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Cloud Management Platforms (CMPs)

As enterprises expand their cloud footprints across multiple providers and deploy more workloads, the need for centralized control, governance, and cost optimization has never been more pressing. Cloud management platforms (CMPs) are the solution to this problem, providing a single pane of glass to monitor, manage, and optimize cloud resources across various environments.

But while CMPs were once the gold standard for enterprise cloud management, the rapidly changing cloud landscape has exposed significant limitations in their approach.

Let’s take a look at what CMPs are, what they do, why they’re no longer meeting enterprise needs, and how recent approaches are filling the gaps to provide cloud management that’s more agile and developer-friendly.

What are cloud management platforms?

CMPs are integrated

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Container Orchestration

Container orchestration is the automated management of containerized applications, handling deployment, scaling, networking, and lifecycle operations across a distributed compute environment. It plays a critical role in modern infrastructure by enabling teams to run large numbers of lightweight, portable containers reliably and efficiently.

What It Does

Container orchestration systems allow users to define the desired state of their application (e.g., how many replicas should run, what resources each needs), then maintain that state automatically. If a container crashes or a node fails, the orchestration engine ensures the application remains available by rescheduling workloads or scaling as needed.

This orchestration is particularly essential in microservices architectures, where dozens or hundreds of services may be running across hybrid or multi-cloud environments.

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