Helping Specsavers see data clearly with Splunk ITSI & Observability—Somerford's Splunk Customer Success Story
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In this special customer case study episode of the Somerford Associates Technology Podcast, our Chief Cyber Strategy and Innovation Advisor, Bill Balfour, is joined by a special guest from Specsavers, one of the leading providers of eye care services worldwide. Join us as we discuss our successful partnership in deploying Splunk for Cybersecurity and IT Operations. Graham Dawes, Service Tooling and Improvement Manager at Specsavers share his experience on a successful Splunk deployment withi...
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