1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a cloud-based access control server, a request from a first user to access a set of time stamped, searchable events, the set of time stamped, searchable events among a plurality of sets of time stamped, searchable events stored in a plurality of cloud-based data stores, each of the time stamped, searchable events is parsed from raw data collected from one or more data sources, the raw data relate to performance or security aspects of one or more information technology systems; determining, by the cloud-based access control server, a role of the first user for the set of time stamped, searchable events; determining, by the cloud-based access control server, whether the first user has permission to access the set of time stamped, searchable events based on the role determined for the first user; allowing, by the cloud-based access control server, the first user to access the set of time stamped, searchable events to perform operations on the set of time stamped, searchable events when the role indicates that the first user has permission to access the set of time stamped, searchable events; wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.