Configuring connectors that enable an application to communicate with computing assets of different types

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of operations comprising:

• obtaining data reflecting activity associated with a computing asset within an information technology (IT) environment;
• executing a query against the data to identify a field value in the data indicating a type of computing asset;
• identifying a connector of a plurality of connectors by comparing the field value against metadata associated with the connectors, wherein the connectors include executable code and associated configuration information that enable an application to communicate with computing assets of different types, and wherein the connector includes executable code and associated configuration information that enables the application to communicate with computing assets of the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• automatically configuring the connector using the field value by executing code that:
• enables the connector within the application;
• and
• generates or modifies, based at least in part on another value contained in the data reflecting activity within the IT environment, a configuration file associated with the connector, wherein automatically configuring the connector using the field value is further based on the field value indicating the type of computing asset to which the field value relates, and wherein the connector is automatically configured for the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• identifying an incident at a computing asset in the IT environment, wherein the computing asset is of the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• causing the computing asset to perform an action using the connector to mitigate the incident, wherein the connector causes the computing asset to perform the action by translating the action into one or more processes for implementing the action, and wherein the causing results in execution of the one or more processes by a processor of the computing asset;
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• generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that identifies, for the connector, the computing asset configured based on the connector and the action performed by the connector.

An apparatus, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the apparatus to:
• obtaining data reflecting activity associated with a computing asset within an information technology (IT) environment;
• executing a query against the data to identify a field value in the data indicating a type of computing asset;
• identifying a connector of a plurality of connectors by comparing the field value against metadata associated with the connectors, wherein the connectors include executable code and associated configuration information that enable an application to communicate with computing assets of different types, and wherein the connector includes executable code and associated configuration information that enables the application to communicate with computing assets of the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• automatically configuring the connector using the field value by executing code that:
• enables the connector within the application;
• and
• generates or modifies, based at least in part on another value contained in the data reflecting activity within the IT environment, a configuration file associated with the connector, wherein automatically configuring the connector using the field value is further based on the field value indicating the type of computing asset to which the field value relates, and wherein the connector is automatically configured for the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• identifying an incident at a computing asset in the IT environment, wherein the computing asset is of the type of computing asset to which the field value relates;
• causing the computing asset to perform an action using the connector to mitigate the incident, wherein the connector causes the computing asset to perform the action by translating the action into one or more processes for implementing the action, and wherein the causing results in execution of the one or more processes by a processor of the computing asset;
• and
• generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that identifies, for the connector, the computing asset configured based on the connector and the action performed by the connector.