Instrumenting Applications for Splunk APM Training
Build practical Splunk skills in instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry, traces, spans, attributes, propagation, and validation through four structured lessons, guided labs, validation, troubleshooting, and governance.
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-by SkillDynamo
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Course Description
SkillDynamo’s Instrumenting Applications for Splunk APM Training develops practical capability in instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry, traces, spans, attributes, propagation, and validation. Learners progress from core architecture and terminology through guided configuration, analysis, validation, troubleshooting, documentation, and operational governance. The curriculum is independently rewritten for SkillDynamo and is designed for instructor-led demonstrations and hands-on practice.
What You Will Learn
- Explain the architecture, terminology, data flow, personas, and business outcomes associated with instrumenting applications with OpenTelemetry, traces, spans, attributes, propagation, and validation.
- Apply the relevant Splunk searches, configuration, integrations, security controls, and operational workflows.
- Validate results using realistic scenarios, diagnostics, logs, dashboards, test evidence, and troubleshooting methods.
- Document design and administration decisions while applying performance, security, release, maintenance, and governance practices.
Who Should Attend
Splunk users, administrators, analysts, developers, security practitioners, and operations professionals with foundational platform experience.
Recommended Prerequisites
Splunk fundamentals, basic SPL, data concepts, and familiarity with the relevant operational or security use case are recommended.
SkillDynamo Training Approach
Training combines instructor demonstrations, structured labs, scenario-based exercises, implementation or analysis worksheets, troubleshooting practice, knowledge checks, documentation, and a final practical review.
Version and Product Note
Splunk capabilities, navigation, licensing, cloud responsibilities, app versions, and supported integrations can change. Validate the delivery lab against current official documentation.
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 4 Lessons
- 8 Hours
- Course Curriculum4 Items
- 1.1Lesson 1: APM and Distributed Tracing Concepts, OpenTelemetry Architecture, Services, Spans, and Data Flow2 Hours
- 1.2Lesson 2: Automatic and Manual Instrumentation, Agents, SDKs, Collectors, Configuration, and Deployment2 Hours
- 1.3Lesson 3: Context Propagation, Attributes, Sampling, Errors, Service Maps, Tag Spotlight, and Troubleshooting2 Hours
- 1.4Lesson 4: Validation, Performance, Security, Release Practices, Governance, and Instrumentation Capstone2 Hours
SkillDynamo Expert Team
SkillDynamo Expert Team
The SkillDynamo Expert Team delivers practical training across Splunk Enterprise, Splunk Cloud, Enterprise Security, IT Service Intelligence, SOAR, Observability Cloud, application development, data administration, analytics, and distributed architecture.
- Instructor demonstrations and hands-on exercises
- Search, configuration, integration, security, testing, and troubleshooting guidance
- Version-aware delivery, documentation, governance, and operational practices
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