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- Users take advantage of self-service to create their own virtual appliances (VApps) within the VDCs.
- VApps are groups (like folders) with one or more virtual machines (VMs). Users can build their own configurations or take advantage of application blueprints to deploy ready-made configurations. They can then automate and scale their VM configurations.
- Users have controlled self-service because the entire platform is controlled by policy
- This enables the Cloud Administrator to maintain control of the physical infrastructure and public cloud services. Policy controls the amount of resources that are allocated to Enterprises and VDCs, where the resources are located, and how they can be used.
- Users can obtain charge-forward notifications of the cost of their VApps.
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Abiquo functional map
Abiquo offers the building blocks for a customized cloud service, with functionality delivered through the Abiquo UI and integration points.
- Abiquo depends on the cloud infrastructure and it is important to understand where Abiquo sits in the overall environment.
- The platform manages resources in public cloud and private data centers, which may be distinct physical locations or logical groups of infrastructure within the same location.
- Abiquo is a thin unintrusive management layer to the existing infrastructure and there is no impact on any VMs that are already running.
- The Cloud Admins can add the physical and virtual infrastructure to Abiquo in a controlled way on their own timescales.
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