Two-dot-oh is out the door! I’m excited to announce that the new Splunk Base represents a big step forward in fostering collaborative troubleshooting, with the introduction of our Splunk-fortified wiki system. I usually don’t get giddy over my projects, but I have to say that there are some very cool features. This sentiment is starting to be echoed by many others, like CNet and Computerworld.

First on the list is the integrated forum system. The main wiki engine is used to parse forum posts, meaning that you can use the wiki words, and all the wiki syntax in any forum post. Additionally, like all objects in Splunk Base, the discussions can be tagged, which then link them to other simliarly tagged wiki entries, event types, and source types. Splunk Base also makes creating new forums a snap. If you want a new forum dedicated to Python Twisted troubleshooting, you create a wiki word like forum:PythonTwisted from any wiki page. Splunk Base will ask for a description, and then you’ll have a new forum ready to go!