Facets

Facets is a self-serve infrastructure management product that, according to the vendor, provides a unified interface for Devs and Ops teams to collaborate effectively. It aims to simplify platform engineering for large and complex cloud workloads, offering features such as architecture visualization, automated environment provisioning, application configuration management, release management, and observability. Facets is designed to cater to companies of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, and is commonly used by DevOps Engineers, Software Developers, Cloud Architects, IT Operations Teams, and Technology Companies.

Key Features

Architecture Visualization: Facets offers a Microservice Catalogue that, according to the vendor, allows engineering teams to visualize their entire architecture. It provides a unified interface to view services, their dependencies, and owners, which can facilitate efficient debugging.

Automated Environment Provisioning: Facets streamlines environment provisioning by automating the process. Ops teams can define infrastructure blueprints that can be easily replicated to launch multiple environments, eliminating the need for repetitive manual tasks.

Application Configuration Management: Facets provides a centralized platform for defining and managing configurations for different services, aiming to ensure consistency and reduce the risk of errors in configuration management.

Release Management: Facets simplifies release management by providing standardized workflows. It allows teams to define and manage release pipelines, automate deployments, and track the progress of releases, potentially improving efficiency in the release process.

Observability: Facets enhances observability by offering built-in solutions for monitoring and metrics. It integrates with major cloud providers and provides default dashboards for comprehensive visibility into infrastructure health and performance, which can help teams identify and resolve issues effectively.

Developer Self-Service: According to the vendor, Facets provides a developer self-service feature that allows developers to provision and manage their own infrastructure resources. Developers can access and configure resources through a user-friendly interface, potentially promoting agility and self-sufficiency in managing infrastructure.

No-Code Infrastructure Automation: Facets offers a no-code infrastructure automation feature, enabling users to automate the deployment and management of their infrastructure resources. Users can define and execute complex infrastructure workflows without manual coding, potentially simplifying and accelerating the infrastructure provisioning and management processes.

Kubernetes Management: Facets includes a Kubernetes management feature, allowing users to deploy, monitor, and scale Kubernetes clusters. Users can easily manage containerized applications and leverage the scalability and flexibility offered by Kubernetes, potentially streamlining the management of Kubernetes clusters and simplifying the deployment of containerized applications.

Cloud Migration: According to the vendor, Facets provides a cloud migration feature that helps users migrate their applications and data to the cloud. Users can assess their current infrastructure, plan the migration process, and execute the migration with minimal downtime, potentially ensuring a smooth and efficient migration to the cloud and leveraging the benefits of cloud computing.

Multi-Cloud Infrastructure: Facets supports multi-cloud infrastructure, enabling users to manage resources across multiple cloud providers. Users can leverage the strengths of different cloud platforms and avoid vendor lock-in by distributing their infrastructure across multiple providers, potentially providing flexibility and optimizing infrastructure resources based on specific needs.