CloudController is a management application platform from InContinuum Software that automates and controls the design, deployment and management of both public and private clouds, enabling managed services. The CloudController technology simplifies management of cloud-based resources by allowing all levels of users in an organization from the IT administrator on down to the resource end-user to quickly configure, provision, deploy, manage, modify and monitor public and private clouds as it pertains to their intended use of the resources.

For users in a public cloud managed services environment, CloudController supports multi-tier hierarchical set-up, distribution and use of cloud resources. Private cloud users benefit from the ability to map roles in their IT organization to CloudController, thus automating a broad range of operations management functions. Core to CloudController is a complete back office for payment processing, internal charge-back, support, localization, operations management and deployment.

Corporate IT departments who already rely upon virtualization and those enterprises who are ready to take the plunge into virtualization technologies have the requirement to make more efficient use of their investment in virtualized data center infrastructure in support of their applications. They need a seamless way to integrate their customer-facing and IT operations management to their back office to gain operational efficiency.

"We saw that Enterprises and Service Providers would need a comprehensive management tool to automate and control the broad range of tasks required to operate their cloud-based managed services. CloudController is has been built from the ground up with the goal of giving customers the ability to leverage their investment in virtualization technologies to gain operational efficiency," said Phillip Hyde, CEO and founder, InContinuum Software. "A close partnership with VMware, the market-leader in data center virtualization technologies is a key factor in our own success."

InContinuum will be present at the VMworld 2009 conference in San Francisco, California later this summer. CloudController is now generally available. If you would like more information regarding the alliance or are interested in a product demonstration, please contact Mieke van Duin at mvanduin@incontinuum.com or call on +31 (0) 20 423 3000.