Question 157 - SPLK-2002 discussion

Number of concurrent users: This is an important factor because it affects the search performance and resource utilization of the Splunk environment. More users mean more concurrent searches, which require more CPU, memory, and disk I/O.The number of concurrent users also determines the search head capacity and the search head clustering configuration12

Volume of incoming data: This is another crucial factor because it affects the indexing performance and storage requirements of the Splunk environment. More data means more indexing throughput, which requires more CPU, memory, and disk I/O.The volume of incoming data also determines the indexer capacity and the indexer clustering configuration13

Existence of premium apps: This is a relevant factor because some premium apps, such as Splunk Enterprise Security and Splunk IT Service Intelligence, have additional requirements and recommendations for the Splunk environment. For example, Splunk Enterprise Security requires a dedicated search head cluster and a minimum of 12 CPU cores per search head.Splunk IT Service Intelligence requires a minimum of 16 CPU cores and 64 GB of RAM per search head45

1:Splunk Validated Architectures2:Search head capacity planning3:Indexer capacity planning4:Splunk Enterprise Security Hardware and Software Requirements5: [Splunk IT Service Intelligence Hardware and Software Requirements]