CriblCon 26 is headed to Chicago, September 28–30, at the Marriott Magnificent Mile. And this year’s theme says it best: Magic in the Making.
If you care about the future of security, IT, and telemetry in the AI era, this is the one event to have on your calendar. CriblCon 26 is built for what’s next: a place where security and IT teams get practical about AI-ready telemetry and learn how to give analysts and agents the right data without lock-in, data loss, or runaway costs.
Because magic is only as powerful as its source. And AI is only as useful as its telemetry.
The power is there: vast, fast-moving, and full of possibility. But possibility needs a place to take shape. Without the right platform, signals scatter, costs climb, and teams stay boxed into the workflows they inherited. CriblCon 26 is about what it takes to change that: starting at the source, bringing order to the data behind every analyst, agent, app, and custom-built experience, and turning raw telemetry into something usable, repeatable, and ready to build on.
If you haven’t registered yet, now’s the time.
CriblCon has always been about bringing practitioners together to solve real problems. This year, that matters even more. As AI adoption accelerates, security and IT teams are under more pressure than ever to manage exploding telemetry volumes, modernize aging architectures, and get the right data to both humans and agents without lock-in, data loss, or runaway costs.
If last year’s keynote laid out the vision for Agentic Telemetry, CriblCon 26 is where that vision gets practical. It’s where the conversation moves from intent to creation, from telemetry chaos to AI-ready power, and from inherited workflows to environments teams can actually shape around the way they want to work.
Why attend CriblCon 26?
CriblCon 26 is built for the people doing the work. Over three days, attendees will get a front-row seat to what’s next in AI-ready telemetry and, more importantly, walk away with ideas they can actually use.
At CriblCon 26, you’ll be able to:
Hear from Cribl founders and leaders on product innovation, emerging AI and telemetry trends, and the future of data management.
Go deeper in technical sessions and hands-on labs designed for different levels of experience.
Learn from peers tackling the same scale, cost, and complexity challenges in the real world.
Ask direct questions in interactive Q&As with Cribl experts about your environment, architecture, and roadmap.
Spend time in the Solutions Hub, where Cribl and partners will showcase production-ready solutions, live demos, and practical guidance you can bring back to your team.
And yes, the hallway conversations matter too. CriblCon is where practitioners swap war stories, compare architectures, pressure-test ideas, and build the kinds of relationships that make the rest of the year easier.
Sharpen your skills with Campus Experience
One of the best ways to get even more out of CriblCon 26 is to show up early for the Campus Experience, powered by Cribl University.
Taking place on Monday, September 28, Campus Experience is an action-packed, expert-led training day built around real-world data challenges, not dry lectures. Or, as the event page puts it: ditch the suit and grab a hoodie.
Attendees can choose from three tracks:
Cribl Core for building a strong foundation in onboarding, routing, and storage fundamentals.
Cribl Advanced for more experienced users ready to tackle complex configurations, enrichment, and sensitive data handling.
Cribl Expert, new for 2026, for high-velocity troubleshooting and peer-led deep dives into broken real-world environments.
Complete the day and you’ll walk away with a 2026 Practical Data Skills badge and practical expertise you can use right away. In other words: this is the work behind the wonder. The kind of hands-on learning that gives teams more control over their telemetry so they can create, customize, and scale what comes next.
One important note: the Campus Experience is a paid add-on, and space is limited.
Come for the vision. Leave ready to build what’s next.
Last year, CriblCon helped define the conversation around Agentic Telemetry and the new architecture AI demands. This year, CriblCon 26 is about making that vision real with technical depth, hands-on learning, practical guidance, and direct access to the people building the future of telemetry.
From chaos to command. From intent to creation. From telemetry to AI-ready power.
That’s the promise behind CriblCon 26. Not just making existing workflows faster, but giving teams the freedom to create new ones; experiences shaped around their data, their goals, and the way they actually want to work.
If you want to see what’s next, learn from teams in the trenches, and leave with ideas you can apply immediately, register now.
