The Splunkie Awards

Have you and your tech team had to pivot quickly to face a tough business issue or adapt to unforeseen events? Have you kept your systems running securely and reliably, in the face of gnarly digital disruptions? Have you done any or all of this, thanks to your ingenious use of Splunk? Then this is the award for you.

The finalists are:

• Avinash Palayadi, Anthropic
• Bill Ouellette, Asurion
• Ashwin Rajendra, Kimberly-Clark
• Brian Cummons, Kemper
• Andrew Ochse, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company TAQA

How can I catch the perfect wave? How can I help rescue puppies? These are questions our customers have creatively explored — and Splunk has helped answer them. Sound familiar? If you or your team have dreamed up an unexpected use case, we want to know.

The finalists are:

• Boris Romanow, Decathlon
• Ian Marks, Hilton
• Ashley Durnan, National Information Solutions Corporation
• Amy Vandermark, Tucson Electric Power
• Karun Subramanian, UnitedHealth Group

Are you an expert-level developer or part of an amazing developer team? Do you know a user who has expanded the capabilities of Splunk software using the Splunk SDKs, REST APIs, or other tools? Step right up and submit. 

The finalists are:

• Jyoti Kumar, Autodesk Inc
• George Todd, Chevron Phillips Chemical
• Bryan Smoak, Transaction Network Services
• Daniel Burras, Verizon
• Gary Tomcik, Wells Fargo

Are you making the world a better place? Are you improving the lives of others or advancing your organization’s mission to create positive social or environmental impact? If you or someone you know is using Splunk to harness the power of data for good, we invite you to submit your nomination. 

The finalists are:

• Roberto Muñoz, Asociación de usuarios y consumidores de Información (ASUI)
• Emmanuel Simms, The Eudaimonia Project
• Sherrie Bosisto, Global Emancipation Network
• Oleksandr Voloshuk, Kyivteleservis
• Manoj Pujari, World Vision Australia

This award celebrates the rockstar customer executives who've cranked up the volume on innovation, teamwork, and results with Splunk. They're the MVPs who've helped their teams turn data into gold, leading their organizations to victory. We're saluting these game-changers for their outstanding contributions and fearless leadership.

The finalists are:

• Peter Thomas, Dun & Bradstreet
• Brad Welsh, Indiana Office of Technology
• Alice McElroy, Royal Caribbean Group
• Alexander Spång, The Swedish Transport Administration (Trafikverket)
• Ed Hubbard, Travelport