TECH TALK

Inside Splunk Agent Observability:
Understanding Agent Behavior, Tokens & Costs

Thursday, August 06, 2026 | 10:00AM–11:00AM PT

Scaling AI agents remains a complex undertaking, as the "black box" effect obscures the critical correlation between operational performance and bottom-line outcomes. For engineering teams, this transition introduces a dangerous lack of oversight: non-deterministic behaviors, hidden biases, and runaway token costs that inflate cloud bills without delivering proportional value. Without the ability to correlate granular token consumption with specific agent outcomes, teams are effectively flying blind.

Join us for a technical deep dive into the next generation of AI monitoring. In this session, we explore how Splunk Agent Observability (powered by the acquisition of Galileo) enables practitioners to gain unprecedented visibility into agent performance and cost. We will move beyond theory to demonstrate how to visualize token consumption across multiple dimensions and conduct a live "bake-off" to compare token efficiency between different techniques, using eval scores to validate task effectiveness.
What you will learn:

Granular Visibility: Mapping token consumption directly to specific agent actions and business outcomes.
The Efficiency Bake-Off: A comparative analysis of agent techniques using Splunk Agent Observability to isolate performance bottlenecks.
Eval-Driven Optimization: Using precision scoring to validate task effectiveness and justify infrastructure investment.
Practitioner Workflow: A deep dive into troubleshooting non-deterministic behavior in production environments.

Explore the rest of our series by joining our upcoming events:

[Webinar]
“Build Reliable, Cost-Effective Agents with Splunk Agent Observability”
July 28^th, 2026 | 10:00am – 11:00am PT

[Workshop]
“Build Better, Spend Less: A Hands-On Workshop on Token Efficiency”
August 27^th, 2026 | 10:00am – 11:30am PT

[Office Hours]
“Agent Observability & Tokenomics: Real World Questions, Use Cases, and Insights”
September 24^th, 2026 | 11:00am – 12:00pm PT

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