{"id":8648,"date":"2014-04-28T09:29:36","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T15:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jumpcloud.com\/?p=8648"},"modified":"2023-07-18T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T21:16:00","slug":"jumpcloud-launches-cloud-based-server-orchestration-platform","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/jumpcloud.com\/press\/jumpcloud-launches-cloud-based-server-orchestration-platform","title":{"rendered":"JumpCloud\u00ae Launches Cloud-Based Server Orchestration Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOULDER, COLO. \u2013 April 28, 2014\u2013 JumpCloud<\/span>\u00ae<\/sup><\/span>, the first Directory-as-a-Service<\/span>\u00ae<\/sup> <\/span>platform, <\/span> today announced the ability to automate the execution of server management tasks and workflows. Until now, DevOps and IT pros had to manually execute tasks or painstakingly write scripts that would execute across their server infrastructure. JumpCloud now automates executing commands and scripts across a group of servers on a scheduled or ad hoc basis from the cloud. Further, all executed tasks are fully visible, auditable, and logged reducing single points of failure.<\/p>\n

JumpCloud\u2019s server orchestration platform significantly reduces errors and time spent on manual server management tasks and workflows. The new updates also increase uptime, consistency of operations, and availability by centralizing and making visible scripts created in an ad hoc fashion and used without the knowledge of the larger organization. It also builds in significant new capabilities for the IT organization: JumpCloud provides the infrastructure necessary to treat servers on the network as a whole, rather than as disparate entities. DevOps and IT pros no longer have to worry about managing a large, complex infrastructure \u2013 they can now easily chain tasks together to automate existing workflows.<\/p>\n

\u201cConfiguration management and container tools, such as Puppet, Chef and Docker, have made provisioning and configuring servers easier than ever. Orchestrating the rest of the work associated with applications, operating systems and data management is the next challenge,\u201d said Gene Kim<\/a>, author of \u201cThe Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win\u201d and DevOps researcher. \u201cExciting technologies such as JumpCloud are filling this need which helps enable better automation, consistency and security.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cManaging servers is an enormously time consuming task for IT professionals and an area that is ripe for streamlined operations. Configuration automation solutions like Chef and Puppet help to deploy applications, but IT is still left with the task of on-going maintenance of the servers, applications, and data,\u201d said Mark Bowker, Senior Analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group<\/a>. \u201cJumpCloud can enable IT to take a giant step forward with server orchestration functionality that has the potential to unlock a whole new approach to server management.\u201d<\/p>\n

Server orchestration joins JumpCloud\u2019s key functionality including SSH\/privileged user management, patch detection, admin activity monitoring, and compliance. The orchestration capabilities underpin the entire JumpCloud solution, and will enable users to automate their own tasks. Customers can leverage their existing scripts within JumpCloud by simply uploading them, assigning a schedule, and selecting which servers the scripts will run on. Scripts can be written in virtually any language and run against Linux-based systems. JumpCloud provides an audit log of all commands executed and their results for full visibility.<\/p>\n

Key server orchestration functionality includes:<\/p>\n