Splunk Cloud Platform

Custom search command accessing external database

lekanneer
Loves-to-Learn Lots

I'm developing custom search commands to access the Neo4j Aura SAAS graph database. I want this app to also be working on Splunk Cloud. 

The Neo4j Aura database can be reached by a single IP address and a single TCP port. All data over this port is fully encrypted and full certificates are used.

Questions I have:

- Can this be done at all? 
- What should be requested for a Splunk Cloud customer if they want this?
- Are there any things I have to watch for or need to know as a developer of this app( with the search commands ) related to TCP communication?

Background for the search commands. With these new search commands Splunk users can query content and context from the Neo4j graph database and use that within Splunk to correlate, analyze and report. One of the use cases will be to integrate CMDB like content and context into Splunk via 

Labels (2)
0 Karma
Got questions? Get answers!

Join the Splunk Community Slack to learn, troubleshoot, and make connections with fellow Splunk practitioners in real time!

Meet up IRL or virtually!

Join Splunk User Groups to connect and learn in-person by region or remotely by topic or industry.

Get Updates on the Splunk Community!

Mastering Threat Intelligence in ES 8.5, Splunk AI Assistant v2, and More from Splunk ...

Splunk Lantern is Splunk’s customer success center that provides practical guidance from Splunk experts on key ...

Break the Build: Inside the KubeDoom Lounge at .conf26

    You step up to the machine. The pixelated corridors of a certain 1993 FPS load in front of you, EMP Pulse ...

Splunk Auto Ingestion Parallel Pipeline Scaling

Why this feature matters Many Splunk environments experience ingestion pressure long before the host is fully ...