Public-cloud interfaces
Accounts / Projects / Regions
Supported resource and billing APIs
Virtualization and cloud platforms / Cloud resource management
Cloud Resource Management
Know where resources are, who uses them, what they cost and which changes are permitted. Yuqi Intelligent brings cloud accounts, resources, permissions and operating data into clear workflows, moving beyond provisioning to sustained management.
Unify management views and rules, not the underlying resources of different clouds.
Why it matters
As resources grow,
ownership and rules matter more
Cloud resource management covers compute, storage, networking and related services from request and creation through change and release. Cloud management platforms typically obtain state through provider APIs, connectors or agents and act within granted permissions.
Multiple accounts, departmental provisioning, unclear costs, unclaimed idle resources and ownerless alerts call for shared inventories and operating rules. Smaller environments can start with native cloud management and tagging rather than a complex multi-cloud platform.
How the architecture works
Gain visibility first,
then execute authorized changes
Administrators and departments request or view resources through a management portal. The platform aggregates assets, monitoring and cost data; approved actions reach cloud APIs and results return for review. Business systems remain in their own environments; the CMP is not an application gateway.
Management portal / Business and operations teams
Requests · Approvals · Quotas · Changes and audit
Separate viewing from execution; approve high-impact changes through defined workflows.
Cloud Management Platform
Resource inventory and tagsIdentity and permissionsWorkflows and automationMonitoring and alertsCosts and budgetsExecution results and audit
Discovery and state ↑ Approved management actions ↓
Private-platform interfaces
Virtualization / Containers / Local platforms
Connectors or agents as required
Operations-system interfaces
Tickets / Monitoring / Identity directories
Clear ownership prevents duplicate execution
Business traffic stays on its own path
Applications retain their existing network paths. These connections carry management and state, not application data. Keep native emergency access if the platform loses contact, and reconcile unfinished jobs to avoid repeated changes.
Capabilities depend on supported platforms, API versions and permissions. Assets, metrics and bills may synchronize with delay; reports are not real-time settlement. Resources remain in their environments; cross-cloud migration or scheduling needs separate assessment. Animation is not live telemetry or a performance measurement.
Management depth
Seeing a resource
does not mean it can be managed safely
The platform reads state and performs approved operations through environment APIs. After integration, define which resources are view-only, which support changes and which workflows are governed.
Resource visibility
Align account, region, project and resource identifiers with business owners. Build a trustworthy inventory before optimization to avoid duplicate counts or unclaimed resources.
Controlled operations
Grant creation, adjustment and start/stop capabilities by role, retaining execution logs and failure handling. Preserve native emergency management access.
Traceable workflows
Connect service catalogs, quotas, approvals, expiry reminders and cost ownership. Budget alerts do not cap spending automatically, and low utilization alone does not justify deleting a resource.
From a resource request to ongoing governance
Request and ownership
Specify business purpose, size, duration and cost center, not just a resource name.
Approval and execution
Validate quotas and permissions, read back actual state after execution and route failures for handling.
Monitoring and allocation
Link performance, alerts and costs using consistent definitions for utilization and budget variance.
Expiry and adjustment
Remind owners to renew or reclaim resources; shutdown, downsizing and deletion require authorized workflows.
Frequently asked questions
Confirm conditions before implementation
Can every public and private cloud be managed together?
Check provider, product, version, API and resource type. Discovery does not prove support for modification, automation or complete billing allocation. Document read-only and actionable capabilities separately.
Does unified management move business data into the platform?
Usually it manages resource metadata, metrics, logs or cost information while business data stays in its original environment. Confirm collection, storage, permissions and retention for the selected platform.
Do budget alerts automatically prevent overspending?
Budget alerts are normally notifications, not hard spending limits. Quotas, automatic shutdown and creation restrictions are separate policies requiring coverage, latency and impact validation.
Can idle resources be deleted automatically?
Expiry-based reclamation can be assessed, but identification rules, dependencies, retention, approval and recovery must be defined. Low utilization alone does not make a resource unnecessary; important resources must not be released without confirmation.
Cloud integration and governance support
Yuqi Intelligent assesses resources, selects/deploys management platforms, integrates accounts/APIs, configures permissions/workflows and hands over reporting and operations. Confirm managed resources, allowed actions and approvers before expanding automation.
View implementation and support scope
Account/resource inventory and integration design
Inventory accounts, subscriptions/projects, regions, resource types, owners and permissions. Check API/version support and list managed resources, read-only scope and unsupported operations. Connected does not mean fully manageable.
Platform deployment and secure integration
Deploy the platform, connectors and components with least-privilege cloud access, identity, roles and auditing. Store and rotate credentials through controlled mechanisms; never place keys on public pages or ordinary handover documents.
Provisioning and operations workflows
Configure quotas, catalogs, requests, approvals and expiry reminders by department/project, with alerts, ticket links and controlled automation. Validate execution and failure handling before production changes; retain approval for high-impact actions.
Cost allocation and continuous optimization
Standardize tags and cost allocation, review sizing, utilization, idle resources and budget variance. Downsize, stop, release or purchase commitments only after confirmation. Deliver reports, manuals and training.
View project records and handover
- Cloud accounts, resources, business ownership and management boundaries
- Platform deployment, connectors and API permissions
- Role matrix, quotas and request/approval workflows
- Monitoring, alerts, execution records and audit queries
- Cost-allocation definitions, budget reminders and optimization recommendations
- Credential ownership, operating manuals, training and handover
Next step / Current-state assessment
Understand current resources
before choosing a platform.
Share cloud environments, account/resource scale, management challenges and approval processes to define integration boundaries, priorities and validation.