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DynamicOps Cloud Automation Center

Features and Benefits Matrix

DynamicOps Cloud Automation Center provides the most comprehensive and secure out-of-the-box functionality. Built by IT people for IT people, DynamicOps policies and automation help codify your rules and best practices. Following is a list of DynamicOps Cloud Automation Center features and business advantages that these features enable.

Feature Categories

Personalized Self-Service
Embrace the consumerization of IT by empowering users to request and manage their compute resources within established operational policies.
Business-Aware Governance and Control
Deliver IT services and enforce governance that meet the specific needs of each business or group.
Automated IT Service Delivery and Management
Deliver zero-touch process automation that cuts service delivery times from days to minutes while lowering operational costs.
Intelligent Resource Management
Improve infrastructure and reduce capital expenditures by eliminating waste and driving more efficient resource utilization.
Open and Agnostic
Protect prior investments and avoid technology lock-in.
Fastest Time–to-Cloud Value
Rapidly demonstrate the positive business outcomes of deploying a dynamic cloud infrastructure.

Personalized Self-Service

Embrace the consumerization of IT by empowering users to request and manage their compute resources within established operational policies.

Feature	Function	Benefit
User-Aware Self-Service Portal	Initiate provisioning, ongoing management, decommissioning and archiving from a user-appropriate catalog of offerings Automated, policy enforced delivery of IT compute resources	Cut service delivery times from days to minutes Delegate responsibility while maintaining operational control Decrease OPEX by automating manual tasks
Access Controls	Identify users authorized to utilize the resources of a Business Group and specify the rights of each	Limit what each user can do in a shared environment, which resources s/he can consume, how much and what management functions s/he can perform
Secure REST Interface	Provide secure access to DynamicOps automated services through a RESTful API	Leverage existing self service portal

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Business-Aware Governance and Control

Deliver IT services and enforce governance that meet the specific needs of each business or group.

Feature	Function	Benefit
Secure  Multi-Tenancy	Partition infrastructure to limit access between groups Multi-tier organizational grouping	By allowing multiple groups or tenants to share a common physical infrastructure, companies can achieve better resource utilization and improved business agility
Context-Aware Multi-Tenancy	Organizes resources, policies, processes, and management-access controls to meet the unique needs of each group you service	Business-aware infrastructure management Set up different IT services, processes and policies for different groups
Resource Reservations	Reserve resources in a shared infrastructure for specific uses and groups Establish different service-level tiers	Control resource consumption Assure that resources are available when needed Reallocate as necessary to meet shifting business priorities
Service Catalog	Describe machine resource allocation, build parameters, and process automation that control how the machine will be provisioned and managed throughout its life	Eliminate over-provisioning, deliver the right-sized machine at the right service level Rules that enforce governance and controls throughout the machine’s life Optimize and control infrastructure costs
Extensible Approvals	Establish optional approvals for different management functions Establish different approval policies (simple or complex)	Establish additional controls Easily customize for specific environment through administrator-configurable policies

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Automated IT Service Delivery and Management

Deliver zero-touch process automation that cuts service delivery times from days to minutes while lowering operational costs.

Feature	Function	Benefit
Full Lifecycle Management	More than just provisioning Reconfigure and re-provision Lease, archive and destroy	Enable self-service of a broader set of management functions Policies enforce governance
Extensibility	Configure policies – Customize standard process automation without code changes Design Center –Visual workflow editor and activity library	Integrate into existing ecosystem without rip and replace Customize processes to unique business requirements
Distribution	Distributed workflow execution based on policies	Have a single DynamicOps instance manage multiple locations Run tasks local to the resources and people that they service
Scalability	Manage thousands of VMs with a single DynamicOps instance	Meet anticipated growth with enterprise-proven technology

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Intelligent Resource Management

Improve infrastructure and reduce capital expenditures by eliminating waste and driving more efficient resource utilization.

Feature	Function	Benefit
Resource  Governor	Intelligent policy based placement of machines on the appropriate service tier Priority based load balancing across available resources	Use the appropriate type of resource (physical, virtual, and cloud) at the right service level (Tier-1, Tier-2, Tier-3)
Tracking and Reporting	Inventory of physical and virtual assets Configuration and audit reports	Track resources Understand who made what changes, and when
Cost Allocation and Chargeback	Cost transparency throughout the product (i.e., requests, approvals, etc.) Chargeback reporting (allocation and usage models) Reclamation cost-savings reports	Raise awareness of resource costs Influence consumption behavior
Capacity Planning	Monitor utilization by group and user Monitor reserved vs. allocated (used) capacity	Drive higher utilization by dynamically balancing available resources across groups
Sprawl Control and Resource Reclamation	Eliminate over-provisioning and unauthorized usage Identify and reclaim inactive and abandoned resources Automate the decommissioning and reuse of retired resources	Improve resource utilization Lower capital costs Understand cost savings

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Open and Agnostic

Protect prior investments and avoid technology lock-in.

Feature	Function	Benefit
Multiple Software Deployment Options	Platform tools like Windows WIM Imaging and Linux Kickstart Enterprise management tools like BMC BladeLogic, HP Server Automation, Microsoft SCCM and others Space-efficient tools like Citrix Provisioning Server and NetApp FlexClone	Do not require rip-and-replace deployment Protect investments in existing tools and processes
Multi-vendor Interoperability	Orchestrate delivery across multi-vendor technology stacks Hypervisors Image/App Deployment Connection Brokers Management Tools Public Cloud Providers	Protect prior technology investments Avoid technology lock-in
Desktops and Servers	More than just provisioning of machines that can be used as virtual desktops Integration with the desktop ecosystem (space-efficient image deployment technologies, connection brokers, etc.)	Single tool for desktops and servers Common portal for all configuration requests
Physical Management	Automated provisioning and management of physical resources Bare-metal provisioning of both OS and hypervisor software	Single private-cloud portal Provide the same self service, automated delivery, and governance for physical and virtual assets
Public Cloud Management	Unified cloud management (private and public) Enforce operational governance and control Limit to appropriate applications	Enable cost containment Enforce security and compliance policies Support multiple public cloud options

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Fastest Time-to-Cloud Value

Rapidly demonstrate the positive business outcomes of deploying a dynamic cloud infrastructure.

Feature	Function	Benefit
Deployment Simplicity	Single unified platform, not a collection of pieces or parts	Deploy in a matter of hours Lower cost Better integration between features
Comprehensive Out-of-the-box Functionality	Based on a broad range of deployment use cases from the world’s most demanding cloud and VDI environments	Rapidly demonstrate business value and ROI of cloud deployment
Rapid Ecosystem Integration	Broad multi-vendor support Adapt and expand out-of-the-box automation with tools targeted at both IT operations and developers	Eliminate expensive service engagements Reduce risk and shorten time-to-value

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