Your security protocols are in one application, your infrastructure setup is accessible across another and your Finance department is warning you over rising IT costs every month.
This cloud setup is common for many organisations operating without a dedicated cloud management platform.
Imagine your entire Microsoft Azure estate visible through a single pane of glass, encompassing infrastructure, cloud spending, asset inventory, and security. What if you also had actionable recommendations delivered to you in the same platform that enabled you to continuously optimise your cloud environment? This is Pulse, an award-winning cloud management platform.
While Pulse excels at converging multi-cloud setups for unified control and visibility, this article delves specifically into its core benefits and capabilities for Microsoft Azure users.
Microsoft Azure Portal & Platform Pulse: What are the advantages of using both?
Let’s explore the power of using both the native Microsoft tool, Azure Portal, as well as cloud management platform for Azure, Pulse:
| Focus | Microsoft Azure Portal | Pulse |
| Environment scope | Strictly limited to Microsoft Azure resources. | Multi-cloud and hybrid environments. |
| Visibility | Users navigate between multiple services to obtain a complete view of their Microsoft environment. | Single pane of glass to gain a holistic view of your Azure environment. |
| Cost management | Simple billing alerts and cost analysis charts. | Simplified financial reporting with unified cost-saving recommendations. |
| Optimisation | Use Azure Advisor metrics. | Data-backed suggestions to enhance performance, adjust run-rate and cloud spend. |
| Reporting | Integrate Power BI to gain deeper insights. | Create customisable reports and export the data for further analysis. |
What does Pulse do for your Microsoft Azure environment?
Pulse removes the complexity of cloud management. Whether you are running heavy workloads on Azure Virtual Machines or managing complex microservices via Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), here is a breakdown of what you can expect from integrating your Azure environment with Pulse:
- Centralised overview interface: Pulse provides a unified, highly intuitive dashboard where you can view and understand all of your key cloud environment KPIs in one platform.
- Seamless API integration: The platform connects directly to Microsoft’s APIs. This allows Pulse to securely retrieve monitoring data and analyse it to generate comprehensive, easy-to-read reports.
- Monitoring and analytics: Pulse aggregates disparate data points from your cloud environment, providing complete visibility across performance, cost anomalies, and security vulnerabilities.
- Compliance: Pulse helps you continuously monitor whether your cloud environment adheres to your specific architectural designs and strict data governance policies, enabling you to take action when required.
- AI-enriched context: Pulse’s built-in AI capabilities enriches your data, surfacing more intelligent analysis of cloud environment e.g. costs, security, non-compliances with remediation options etc., enabling you to run a more efficient IT operation.
Optimise your Azure Estate with Pulse
It’s clear that without a reliable and intuitive cloud management platform for Azure, difficulties arise from identifying performance improvements, cost reduction, security enhancements and governance.
To view an expert-led demonstration of Pulse or discuss how your organisation is able to derive value from Pulse, please get in touch with Devoteam here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes. While Pulse works seamlessly for Microsoft Azure users, a core strength stems from unifying multi-cloud and hybrid environments, allowing you to manage your entire cloud environment within the same platform.
Pulse does not replace the Azure Portal; it acts as a powerful overlay. While your engineers may still use the Azure Portal for highly specific deployments, Pulse serves as the primary management, monitoring and performance optimisation tool for your wider IT teams.
Optimise your Azure Governance
Pulse is your cloud management platform for Azure. Enhance cost management, security protocols and your overall Microsoft Azure environment with Pulse.