Graphical user interface for enabling association of timestamped machine-generated data and human-generated data

A computer system comprising:

• a communication device through which to communicate on a computer network;
• and
• at least one processor operatively coupled to the communication device and configured to execute operations including
• accessing enterprise data stored in a storage facility, the enterprise data relating to an enterprise and including timestamped machine-generated data related to the performance or operation of one or more components in an information technology environment;
• causing display of a user interface for receiving user input specifying human-generated data related to the enterprise;
• receiving the user input specifying the human-generated data related to the enterprise;
• associating a timestamp with the human-generated data to produce timestamped human-generated data;
• storing the timestamped human-generated data in association with the timestamped machine-generated data as part of the enterprise data, wherein the timestamped human-generated data includes first timestamped human-generated data;
• receiving additional human-generated data from each of a plurality of different external software applications, wherein said receiving includes using a different software-based connector to retrieve timestamped human-generated data from each of the plurality of different external software applications;
• and
• storing the additional timestamped human-generated data in association with the first timestamped human-generated data and the timestamped machine generated data as part of the enterprise data.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium for use in a processing system, the non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, execution of which in the processing system causes the processing system to perform operations comprising:

• accessing by a computing system having a processor, enterprise data stored in a storage facility, the enterprise data relating to an enterprise and including timestamped machine-generated data related to the performance or operation of one or more components in an information technology environment;
• causing by a computing system having a processor, display of a user interface for receiving user input specifying human-generated data related to the enterprise;
• receiving by a computing system having a processor, the user input specifying the human-generated data related to the enterprise;
• associating by a computing system having a processor, timestamp with the human-generated data to produce timestamped human-generated data;
• storing by a computing system having a processor, the timestamped human-generated data in association with the timestamped machine-generated data as part of the enterprise data, wherein the timestamped human-generated data includes first timestamped human-generated data;
• receiving by a computing system having a processor, additional human-generated data from each of a plurality of different external software applications, wherein said receiving includes using a different software-based connector to retrieve timestamped human-generated data from each of the plurality of different external software applications;
• and
• storing by a computing system having a processor, the additional timestamped human-generated data in association with the first timestamped human-generated data and the timestamped machine generated data as part of the enterprise data.