Issue link: https://resources.cloudbolt.io/i/1385885
In the era of cloud, CloudBolt helps IT and developers work better together by empowering them with better visibility, control, and self-service. CloudBolt delivers the world's most user- friendly cloud management platform, so enterprises can provision, orchestrate, and consume IT resources across hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, and container environments. W W W . C L O U D B O L T . I O I N F O @ C L O U D B O L T . I O 7 0 3 . 6 6 5 . 1 0 6 0 Benefits After implementing the CloudBolt solution, IHG experienced benefits in the following areas: Self-Service CloudBolt's interface is available to development, QA, and production support groups at IHG, so they are now all empowered to order what they need, when they need it without having to open a ticket for IT and wait for that group to fulfill the request. Agility Since consumers of IT resources can get what they need when they need it, they have eliminated a blocking step that is present in many companies when a new project starts up. Developers can deploy complex application stacks within minutes of realizing they need them, which means they can deliver valuable results to the business. Vendor Independence Having the abstraction of CloudBolt over the various public clouds means that they are insulated from chang- es that those vendors make, and can more easily switch from one to the other without user retraining. Cost-Reduction CloudBolt brings tools for managing VM sprawl and protecting against unexpectedly large bills from the vendors. Through the use of expiration dates for servers, configurable expiration behavior, visibility into all VMs across all technologies, quotas, cost tracking, and easy deprovisioning of servers & services, IHG is ensuring that they are paying for only what they need and use. VM Power Scheduling IHG now has out of the box functionality to run VM power schedules for all VMs across clouds. For non-production servers this is used to automatically power off the VMs each night and turn them back on in the morning saving money on idle VMs when developers are not accessing them. Resolving Shadow IT The usage of GCE at IHG started as a development group using it under the radar. The central IT group learned of this and was able to use CloudBolt to bring GCE into the fold and make it a sanctioned, controlled option, rather than trying to fight it and alienate one of their internal customers. C A S E S T U D Y