INAUGURAL CLASS · CRIBLCON 26
Cribl GOAT Customer Awards
The Cribl GOAT Customer Awards celebrate the customers doing the most impressive, outcome-driven work with Cribl: taking control of their data, scaling without limits, accelerating into the AI era, and delivering standout results alongside our partners.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Credibility over optics.
Outcomes over features.
Every winning story shows how a team changed the way their organization works with data, not just which features they turned on.
By the Cribl Customer Success, Sales, and Partner teams who know our customers' stories best.
By a cross-functional panel of Cribl leaders who review every nomination independently, then rank the finalists in each category.
On stage at CriblCon, and across Cribl press, social, and customer marketing.
By the Cribl Customer Success, Sales, and Partner teams who know our customers' stories best.
By a cross-functional panel of Cribl leaders who review every nomination independently, then rank the finalists in each category.
On stage at CriblCon, and across Cribl press, social, and customer marketing.
A clear before-state
Where the team started: the problem or complexity they faced.
What changed
The shift Cribl made possible.
A measurable outcome
Quantified, real-world business results.
Why it stands out
What makes the story exceptional and worth telling.
WINNERS & AWARD CATEGORIES
01
For the customer who grew fast and didn't break.
The hypergrowth or high-complexity story: teams managing extraordinary data volumes, multi-cloud environments, or rapid organizational change, and doing it with Cribl at the center.
What the judges look for:Multi-environment complexity - Speed of deployment - Engineering team leverage
02
For the customer who brought order to chaos and made their data work harder.
Recognizes a team that used Cribl to fundamentally transform how their organization manages observability and security data: reducing complexity, cutting costs, and improving the quality and usefulness of the data flowing into downstream tools. It's the before-and-after story that shows clear operational control and a stronger security posture, not just greater efficiency.
What the judges look for:Volume of data managed - Cost reduction - Operational simplicity - SIEM efficiency gains - Detection improvement - Data fidelity & normalization - Response time impact - Team size relative to impact
03
For the customer building a telemetry foundation for the AI era.
Recognizes a team using Cribl to make telemetry more usable, governable, and accessible for both humans and AI-driven workflows. It honors customers preparing their organization for AI by improving data quality, reducing operational friction, and creating a stronger foundation for security, observability, and future automation.
What the judges look for:AI & automation use cases enabled - Telemetry quality & normalization - Faster investigations or response - Better access & governance across teams - Lower cost or complexity for AI initiatives
04
For a partner-led customer success story that went above and beyond.
Recognizes a GSI, VAR, MSSP, or technology partner who co-delivered an exceptional customer outcome using Cribl.
What the judges look for:A co-delivered customer outcome - Outcome clarity & credibility - Cribl's role in the outcome - Story distinctiveness
Nominate for 2027
For any questions, reach out to CriblGOATCustomerAwards@cribl.io