How to Set Up a Fully Managed Alerting Pipeline Using Confluent Cloud Audit Logs

Confluent Cloud's audit logs offer a crucial tool for proactively managing and troubleshooting incidents within large organizations by tracking user interactions and system changes. The blog post outlines how to set up a pipeline that transfers these audit logs from an external Confluent Cloud cluster to a personal one using Cluster Linking, then sends them to Splunk for alert configuration and management. By integrating with Splunk, users can create alerts for specific audit log events, such as cluster deletions or authentication failures, enabling immediate notification and rapid response to potential issues. The guide also provides technical details on configuring a Splunk Sink Connector, setting up alerts in Splunk, and offers workarounds for situations where standard practices cannot be followed. This approach aims to shift from reactive to proactive incident management, ensuring that suspicious activities are quickly identified and addressed in Confluent Cloud environments.