CloudSpecs Selection Engine Overview
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The document outlines the features of the CloudSpecs selection engine, which helps users identify and compare IaaS providers based on specific requirements such as security and performance. Users can create configurations, add various criteria, and configure virtual machines (VMs) automatically or manually. The platform also allows for cost comparisons against current spending, providing tailored provider options based on user-defined environments.
CloudSpecs Selection Engine Overview
- 1. Key User Benefits Quickly identify providers that meet your requirements • Flush out irrelevant providers by specifying requirements such as security, data center location, compliance and regulation, hardware, and virtualization platforms. • Narrow down and quickly identify the providers that match your criteria from a large pool of providers active in the IaaS industry. Determine the right VMs to run your application • Automatically configure your VM’s performance requirements by running our script. • Select the minimum requirements on performance that your VM for CPU and disk. Filter between local and SAN disk. Realize your cost savings • Compare what you are currently spending to what you could be spending on alternative providers. • The CloudSpecs Selection Engine provides a list of results showing the cost of each provider tailored to your requirements on features, VMs, and performance. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 2. Login Screen. Registration is a simple, standard process with email verification. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 3. Create a new configuration. A configuration is a complete environment with one to multiple VMs. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 4. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Add security requirements such as: data encryption at rest, SSH keys, and identity access management. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 5. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Add compliance requirements such as: FISMA, HIPAA, and PCI-DSS CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 6. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Add hardware requirements such as: AMD or Intel-based processors, SSD local or SAN disks, and 10-GB Ethernet connections. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 7. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Add additional requirements such as: geographical location, API access, various features and SLAs. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 8. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Manually add and configure servers (ideal for system administrators and development teams familiar with their environments and system requirements). CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 9. CloudSpecs Selection Engine By manually populating the fields, you can assign the amount of resources you need for the VM, as well as its Server Performance requirements. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 10. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Configure servers based on existing infrastructure (ideal for developers that work on software and are unfamiliar with performance requirements of their VMs). CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 11. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Automatically populate vCPU RAM Disk based on your existing environment. Automatic population provides the users a script to paste into their terminal or command prompt within an existing environment. Data is collected and returned to the UI. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 12. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Providers are filtered through based on feature requirements including: Support and Security, Data Center Locations and Regulatory Compliance, Hardware, Networking and Access, Billing and Discounts, and SLAs (see slides 4-7). CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 13. CloudSpecs Selection Engine Once a user’s requirements are met the CloudSpecs Selection Engine will display all providers that meet the requirements along with their pricing for the user-defined environment. CloudSpecs Selection Engine
- 14. CloudSpecs Selection EngineCloudSpecs Selection Engine For Questions or Inquiries, please contact Cloud Spectator. contact@cloudspectator.com +1 (617) 300-0711