Cloutility is a plug-and-play, on-premise web-based cloud business extension for IBM Storage Protect, Storage Protect Plus, Rubrik and PoINT Archival Gateway, which provides multi-tenancy, end-user self-service, process automation and a host of other features related to delivering object storage- and backup-as-a-service in private, public and hybrid cloud scenarios.
Here are some of the features in Cloutility which we know you'll love:
Cloutility has a secure and flexible multi-tenant architecture which allows to reflect any organization with business units (tenants) in a tree structure. System Owner is the top level business unit and from here you can add as many side by side descendant business units as needed and for each of these descendants you can keep building your organization in the flexible tree structure. You can give users role-based access to the tenants to which they belong and now users can access reports, alerts, business unit information, billing automation and lots of different self-service features with the privileges matching the users job descriptions.
Show more Show lessCloutility provides a role-based user management interface. You configure roles and privileges once and for all and now you can add users to the business units to which they belong with the privileges and roles which allow the users to sign-in to Cloutility with access to self-service features, reports and much more. An audit log documents all committing actions in Cloutility. Let's give you a couple of examples of self-service features: - Viewing reports and alerts. - Configuration of reports. - Activation and scheduling of new backups. - Adding S3 buckets. - Renew passwords and S3 secrets. - Request deletion of backups and S3 buckets. - Approve or deny deletion requests. - Setting up recepients of email reports. - Setting up subscriptions and contracts for billing automation. - and much more.
Show more Show lessLet your users handle activation and scheduling of backups and creation of new S3 buckets without requiring any technical skills. Define the process and standard settings for your end users and let them take it from there, while you can rest assured that your infrastructure remains nice and tidy.
Show more Show lessAvoid spending time and resources trying to build your own user-friendly reporting. Cloutility comes with plug-and-play reports which can easily be modified to match the different requirements of different business units and end users. Each user or business unit (tenant) has access to (current and historical) reports for their own hierarchy of tenants showing status, alerts and usage over time and much more. Reports are available through the user interface and can as well be delivered (automatically) via email at various intervals, so that users don't necessarily need to sign in to get the information they need.
Show more Show lessYour backup administrators can manage the backup infrastructure from a single Cloutility-instance – even when your backup/data protection servers are spread across multiple physical locations. There is a built in advanced management console for IBM Storage Protect from where any administrative command can be issued and which presents results in tables which can be filtered and sorted as needed.
Show more Show lessNo cloud service is complete without automation of subscription-based recurring billing. The Cloutility platform has a built-in subscription-based billing system which provides a high degree of flexibility and allows you to automate all processes around recurring billing. Billing output is available through the built in REST API and additionally can be downloaded directly from the web-portal (or automatically sent via email) in CSV and JSON formats. The billing output including all billing lines is plug-and-play ready every month for your invoicing system. You can even configure Cloutility to send out invoices to all customers by email and allow your customers to see and download historical invoices from the Cloutility user interface.
Show more Show lessProvide efficient support for a large number of end users. You can define and tailor reports and alerts to the needs of your support team to make the most of their valuable time. You can simulate end users to reflect exactly what they see in a support session. If you have a network of resellers you can, of course, pass on the support task to the individual reseller support teams for them to support their own end customers. Now this is business scalability in action.
Show more Show lessBecause Cloutility is built with an API-first approach all data and features available in the Cloutility user interface can also be accessed through the built in (extensive) REST-based application programming interface (REST API). Accordingly, if you need integration with external applications (e.g. ERP, BI, web, user portals, billing systems, support desk etc.) Cloutility is ready with all relevant API end points for your developers.
Show more Show lessCloutility is a self-service web portal which enables public and hybrid cloud delivery of IBM Storage Protect, Storage Protect Plus, Rubrik and PoINT Archival Gateway to end users and clients – directly as well as through a network of resellers.
The solution adds a self-service web interface (a cloud portal) to IBM Storage Protect, Storage Protect Plus, Rubrik & PoINT Archival Gateway and thereby allows distribution of data protection (backup) and object storage as a private/hybrid cloud service to the enterprise organisation.