SPLUNK INC.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA

You already have the machine data. Use Splunk to turn it into answers. The 2016 Leadership Awards will bring forward the leaders and pioneers who have contributed to their organizations’ successes. These practitioners realize that successful business technology efforts require a team effort guided by leadership, and our awards will bring industry attention to those that have committed their resources to this critical undertaking. The Ventana Research Leadership Awards cover 30 business and technology categories and are open for organizations across business and IT, technology vendors and consulting firms. Analyst review, case studies and submissions are evaluated based on the stringent guideline set out by awards program criteria. Ventana Research 2016 Leadership Award recipients are announced and presented to the market through our press announcement. All winners will be recognized and the award recipients and their supporting technology vendors and/or consulting firms will receive a prestigious award from Ventana Research. Splunk was named to the list of Best Companies to Work For® in Greater China 2016. The list recognizes 30 companies that demonstrate the highest level of commitment and persistence in offering a great culture for their employees, fostering the attraction, retention and development of talent. In its fifth year, the list was selected from Great Place to Work in Greater China’s survey of 137 companies, the highest number of entrants to date. » Learn more about careers at Splunk Splunk was voted Best BI/Big Data Vendor by the readers of V3 Magazine in the V3 Technology Awards 2016. These awards aim to recognize the best companies, products and individuals in the UK technology industry. Now in their seventh year, the awards give V3 readers the chance to vote for the organizations that serve them best across a number of different categories, from a shortlist decided by a panel of V3 technology experts. » Learn more about Splunk's award winning software Splunk was named the Security Vendor of the Year at the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2016. This is the first year the awards were held and were organized to celebrate the achievements of the IT industry's best security companies, solutions, products and personalities. Splunk was selected as Security Vendor of the Year, selected from a shortlist of 9 directly by the editors of Computing. » Learn more about Splunk's award winning software Splunk Enterprise Security was chosen as the Best SIEM Solution at the Computing Security Excellence Awards 2016. This is the first year the awards were held and were organized to celebrate the achievements of the IT industry's best security companies, solutions, products and personalities. Splunk was selected from a shortlist of 4 directly by the editors of Computing. » Learn more about Splunk's award winning software Splunk has been named to Deloitte’s 2016 Technology Fast 500. This award recognizes the fastest growing technology companies in North America, based on percentage of revenue growth from fiscal year 2012 to 2015. Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 is a leading technology awards program, which recognizes the combination of technological innovation, entrepreneurship and rapid growth across North America that are disrupting the technology industry. » Learn more about Splunk Splunk was named the “Governance Team of the Year” in the small to mid-cap category of the Corporate Secretary Corporate Governance Awards. The annual awards honor more than 400 industry professionals in the governance, risk and compliance world. The “Governance Team of the Year” award honors the best overall governance team in the country and its achievements over the past 12 months. NetworkWorld Asia Readers’ Choice Product Excellence Awards Splunk was named to the NetworkWorld Asia Readers’ Choice Product Excellence Awards. The big data solution category recognizes both established and new solution providers that have made the most impact on Asian end-user organizations in 2016. The annual awards, now in their 9th year, are based on votes from qualified readers of NetworkWorld Asia, Asia Cloud Forum, Security Asia and Storage Asia. » Learn about Splunk Splunk received a Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA) STAR Award in the category, “Innovation in Expand Selling Lead Generation Programs.” This award recognizes a company that demonstrates the most innovative approach to generating profitable revenue growth with existing customers through a formal lead generation program. The STAR Awards program is a long-standing honor in the technology services industry, recognizing organizations that set the standard for leadership and dedication to this important market space. » Learn about Splunk Splunk was named to the list of 25 Highest-Rated Public Cloud Computing Companies to Work For. Glassdoor conducted its analysis for every public cloud company with a market capitalization of $500 million or more and at least 30 reviews on the Glassdoor website. The analysis was carried out under the guidance of Glassdoor investor company Battery Ventures. » Learn about Splunk Splunk’s Haiyan Song was named to the California Diversity Council’s list of 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology. The award honors women who are breaking barriers in the technology field and setting high standards for themselves and others. The California Diversity Council created the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology list to support its mission of enhancing the appreciation for and understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion. » Learn more about Splunk’s Women in Technology focus Splunk won the Platinum award from Security Insider in the “Best SIEM” category at the Readers’ Choice Awards 2016. These awards ask subscribers of the publication to vote for the companies they want to win and with over 34,000 votes is one of the largest IT awards ceremonies in Germany. Doug Merritt has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board since 2015. Previously, Merritt served as Senior Vice President of Field Operations at Splunk from 2014 to 2015. Prior to joining Splunk, Merritt served as Senior Vice President of Products and Solutions Marketing at Cisco Systems, Inc., a networking company, from 2012 to 2014. From 2011 to 2012, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Baynote, Inc., a behavioral personalization and marketing technology company. Previously, Merritt served in a number of executive roles and as a member of the extended Executive Board at SAP A.G., from 2005 to 2011. From 2001 to 2004, Merritt served as Group Vice President and General Manager of the Human Capital Management Product Division at PeopleSoft Inc. (acquired by Oracle Corporation). He also co-founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of Icarian, Inc. (since acquired by Workstream Corp.), a cloud-based company, from 1996 to 2001. Merritt holds a B.S. from The University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.