Overview

IBM® Cloud Automation Manager is a multi-cloud, self-service management platform running on IBM Multicloud Manager that empowers developers and administrators to meet business demands.

Cloud Automation Manager Service Composer allows you to expose cloud services to any cloud through the IBM Multicloud Manager catalog. It accelerates developer velocity and improve governance.

Cloud Automation Manager uses open source Terraform to manage and deliver cloud infrastructure as code. Cloud infrastructure delivered as code is reusable, able to be placed under version control, shared across distributed teams, and it can be used to easily replicate environments. Cloud Automation Manager brings a common approach to automate all workloads in all clouds to reduce configuration errors and improve operational efficiency. You can manage infrastructure as code using Hashicorp Terraform software.

The Cloud Automation Manager content library comes pre-populated with sample templates to help you get started quickly. It allows you to leverage IBM, community, and home-grown assets as building blocks and modernize legacy applications and build new cloud native applications. Use the sample templates as is or customize them as needed. A Chef runtime environment can also be deployed using Cloud Automation Manager for more advanced application configuration and deployment.

The Cloud Automation Manager Template Designer accelerates development of reusable Terraform automation.

With Cloud Automation Manager, you can provision cloud infrastructure and accelerate application delivery into multiple cloud environments with a single user experience.

You can spend more time building applications and less time building environments when cloud infrastructure is delivered with automation. You are able to get started fast with pre-built infrastructure from the Cloud Automation Manager library.

There are two editions available in IBM Cloud Automation Manager product - IBM Cloud Automation Manager Community Edition and IBM Cloud Automation Manager.