Generating and displaying topology map time-lapses of cloud computing resources

A method, comprising:

• retrieving state data related to a state of a plurality of cloud computing resources, the state data including a respective state for each of the plurality of cloud computing resources at each of a plurality of points in time, wherein the cloud computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the cloud computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the cloud computing services, wherein the users access the cloud computing resources over a network, wherein the state data is derivable from event data associated with the plurality of cloud computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource;
• generating, using the state data, topology map data for each point in time from the plurality of points in time, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the respective state of each of the plurality of cloud computing resources as topology maps;
• and
• causing presentation, via a graphical user interface, at least a portion of the topology map data, wherein the graphical user interface enables presentation of an animated topology map comprising a series of topology maps ordered according to respective points in time of the plurality of points in time.

One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media, storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause performance of:

• retrieving state data related to a state of a plurality of cloud computing resources, the state data including a respective state for each of the plurality of cloud computing resources at each of a plurality of points in time, wherein the cloud computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the cloud computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the cloud computing services, wherein the users access the cloud computing resources over a network, wherein the state data is derivable from event data associated with the plurality of cloud computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource;
• generating, using the state data, topology map data for each point in time from the plurality of points in time, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the respective state of each of the plurality of cloud computing resources as topology maps;
• and
• causing presentation, via a graphical user interface, at least a portion of the topology map data, wherein the graphical user interface enables presentation of an animated topology map comprising a series of topology maps ordered according to respective points in time of the plurality of points in time.

A system comprising one or more computers and computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• retrieving state data related to a state of a plurality of cloud computing resources, the state data including a respective state for each of the plurality of cloud computing resources at each of a plurality of points in time, wherein the cloud computing resources are hosted by one or more cloud computing services, wherein the one or more cloud computing services enable access to the cloud computing resources to users who subscribe to services provided by the cloud computing services, wherein the users access the cloud computing resources over a network, wherein the state data is derivable from event data associated with the plurality of cloud computing resources, and wherein each event of the event data includes raw machine data generated by a respective cloud computing resource;
• generating, using the state data, topology map data for each point in time from the plurality of points in time, the topology map data providing instructions for displaying the respective state of each of the plurality of cloud computing resources as topology maps;
• and
• causing presentation, via a graphical user interface, at least a portion of the topology map data, wherein the graphical user interface enables presentation of an animated topology map comprising a series of topology maps ordered according to respective points in time of the plurality of points in time.