Which statement correctly describes how upgrades and maintenance are handled in Splunk Cloud versus Splunk Enterprise?

Both Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise require the customer to perform all upgrades and maintenance manually.

Splunk Cloud requires the customer to manually apply upgrades, while Splunk Enterprise handles them automatically.

Splunk Cloud handles upgrades and maintenance automatically, while Splunk Enterprise requires manual upgrades and maintenance by the customer.

Both Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise handle upgrades and maintenance automatically with no customer involvement.

How does Splunk Cloud handle data ingestion and forwarder management compared to Splunk Enterprise?

Both Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise use the same managed forwarders with no customization options.

Neither Splunk Cloud nor Splunk Enterprise supports forwarders.

Splunk Enterprise uses managed forwarders and ingestion points, while Splunk Cloud allows flexible forwarder deployment.

Splunk Cloud uses managed forwarders and ingestion points, while Splunk Enterprise allows flexible forwarder deployment and custom ingestion configurations.

Which statement correctly describes the compliance and security posture of Splunk Cloud versus Splunk Enterprise?

Splunk Enterprise includes built-in compliance certifications and managed security, while Splunk Cloud relies on customer-managed controls.

Neither Splunk Cloud nor Splunk Enterprise provides compliance certifications or managed security.

Both Splunk Cloud and Splunk Enterprise include the same built-in compliance certifications and managed security.

Splunk Cloud includes built-in compliance certifications and managed security, while Splunk Enterprise relies on customer-managed compliance and security controls.

A startup expects rapid and unpredictable growth in log volume. They have a small team and want to avoid the overhead of capacity planning and hardware provisioning. Which deployment model best suits their needs?

Splunk Enterprise on a single server, upgrading hardware as needed.

Splunk Cloud, but with a fixed capacity license that cannot be changed.

Splunk Enterprise on their own hardware, with a dedicated capacity planning team.

Splunk Cloud, which provides elastic scalability and managed resource allocation.

Which licensing model is typically associated with Splunk Cloud?

Perpetual license with a one-time fee

Subscription-based pricing with recurring fees

Term license that never expires

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A startup expects rapid and unpredictable growth in log volume. They have a small team and want to avoid the overhead of capacity planning and hardware provisioning. Which deployment model best suits their needs?
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