
	Footnotes / references; Financials as of January 31, 2023

Splunk Inc. is an American software company based in San Francisco, California, that produces software for searching, monitoring, and analyzing machine-generated data via a web-style interface. Its software helps capture, index and correlate real-time data in a searchable repository, from which it can generate graphs, reports, alerts, dashboards and visualizations.

The firm uses machine data for identifying data patterns, providing metrics, diagnosing problems and providing intelligence for business operations. It is a horizontal technology used for application management, security and compliance, as well as business and web analytics.

In September 2023, it was announced that Splunk would be acquired by Cisco for $28 billion in an all-cash deal. The transaction was completed on March 18, 2024.