Cowen believes Splunk has enormous growth opportunities beyond IT ops, and despite expectations for increased competition, the firm believes Splunk is the one to beat. Cowen cited new deal closings, deferred revenues, and the likelihood that price is not a gating factor to adoption. Shares are Outperform rated.
Yahoo Inc's board has approved a deal to buy blogging and social networking site Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, …

