Network management device and method for discovering and managing network connected databases

A method performed by at least one processor, of discovering and interoperating with a further network that is indirectly connected to a managed computer network, the at least one processor performing operations comprising:

• discovering a network-connected computing device connected to the managed computer network, the network-connected computing device also connected to access the further, indirectly-connected network, wherein the further, indirectly-connected network is only indirectly connected to the managed computer network and is not addressable or routable to or from the managed computer network;
• discovering at least one access to the further, indirectly-connected network by the network-connected computing device;
• discovering, through the network-connected computing device, information about the further, indirectly-connected network including identifying said further, indirectly-connected network;
• in response to discovering information about the further, indirectly-connected network and identifying said further, indirectly-connected network, instantiating and invoking an instance of a dynamic application;
• using the instantiated and invoked dynamic application instance to perform additional discovery of said further, indirectly-connected network ;
• and
• receiving, over the managed computer network, information relating to said additional discovery of said further, indirectly-connected network performed by said instantiated and invoked dynamic application instance.