The feature I appreciate the most is the connection between Splunk and Cribl, which is very useful for routing data. The pipeline and filtering logs are very helpful. Cribl has a central management system that controls all data pipelines and configuration. Cribl works centrally by using the main Cribl instance, managing the configuration, pipelines, and routing rules for all worker nodes. The leader node acts as a central node, managing the pipelines, route packs, and configuration, distributing them to the worker nodes. The worker nodes process actual logs and send the processed logs to the destination, such as Splunk, S3, or other SIM tools. Cribl Edge processes the data at the edge before sending it to a central system, reducing unnecessary data volume so we can drop some data, improve performance, and reduce network usage at the edge. It helps with security and observability. Cribl Edge is a very lightweight agent for data collection and processing. It runs on the endpoints or the server and helps collect logs and metrics directly from the source and process them before sending them to a platform such as Cribl Stream, Splunk, or any other destination. Cribl Edge has made it easier and faster to maintain endpoint telemetry collection.
