Kumoco Cloud Manager

Kumoco Cloud Manager is a cloud management platform offered by Kumoco Limited. According to the vendor, this platform is designed to provide hybrid FinOps and cloud management solutions for enterprises. It aims to optimize cloud costs, implement changes efficiently, and promote financial responsibility. The target audience for Kumoco Cloud Manager includes IT professionals, cloud architects, financial managers, operations managers, and enterprise executives.

Key Features

Cloud Cost Visibility: Kumoco Cloud Manager, according to the vendor, provides a detailed breakdown of cloud costs on a daily basis. This feature allows users to understand where their money is being spent, on which providers, and on what projects or cost centers. It also facilitates showback within the organization to encourage financial responsibility.

Cloud Cost Reduction: The vendor claims that Kumoco Cloud Manager enables significant cost reduction for public clouds (AWS, Azure, Azure Classic, and Google Cloud Platform) and VMWare estates. The platform automates the analysis of various cloud resource types to generate cost-saving recommendations. Additionally, it offers native integration with existing change and incident management processes for efficient implementation.

Cloud Budgeting: Kumoco Cloud Manager, as per the vendor, offers real-time tracking of spend against monthly, quarterly, and yearly budgets. It provides run-rate forecasting and monitoring of the total cost of ownership at different levels within the organization. The platform also allows for the management and allocation of credits and discounts, both internally and externally for recharging.

Cloud Compliance: The vendor states that Kumoco Cloud Manager provides continual, automated auditing of AWS, Azure, GCP, and VMWare estates against the CIS standard. It supports automated remediation for 80% of compliance issues and offers detailed instructions for manual addressing. The platform also allows customization of audit rules and compliance requirements based on available data points.

Automation of Cloud Management: According to the vendor, Kumoco Cloud Manager automates the analysis and implementation of recommendations across all areas of the platform. It leverages continuous data gathering and analysis to provide valuable insights. The platform aims to enable quick action on recommendations without requiring deep technical expertise.

Operational Orchestration: Kumoco Cloud Manager, as claimed by the vendor, effectively manages cloud resources from ServiceNow. This integration allows for automatic actions such as stopping/starting resources, setting schedules, and cleaning up unused resources. The platform also utilizes automation to schedule changes and updates through change management workflows.

Continual Analysis: Kumoco Cloud Manager, according to the vendor, automatically retrieves metrics from cloud accounts and generates cost-saving recommendations. It constantly audits security compliance from cloud account levels down to the resource levels.

Visibility: The vendor states that Kumoco Cloud Manager retrieves billing and cost data from cloud accounts on a daily basis and distributes it into required allocation units. It provides run-rate forecasts and monitors budget thresholds against allocation units on a daily basis.

Reliable User Experience: Kumoco Cloud Manager, as claimed by the vendor, delivers a user-friendly interface for all users. It provides a dashboard that aims to offer easy access to information.