Self-service Portal:

The Cloupia Unified Infrastructure Controller (CUIC) provides a self service portal where virtual machines are provisioned from a pool of assigned resources using predefined policies. It has built-in workflows and multi-step approval processes so end users can requisition VMs and apps inside of them. IT departments can go through their processes behind the scenes to build and allocate virtual machine guests based on consistent policies and in an automated fashion that removes human error from the initial VM configuration.The users can provision and deploy VMs in a matter of minutes with self-service capabilities. The users can rapidly build or tear down the complex environments. They can get complete visibility into provisioned applications resource utilization, accounting and associated costs. It also empowers end users to perform VM life cycle management actions such as power on, power off, suspend, start and stop.

Key features: Service catalog Self-service provisioning Self-service dashboard Self-service management actions Infrastructure service requests
Key Benefits: Rapid provisioning Define & publish infrastructure offerings via self-service catalog Reduced operational costs Improve productivity & customer satisfaction Reduced administration burden