Use Cases

Use Case - Want to Encrypt Your Data with a Custom Key Vault?

Event: Bob, an IT Administrator, wants to encrypt backup data and tenant sensitive information, such as the app profile token and/or the Microsoft 365 service account credentials, by using a custom key vault in Azure, instead of using the default key vault provided by IBM.

Resolution: Bob signs into IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud and navigates to Management > Encryption management. Bob can create an encryption profile, provide information of the key vault he prepared, and then apply this encryption profile.

For more information on encryption profile management, refer to Manage Encryption Profiles.

Use Case - Want to Monitor the Subscription Usage of Your Services?

Event: Bob, an IT Administrator, wants to view the subscription expiration date of the IBM Storage Protect for Cloud they are using so that they can renew the services before they expire. He also wants to view the number of user seats they have purchased, to decide if he needs to purchase additional user seats for a group of incoming new hires.

Resolution: Bob signs into IBM Storage Protect for Cloud and navigates to Administration > Subscription. On the Subscription page, Bob can view the basic subscription information of services. He can also click a service name to view the detailed subscription information on a new page.

For more information on viewing subscription usage, refer to View Subscription Information.

Use Case - Want to Monitor the User Activity in Your Tenant?

Event: Bob, an IT Administrator, wants to view the user activity in his tenant during a defined time range within the IBM Storage Protect for Cloud platform.

Resolution: Bob signs into IBM Storage Protect for Cloud and navigates to System > System auditor. Bob can define the report scope by selecting the start time and the end time, and then he can export the report to an .xlsx file.

For more information on the user activity report, refer to Export the User Activity Report.