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Case Studies: How Different Industries Use Splunk® to Drive Results

Case Studies: How Different Industries Use Splunk® to Drive Results

Organizations across every sector are under pressure to operate securely, efficiently, and with greater resilience. From cybersecurity to operational monitoring, many organizations have turned to Splunk® as their go-to data platform. But what does Splunk® success look like in the real world?

Here’s a look at how diverse industries are putting Splunk® to work and the measurable results they’re seeing.

Higher Education: Cal Poly’s Student-Run SOC

Cal Poly, a leading university in California, uses Splunk® Cloud and Enterprise Security to protect its hybrid campus infrastructure. By ingesting over 105 GB of data every day, Cal Poly’s student-run Security Operations Center (SOC) monitors security threats in real time while also providing students with practical cybersecurity experience.

Results:

  • Centralized security visibility
  • Real-time threat detection
  • Student-driven SOC operations

Source: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customers/success-stories/cal-poly.html 

Financial Services: PSCU Cuts Incident Response from Hours to Minutes

PSCU, which serves more than 1,500 credit unions, relies on Splunk® to manage over 3.8 billion transactions annually. With Splunk®, PSCU reduced its Mean Time to Acknowledge (MTTA) from 4 hours to under 2 minutes, significantly accelerating its response times and improving service reliability.

Results:

  • 4-hour MTTA reduced to under 2 minutes
  • Improved monitoring across billions of transactions

Source: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customers/success-stories/pscu.html 

Healthcare: Molina Healthcare Slashes Downtime

Molina Healthcare, which serves more than 4 million members, uses Splunk® to monitor IT and claims systems. By integrating Splunk®, they reduced incident resolution times by 63% and cut total incident volume by 80%, improving the availability of healthcare services.

Results:

  • 63% reduction in Mean Time to Resolve (MTTR)
  • 80% drop in incident volume

Source: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customers/success-stories/molina-healthcare.html

Financial Industry: Fannie Mae Streamlines Compliance

Fannie Mae modernized its infrastructure using Splunk® as a unified data platform, replacing legacy tools and improving operational visibility. With Splunk®, they reduced compliance risks and accelerated product delivery in a highly regulated industry.

Results:

  • Faster product development cycles
  • Consolidation of security and compliance tools

Source: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/customers/success-stories/fannie-mae.html 

Public Sector: Bank of England Protects $1 Trillion Daily

The Bank of England uses Splunk® to monitor and protect systems that handle over £1 trillion in daily transactions. Splunk® enables their security team to conduct proactive threat hunting and align with MITRE ATT&CK frameworks.

Results:

  • Real-time SOC monitoring
  • Safeguarding critical financial infrastructure

Source: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/pdfs/resources/e-book/profiles-in-resilience.pdf 

Retail: Better Customer Experience Through Data Insights

Retail organizations use Splunk® to monitor website health, identify slow pages, track shopping patterns, and optimize digital operations. This proactive monitoring helps prevent revenue loss due to site downtime and improves the online customer experience.

Results:

  • Faster detection of site performance issues
  • Higher uptime and smoother customer journeys

Source: https://lantern.splunk.com/Splunk_Platform/UCE/Retail 

Why Splunk® Works Across Industries

Across every example, organizations choose Splunk® for:

  • Centralized visibility across complex environments
  • Faster detection and resolution of incidents
  • Compliance reporting and risk reduction
  • Scalable architecture from on-prem to cloud

Whether it’s students learning cybersecurity skills, credit unions securing billions in transactions, or hospitals reducing downtime—Splunk® is helping organizations turn data into better decisions.

Want to Get Started with Splunk®?

At Ableversity, we offer beginner-friendly and affordable Splunk® training programs built around real industry use cases. Whether your goal is to work in cybersecurity, IT operations, or data analysis, our courses can help you develop the in-demand skills that employers are looking for.

Learn more at Ableversity.com

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