The Splunk Apptitude App Contest

The Splunk Apptitude App Contest is an online competition designed to find the next big app in big data. Splunk’s breakthrough products have changed how thousands of organizations use data. Unlocking powerful insights from machine data is something every organization needs to take advantage of—and with Splunk software, they can.

Eligibility

• Individuals/teams who are at least 18 years old and the age of majority in their jurisdiction of primary residence as of the start of the contest;
• Must be the legal resident of United States or the District of Columbia, Australia, Canada (excluding Quebec), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, or the United Kingdom to participate. Void where prohibited by law;
• Splunk employees are not eligible to participate.

Prizes

Fraud / Insider Threats – Develop Splunk apps to anticipate, predict and identify malicious user activity, fraud, insider threats and more:

• First Place USD 100,000 and complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695;
• Second Place complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695.

Social Impact – Develop open data apps for social impact with Splunk – a platform that matches the scale of their biggest social problems:

• First Place USD 30,000 and complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695;
• Second Place complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695.

Innovation – Pick a problem and design your most innovative approach using Splunk software:

• First Place USD 20,000 and complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695;
• Second Place complimentary pass to .conf 2015 – Splunk’s premier annual user conference worth USD 1,695.

Application

1. Get a free Splunk developer license;
2. Build an app (or two, or three) for Splunk – design for Fraud and Insider Threat, Social Impact or submit your best idea!
3. Submit your entry via Challengepost.

Location: Online competition

Deadline: 20 July 2015

Read more and join the contest here.