Joel Betances has earned the "Splunk Core Certified User" badge, an entry-level certification issued by Splunk that validates his foundational skills in using both Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms. This certification demonstrates Joel's competence in searching, utilizing fields, creating alerts, employing look-ups, and developing basic statistical reports and dashboards. It highlights his ability to effectively navigate and utilize Splunk software for data analysis and operational intelligence, ensuring efficient monitoring and decision-making processes. The Splunk Core Certified User exam, which Joel successfully completed, is recognized in both English and Japanese, affirming his versatile communication skills in technical environments.

Joel Betances has achieved the "Splunk Core Certified Power User" badge, a distinction that recognizes his advanced ability beyond basic proficiency with Splunk's core software. This certification from Splunk validates Joel’s foundational understanding of SPL (Search Processing Language), enabling him to skillfully utilize searching and reporting commands. It confirms his expertise in creating and managing knowledge objects, using field aliases, calculated fields, creating tags and event types, employing macros, developing workflow actions, and constructing data models. Furthermore, Joel is adept at normalizing data with the Common Information Model on both Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Cloud platforms. This badge signifies his elevated command and innovative use of Splunk in extracting and analyzing operational intelligence, enhancing data-driven decision-making across platforms.

Joel Betances has earned the "Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin" badge, a certification that underscores his expert ability to manage and administer the Splunk Enterprise environment. This credential highlights Joel’s daily management skills of critical Splunk components such as license management, indexers, and search heads. It also emphasizes his proficiency in configuring, monitoring, and ensuring the optimal performance of Splunk systems. Joel's capabilities extend to efficiently integrating data into Splunk, maintaining the overall health and effectiveness of the environment, and supporting operational and business intelligence needs. This badge is a testament to his deep understanding and operational expertise in managing a complex Splunk infrastructure.

Joel Betances has successfully completed the "Troubleshooting Splunk Enterprise" course, a rigorous 9-hour training designed specifically for Splunk administrators. This badge validates Joel's advanced troubleshooting skills within a standard Splunk distributed deployment. It covers his mastery in utilizing the tools available in Splunk Enterprise to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently, ensuring the system's optimal performance. The course focused on practical, hands-on approaches to solving common and complex problems in Splunk environments, further enhancing Joel’s ability to maintain and improve the robustness of Splunk deployments.

Joel Betances has completed the "Splunk Enterprise Cluster Administration" course, a comprehensive 13.5-hour virtual training aimed at experienced Splunk Enterprise administrators who are new to managing Splunk clusters. This badge demonstrates Joel's proficiency in the fundamentals of deploying and managing Splunk Enterprise within a clustered environment. It encompasses his skills in installation, configuration, management, and monitoring of Splunk clusters, ensuring high availability, scalability, and efficient data indexing across distributed systems. This training equips Joel to effectively handle complex deployments, optimizing performance and reliability of Splunk services in larger enterprise settings.

Joel Betances has successfully completed the "Architecting Splunk Enterprise Deployments" course, a 9-hour intensive training focused on the intricacies of large enterprise deployments. This badge certifies Joel’s expertise in the strategic planning and execution of large-scale Splunk installations, emphasizing his proficiency in data collection, system sizing, and the optimal configuration for distributed environments. The course equipped him with the best practices necessary to ensure efficient data handling, high-performance analytics, and scalability, making him adept at designing robust Splunk architectures that meet complex business requirements.

Joel Betances has earned the "Splunk Cloud Administration" badge after completing a rigorous 12-hour virtual course tailored for new Splunk administrators. This certification demonstrates Joel’s capability in managing Splunk Cloud environments, focusing on user management, data ingestion, and configuring data inputs and forwarders. It covers comprehensive topics such as data management, user account settings, basic monitoring, and troubleshooting within Splunk Cloud. The course provided Joel with deep insights into the best practices and specific configuration details essential for effectively operating and maintaining Splunk Cloud, ensuring optimal performance and security.

Joel Betances has completed the "Transitioning to Splunk Cloud" course, a focused 9-hour virtual training designed for experienced Splunk administrators ready to migrate from on-premise Splunk Enterprise solutions to Splunk Cloud. This badge affirms Joel’s expertise in understanding the critical differences between on-premise deployments and cloud-based environments. The course equipped him with essential skills for data collection, ingestion, and comprehensive management of Splunk Cloud, ensuring he can effectively oversee and optimize a productive Splunk Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) deployment. Joel's proficiency now encompasses advanced cloud administration techniques that enhance operational efficiency and scalability.