New features for the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning

Here's what's new in each version of the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning.

Version 5.1.2

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning version 5.1.2 was released on May 8, 2024.

Compatibility

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning is compatible with Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x or higher and Splunk Cloud Platform. For version dependencies on required apps, see Version dependencies in the Use the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning manual.

Features and improvements

• Version 5.1.2 is a maintenance and patch release.
• This version addresses bug fixes in several Juypter notebooks.
• This version provides updates to and the rebuilding of all containers.
• This version provides a consolidation of examples.
• The following examples and notebooks are deprecated in this version:
  • Automated Machine Learning
  • Linear Regressor
  • Deep Neural Network Regressor
  • Causal Inference
  • Online Learning Anomaly Detection
  • Named Entity Recognition and Extraction for Japanese

Version 5.1.1

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning version 5.1.1 was released on October 26, 2023.

Compatibility

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning is compatible with Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x or higher and Splunk Cloud Platform. For version dependencies on required apps, see Version dependencies in the Use the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning manual.

Features and improvements

• Version 5.1.1 is a maintenance and patch release.
• This version provides restructuring of the public GitHub repository. This restructuring optimizes the build process of Docker container images.
• Several tools and libraries now updated to their latest versions.
• This version includes a new guide on how to set up the app with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). See, Set up the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning using AWS and EKS.

Version 5.1.0

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning version 5.1.0 was released on June 27, 2023.

Compatibility

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning is compatible with Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x or higher and Splunk Cloud Platform. For version dependencies on required apps, see Version dependencies in the Use the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning manual.

Features and improvements

• Introduction of the Deep Learning Text Summarization Assistant.
• Introduction of the Deep Learning Text Classification Assistant.
• Addition of two new new container images: transformers-GPU and transformers-CPU.
• Update of the Kubernetes Client API to support AWS EKS 1.22+.
• Added token based authentication for container endpoints.

Version 5.0.0

This is the first Splunk-supported release of the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning. The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning (DSDL) was formerly known as the Deep Learning Toolkit (DLTK).

Compatibility

The Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning is compatible with Splunk Enterprise 8.1.x or higher and Splunk Cloud Platform. For version dependencies on required apps, see Version dependencies in the Use the Splunk App for Data Science and Deep Learning manual.

Features and improvements

• Improvements to the app UI and menu restructure.
• New option for Jupyter Lab password changes in setup.
• Improvements to app setup page.
• Refresh of all prebuilt container images.
• New option of a Docker-based UI guided image builder.
• Addition of the Neural Network Designer Assistant.
• Addition of a new Example for Host Clustering using UMAP on JA3 Signatures.
• Various dashboard and example fixes.
• Improved logging.