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Post-"grub," Cord worked at Splunk during its nascent days, contributing to its growth as a leader in machine data search and analytics. He also founded Logley, a cloud-based logging service that was later sold to SolarWinds—continuing his focus on scalable, high-performance data systems. His efforts have consistently centered around optimizing how machines ingest, store, and analyze massive data streams, pushing the boundaries of what’s feasible with current hardware and software architectures.