Abstract: A security and IT “essentials” application (or “app”) for a data intake and query system are described, where the essentials apps provide functionality that generally make security and IT easier for users. Four categories of functionality are provided by the essentials apps including: (1) finding content, (2) learning how a data intake and query system security app works, (3) improving production and deploying the security tools successfully, and (4) measuring users' success. The described security and IT essentials apps help users better understand where to begin with using a data intake and query system, enable users to see a data intake and query system in action, and provides in-product help and guidance, thereby enabling users to more readily obtain insights into their own IT environments and to enable operational and security improvements in those environments.

Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a query for information related to machine data generated by one or more machine data sources of a cloud computing platform (CCP) is sent by a client computing device and to a cloud computing monitoring component of the CCP, where the query is formed using native query language of the CCP. As a result, the client computing device via a connector receives a first data object that is formatted in accordance with a first format associated with the CCP. The client computing device via the connector may then convert the first data object to one or more second data objects formatted in accordance with a second format that allows for enhanced ingestion by a data intake and query system.

Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure, a query for information related to machine data generated by one or more machine data sources of a cloud computing platform (CCP) is sent by a client computing device and to a cloud computing monitoring component of the CCP, where the query is formed using native query language of the CCP. As a result, the client computing device via a connector receives a first data object that is formatted in accordance with a first format associated with the CCP. The client computing device via the connector may then convert the first data object to one or more second data objects formatted in accordance with a second format that allows for enhanced ingestion by a data intake and query system.