Control over various resources offered by Abiquo solution is very detailed. Administrators can manage everything more efficiently in terms of allocating, monitoring and controlling usage if needed. The lack of central interface is a common problem in the IT industry, which Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform is to address.
A major issue for companies adopting a hybrid approach is that it is difficult for administrators to centralize their cloud resources. Cloud sprawl is one of the leading problems for both the end-user and administrator as managing different resources from different providers costs a lot of money. The user interface provided with Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform is the perfect solution to help both IT administrators and end-users. Abiquo’s centralized management interface offers a very attractive layout. Administrators can launch virtual machines, applications and services. In addition, Abiquo allows the management of other details like policies, virtual networks, etc.
Hybrid clouds pose some new security challenges for businesses that adopt it. The best option in case of a security breach is to avoid it. Abiquo’s provides multi-level security policies which allow administrators to set permissions for particular objects like networks, hypervisors, etc. In addition, Abiquo’s access control support allows for setting permissions with the help of RBAC model so only authorized personnel can access confidential data and services.
The cost-optimization model of the Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform is a game-changer. Abiquo provides visibility to the IT teams in real-time over resource utilization and allows them to identify under-utilized resources, and also predict their spending from various cloud service providers, without the manual effort involved when reporting across multiple clouds. Organizations can also use the advanced analytics and reporting features provided by the platform to have an in-depth understanding of their cloud usage and consumption, make data-driven decisions, and have centralized visibility across various cloud environments with more detailed attributes than traditional chargeback and showback models.
Abiquo’s supports integration of various automation and DevOps processes, which means it supports API and scripting which can help deploy infrastructure with code. Support for CI/CD makes deployment of cloud infrastructure very fast. Automation features are of great use as more and more organizations are switching to DevOps methodology. The ability to integrate Abiquo into DevOps automation pipeline helps improve the overall standard of infrastructure and application deployment, leading to reducing errors and faster time to market.
It is often very hard to track costs in cloud deployments as one is not aware of how much they are consuming. With Abiquo’s detailed analytics and reporting features, organizations can track detailed usage and related costs. Costs can also be allocated to particular departments, groups, etc. Within the organization. In order to provide transparency to the organization, it is necessary for a cloud infrastructure to support allocation of costs to users or groups. Reporting is necessary as through it a company can also know if there is any underutilization of resources. These features are what makes the life of an administrator easy as it helps in budgeting and also it plays a key role in creating a chargeback model.
Migration between various cloud resources is often very challenging due to the format difference and not all providers are compatible with each other. Support for migration is what most cloud infrastructure management solution provides. Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform offers support for on-premises to cloud, multi-cloud, and inter-cloud migration. Abiquo provides tools and wizards which are automation driven, thereby ensuring that applications remain consistent with no or minimum downtime.
Scalability and performance: The Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform is also scalable, thus able to grow with the business as demand for more resources increases over time. This distributed platform has been designed to support large-scale deployments across multiple geographic locations, with the platform scale elastically up and down in terms of the underlying infrastructure as the deployment size changes. At the same time, with its advanced load balancing and resource optimization features, the Abiquo platform also provides customers with the ability to optimize the performance of their applications, ensuring they are able to deliver optimal performance while minimizing resource consumption and operational costs.
Security: The Abiquo Hybrid Cloud Platform takes a multi-layered approach to security, which works at the infrastructure layer and at the application layer to provide the customers with a blanket of security on their workloads. The platform’s security features span areas such as encryption, network segmentation, and access control. The platform also provides customers with security monitoring, alerting, and other capabilities that can be used to ensure continuous security posture across their clouds. Regular security patches and updates are also pushed out across the environment to ensure the system is protected from known vulnerabilities.