Study plan: Weekday · IAD1-B - Splunk Power User Training

Instructor: Joel Duhon


Dates	Tuesday, October 27 to Friday, November 20, 2026
Class days	Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location	Suite 300
Homework	Exam Edge assignments in MyIP Portal

Do each lab right after its module in the IP Lab Portal. Assignments are due by the last class of the week shown.

Week 1 · October 27 to October 30

Class days: Tue October 27, Wed October 28, Fri October 30, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Complete Modules 1 to 8 and their labs.

Module	Material	Lab
1	Introducing Splunk	Lab 1: Exploring the Splunk Web Interface and Settings
2	Splunk Components
3	Installing Splunk
4	Getting Data In	Lab 2: Getting Data Into Splunk
5	Basic Search
6	Using Fields in Searches	Lab 3: Searching with Splunk
7	Search Best Practices
8	Splunk’s Search Language	Lab 4: Basic Commands

Nothing due this weekFocus on the modules and labs

Week 2 · November 3 to November 6

Class days: Tue November 3, Wed November 4, Fri November 6, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Complete Modules 9 to 16 and their labs.

Module	Material	Lab
9	Transforming Commands	Lab 5: Transforming Commands
10	Creating Reports and Dashboards	Lab 6: Creating Reports and Dashboards
11	Pivot and Datasets	Lab 7: Using Pivot
12	Creating and Using Lookups	Lab 8: Creating Lookups
13	Scheduled Reports and Alerts	Lab 9: Creating Alerts
14	Beyond Search Fundamentals	Lab 10: Beyond Search Fundamentals
15	Commands for Visualizations	Lab 11: Commands for Visualizations
16	Advanced Visualizations	Lab 12: Advanced Visualizations

Due Friday, November 6Exam Edge Assignment #1, submitted in MyIP Portal

Week 3 · November 10 to November 13

Class days: Tue November 10, Wed November 11, Fri November 13, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Complete Modules 17 to 26 and their labs.

Module	Material	Lab
17	Filtering and Formatting Data	Lab 13: Filtering and Formatting Data
18	Correlating Events	Lab 14: Correlating Events
19	Introduction to Knowledge Objects	Lab 15: Working with Knowledge Objects
20	Creating and Managing Fields	Lab 16: Creating and Managing Fields
21	Field Aliases and Calculated Fields	Lab 17: Field Aliases and Calculated Fields
22	Tags and Event Types	Lab 18: Creating Tags and Event Types
23	Creating and Using Macros	Lab 19: Macros
24	Creating and Using Workflow Actions	Lab 20: Workflow Actions
25	Creating Data Models	Lab 21: Data Models
26	The Common Information Model	Lab 22: Using the CIM

Due Friday, November 13Exam Edge Assignment #2, submitted in MyIP Portal

Week 4 · November 17 to November 20

Class days: Tue November 17, Wed November 18, Fri November 20, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Review everything before the exam:

Modules: revisit each module’s material, starting with the topics you found hardest.
Notes: work through your printed exam notes, then the commonly confused pairs and the defaults to memorize.
Labs: redo the labs from Modules 1 to 26, or replay searches in a Splunk playground.

Due Friday, November 20Exam Edge Assignment #3, submitted in MyIP Portal

Getting Started

Study Plan

Module 1

Module 2

Module 3

Module 4

Module 5

Module 6

Module 7

Module 8

Module 9

Module 10

Module 11

Module 12

Module 13

Module 14

Module 15

Module 16

Module 17

Module 18

Module 19

Module 20

Module 21

Module 22

Module 23

Module 24

Module 25

Module 26

Study plan: Weekday · IAD1-B

Week 1 · October 27 to October 30

Week 2 · November 3 to November 6

Week 3 · November 10 to November 13

Week 4 · November 17 to November 20

​Week 1 · October 27 to October 30

​Week 2 · November 3 to November 6

​Week 3 · November 10 to November 13

​Week 4 · November 17 to November 20

Week 1 · October 27 to October 30

Week 2 · November 3 to November 6

Week 3 · November 10 to November 13

Week 4 · November 17 to November 20