Share data in Splunk DB Connect

The main purpose of collecting telemetry data from a DB Connect perspective is to gather real-time insights related to performance and feature adoption. Telemetry data collection is enabled by default. However, you can disable it at any time. To disable Telemetry data collection:

1. Go to $SPLUNK_HOME/etc/apps/splunk_app_db_connect/local/dbx_setings.conf.
2. Change enabled to false for the [telemetry] stanza.

   [telemetry]
   enabled = false
   

How we collect telemetry data

Splunk DB Connect uses the Splunk Telemetry API to collect data. It does not collect sensitive information or data that is processed or ingested.

Information about search time commands

It allows us to know if the search time command works well and which databases are most used.

Attribute	Type	Description	Example
command	string	Search time command executed.	dbxquery
connection_type	string	Connection used to execute the underlying database query.	mysql
execution_time	long	Total time from when we receive the request until we return a result.	10000
total_records	int	Amount of retrieved records.	1000
total_records_bytes	long	Size in disk of the amount of retrieved records.	100

Information about user behavior

It allows us to know which are the most used functionalities and if the Customer uses our API to develop custom integrations, etc.

Attribute	Type	Description	Example
action	string	Action performed.	delete
source	string	API or UI. Customer can have custom integration using our API directly.	UI
resource	string	Object type, e.g. connection, identity, input, output.	connection

Information about data ingestion

It allows us to know which databases and types of inputs are the most used.

Attribute	Type	Description	Example
connection_type	string	Connection type used by the input, it allows to determine the database vendor usage.	mysql
input_mode	string	Rising or batch, it helps to determine most common scenarios.	rising
execution_time	long	Total time from when we execute the SQL query until the events are sent through the HEC.	100
total_records	int	Amount of retrieved records.	1000

For more information about how Splunk collects and uses data, refer to the Splunk Privacy Policy.