Introducing Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0

Introducing Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0 -

Today at Citrix, we are pleased to announce the availability of Citrix CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0. This version not only changes how we think CloudPortal Business Manager, but especially how organizations will use and types of cloud services, they can now deliver with it. Previously CloudPortal was the (support system for business, operational support system) BSS / OSS platform to provide Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) clouds built on Citrix CloudPlatform, powered by Apache CloudStack. Today that changes CloudPortal grow to become a cloud services delivery platform to self-service IT . infrastructure services, cloud and everything can now be delivered to users of simple catalog, self-service. As above, it also unifies trade, user management, provisioning and operational aspects of a cloud on single cloud business platform of .

So what is behind the evolution of CloudPortal Business Manager?
as we have seen, most initial strategies of clouds and IaaS deployments oriented, but that the continued adoption and use cases to expand, the clouds move rapidly beyond IaaS. In response, enterprise IT is redefining cloud strategies to extend to an all-encompassing model IT-as-a-Service so they can centrally manage and deliver a cloud service. At the same time, cloud providers want to differentiate themselves and increase their competitive advantage by providing additional cloud and IT services such as storage, desktops, platforms, applications and more.

To achieve these goals, organizations need a consistent way to provide and allow access to the application to the cloud and IT services through a self-service catalog, which is the place where the CloudPortal business Manager comes in. You can read more the importance of self-service in the blog When a cloud a cloud? The importance of self-service.

How CloudPortal Business Manager help me do this?

CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0 provides a powerful platform for packaging, delivery and dosing of a custom set of cloud services to users. As an open and extensible platform, cloud operators and administrators can take advantage of the new SDK available to provide IaaS cloud services beyond and integrate seamlessly with systems management and existing operations. CloudPortal clouds will help manufacturers in three main ways:

• Deliver Everything-as-a-Service from a catalog of customizable services that can deliver IaaS , PaaS, SaaS, cloud computing services and the third party business applications.
• Empower users with self-service access cloud and IT services, infrastructure and account management tools they need an easy to use service cloud showcase "".
• Simplify cloud management services by unifying and automating provisioning, systems B / OSS, billing and metering and user management in a flat Platform single, extensible.

What's new in CloudPortal Business Manager 2.0

• personalized cloud services catalog - Create a simple catalog, self- services service, including IaaS, cloud and enterprise services
• Extensible Platform - .. Seamlessly deliver and meter all CloudPortal service using the service SDK and solutions ecosystem partners Cloud
• workflow approvals -. Define workflow rules for another activation of the user and the service provision to ensure that the requirements and approval of departmental budgets are met
• Active Directory integration - Integration with active Directory to allow the rules of supply and services RBAC based on AD users, groups and roles
• multi-cloud support - . Managed and provide IaaS cloud services from multiple distinct Citrix CloudPlatform deployments, enabling cloud builders to offer more variety, choice and architectures to their users.

In addition, 2.0 adds support for Citrix CloudPlatform 3.05, improving user experience, the use of mediation and advanced rules, pricing and service improvements.

ecosystem CloudPortal

As mentioned earlier, the new cloud services SDK enables any cloud service to be delivered by CloudPortal. Some early users of the SDK are the Citrix Cloud ecosystem partners who are building connectors to their own solutions. For example, Cloudian Caringo and use the SDK to connect their solutions to CloudPortal.

"Manager Citrix CloudPortal Business offers a solution that enables service providers to rapidly deploy new services that their customers can easily select, buy and use. Caringo is pleased to have integrated our enterprise class storage objects with CloudPortal business Manager and has worked closely with Citrix to ensure that organizations can provide a highly scalable and easy to manage a cloud storage service with just a few clicks "
-. Mark Goros, CEO, Caringo

"The Cloudian storage platform is already fully integrated with Citrix CloudPlatform, enabling transparent deployment of storage S3 compatible cloud quickly and cost effectively, while providing secondary storage. Now, with our integration to come with the CloudPortal business Manager, we provide iT-as-a-Service and storage-as-a-Utility one step closer to being reality "
. - Jay Desai, VP, Product Management, Cloudian

Stay tuned for more announcements from other partners who build their own connectors

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