https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Intermediate-Forwarder-in-Splunk-cloud/m-p/578835#M102187 <P><a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/164779">@VijaySrrie</a>&nbsp; Splunk cloud provides IDM(Inputs Data Manager) to perform custom integrations and to perform scripted or modular inputs.</P><P>For most cases, if you have data that comes from cloud sources, you would require IDM</P> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 06:37:21 GMT Roy_9 2021-12-19T06:37:21Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Intermediate-Forwarder-in-Splunk-cloud/m-p/578833#M102185 <P>Hi,</P><P>Why do we use IF in Splunk cloud.</P><P>I know HF can work as IF, then why don't we call it as HF itself??</P><P>What will happen if we don't use IF?</P> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 04:59:29 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Intermediate-Forwarder-in-Splunk-cloud/m-p/578833#M102185 VijaySrrie 2021-12-19T04:59:29Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Intermediate-Forwarder-in-Splunk-cloud/m-p/578835#M102187 <P><a href="https://community.splunk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/164779">@VijaySrrie</a>&nbsp; Splunk cloud provides IDM(Inputs Data Manager) to perform custom integrations and to perform scripted or modular inputs.</P><P>For most cases, if you have data that comes from cloud sources, you would require IDM</P> Sun, 19 Dec 2021 06:37:21 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Getting-Data-In/Intermediate-Forwarder-in-Splunk-cloud/m-p/578835#M102187 Roy_9 2021-12-19T06:37:21Z