Cloud Management Platforms (CMPs) provide central infrastructure and resource control via discovery, template-based provisioning, automated monitoring and automation. They also offer powerful governance and cost optimization features that support your multi-cloud strategy. They also help you to identify opportunities to improve.
When selecting a CMP make sure you ensure that it has the following capabilities:
Identify and fix issues quicker by conducting root cause analysis that identifies critical points of failure to speed up repair. Self-service portals allow IT teams to request resources from users, thus reducing manual work of IT and improving end user experience.
A cloud management system should be scalable and offer easy integration with existing IT systems for ease of deployment management, optimization and deployment. It should also be able to support multiple cloud platforms and hybrid environments. The ability to manage resources seamlessly across a variety of cloud and on-premises infrastructures reduces costs while increasing performance and productivity.
Find a vendor that offers multiple user interfaces, including web, command-line tools and a RESTful API, to enable flexibility in cloud operations. It must also be compatible with different hypervisors and bare-metal configurations.
Choose a company that offers an initial trial version of their CMP for small teams so that they can try it out before investing in the paid version. It is essential that your team has access to a well-developed knowledge base and documentation that will help them quickly master the use of this tool. It should include the best practices for troubleshooting, FAQs and troubleshooting guides to assist your team in implementing and manage the CMP.