Splunk : reg; Enterprise Named Most Innovative Big Data Solution

.conf2013, LAS VEGAS and MUNICH - October 2, 2013 - Splunk Inc. (NASDAQ: SPLK), the leading software platform for real-time operational intelligence, today announced that Splunk Enterprise was named the 'Most Innovative Big Data Tool' in the competition 'Best Big Data in 2013' by COMPUTERWOCHE, a leading German-language weekly magazine for enterprise IT managers and IT professionals. Splunk Enterprise was honored with two awards, one by the live audience and another by a panel of experts. Approximately 200 IT executives, IT managers and decision makers in various departments of small and large corporations judged the audience award. A group of big data and IT experts selected by COMPUTERWOCHE judged the jury award.

'Being named the most innovative Big Data tool underscores the investment we are making in continuous product development,' said Olav Strand, director of Germany, Switzerland and Austria, Splunk. 'This recognition by a panel of experts is an important confirmation that Splunk is the best solution for analyzing machine-generated big data.'

Organizations use Splunk Enterprise to gain operational intelligence from real-time and historical machine data in a broad set of use cases including application management, IT operations, security and compliance, digital intelligence and business analytics. COMPUTERWOCHE is the latest publication to recognize Splunk software as one of the most innovative big data solutions. In February, Fast Company named Splunk the most innovative Big Data company in the world, Splunk was listed in CRN.com's ranking 'Big Data 100: Business Analytics' and Splunk was named 'Best in Big Data Analytics' at Network World Asia's 2013 information Management Awards.

For more information on the 'Best in Big Data 2013' awards please visit: http://www.best-in-bigdata.de/.