Cloud Cruiser, a leading provider of cloud analytics software ,
today announced the release of Cloud Cruiser 16, a new
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application that provides a smart meter for
today's multi-cloud environment.
With
Cloud Cruiser 16, in just a matter of minutes, customers can
effortlessly optimize the delivery of cloud services to the business by
metering usage by user, eliminating waste and driving business value.
See Cloud Cruiser 16 in action
in this video.
Cloud Cruiser will also be hosting an online launch webcast on
Thursday, January 28, at 10 a.m. (PT)/1 p.m. (ET). To attend, please
register
at this link.
"Cloud
adoption rates continue to rise rapidly and multi-cloud has become the
norm. Savvy business users now self-serve for many types of cloud
services and all of this consumption requires a dedicated app to measure
and manage at the most
granular level," said Fraser McKay, Vice President of Products, Cloud
Cruiser. "With Cloud Cruiser 16, you get exactly that and much more.
Our Insights engine provides recommendations on what services to
optimize and our unique SmartTagTM capabilities are
essentially a robust ETL engine to augment the collected cloud tech
data into business meaning. Users see reports light up in real-time,
which drives fast business decisions. It's all about agility,
ease-of-use and greater control to stay competitive."
Cloud Cruiser 16 Differentiating Capabilities include:
Time-to-value.
You are up and running in minutes. Once cloud credentials are input,
data collection starts and reports light up. All reports and dashboards
are highly customizable and you only see what is important or relevant
to your business area.
Multi-cloud.
Rates, usage and tags vary by cloud provider but reports and analysis
needs to be in a single pane view. Cloud Cruiser 16 normalizes
disparate data and gives you a single pane view.
Transform data to business meaning.
With Cloud Cruiser's built-in SmartTag technology you enhance cloud
data for richer analyses. If tags have been used incorrectly, the app
will prompt tags based on previous patterns. By applying
a range of rules or essentially metadata you can configure exactly what
you want to see. You can also augment reports by easily importing
additional data sets about your business structure.
Instant Insights.
This is the recommendation "engine" that pin-points where you need to
effect changes and avoid waste such as over-provisioned services or
unusual spikes in spend.
"Both
business consumers of cloud and those delivering the services must be
on the same page when it comes to measuring value," said William
Fellows, Research Vice President, 451 Research. "This information needs
to be available in both
aggregate and detailed form but most importantly it needs to be across
multi clouds and available in near real-time. It's not acceptable to
see these metrics after the fact when it is too late to make any
adjustments and the CFO must pay the bill. A cloud
analytics and optimization solution is a precondition for businesses
adopting multi-clouds."
"Cloud
Cruiser 16 provides immediate time-to-value with powerful, easy-to-use
reporting all designed for self-service," claimed Deirdre Mahon, Chief
Marketing Officer, Cloud Cruiser. "Budgeting and forecasting enable you
to leverage your
historical usage - including any cloud usage data before
using Cloud Cruiser -- to make better judgments about the future. At
the end of the day, it's really all about putting the right information
into the hands of subscribers and those making critical
decisions about which services to invest in."
Cloud
Cruiser 16 is available immediately and businesses can start a free
trial today. Designed and priced for value, find more information at
www.cloudcruiser.com/cloudcruiser16