Overview
This section documents all features of the gridscale Enterprise Cloud, that you get without purchasing any additional modules.
Base Features
The base module is designed to provide advanced functionality and control over your account settings, partner features, and user settings, enabling you to customize and optimize your cloud environment according to your specific requirements.
Account Settings
The Account Settings feature in gridscale Enterprise Cloud Base Module allows you to fine-tune various aspects of your account and tailor it to your organization’s needs.
Marketplace Controls
With marketplace controls, you can manage access to third-party applications and services available in the gridscale ecosystem. This feature enables you to enable or disable specific marketplace offerings, giving you control over the software and services available to your users.
Account Jump-In
Account jump-in allows you to seamlessly switch between multiple accounts associated with your enterprise. This feature is particularly useful for organizations with multiple projects or departments, allowing authorized users to easily navigate between different accounts without the need for separate logins.
Account Management
Account management encompasses a range of administrative functions, such as managing user roles and permissions, setting up authentication mechanisms, and defining organizational policies. This feature enables you to efficiently manage your account and ensure proper access controls.
Enable/Disable Locations
gridscale Enterprise Cloud offers various data center locations where you can deploy your resources. With enable/disable locations, you have the flexibility to activate or deactivate specific data center locations based on your business needs. This feature allows you to optimize your infrastructure deployment and reduce costs by focusing resources in specific regions.
Feature Flags
Feature flags provide a way to enable or disable specific functionalities within the gridscale platform. This feature allows you to control the availability of certain features, experiment with new functionalities, and gradually roll out updates or changes to your infrastructure.
Price Lists
Price lists in gridscale Enterprise Cloud provide detailed information about the cost of various cloud resources and services. With price lists, you can accurately estimate and plan your budget based on the usage and pricing of different resources offered by gridscale.
Resource Limits
Resource limits enable you to define usage limits for specific resources within your account. By setting resource limits, you can prevent resource overutilization, allocate resources more effectively, and ensure fair distribution among different projects or departments.
SDN (Software-Defined Networking)
The SDN feature in gridscale allows you to create and manage virtual networks within your cloud infrastructure. SDN provides the ability to define network topologies, establish secure connections, and control traffic flow between resources. This feature empowers you to design and manage complex network architectures with ease.
User Management
User management provides administrative capabilities for managing user accounts, roles, and permissions within your gridscale Enterprise Cloud account. This feature allows you to grant appropriate access levels to different users, ensuring secure and controlled collaboration across your organization.
Partner Features
The gridscale Enterprise Cloud Base Module also offers a set of partner-specific features that enhance collaboration and streamline partner-related processes. These features include:
Price Calculator
The price calculator enables partners to calculate the costs associated with the resources and services offered through gridscale. This tool helps partners estimate pricing for their customers, facilitating transparent and accurate cost calculations.
Release Notes
Release notes provide partners with detailed information about the latest updates, enhancements, and bug fixes introduced in the gridscale platform. This feature keeps partners informed about new features and changes, enabling them to stay up-to-date with the platform’s evolution.
CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete) Payment Methods
Partner users can manage payment methods through the CRUD functionality. This feature allows partners to create, view, update, and delete payment methods associated with their gridscale Enterprise Cloud account.
User Settings
User Settings in the gridscale Enterprise Cloud Base Module provide individual users with the ability to customize their account preferences and access specific functionalities. Some key features included in User Settings are:
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Two-Factor Authentication adds an extra layer of security to your gridscale account by requiring users to provide a second form of verification, usually a time-based one-time password (TOTP), in addition to their regular login credentials. Enabling 2FA helps protect your account from unauthorized access and enhances overall security.
API Tokens
API Tokens allow users to generate unique authentication tokens that can be used to interact with the gridscale API. These tokens provide secure and controlled access to the API endpoints, allowing users to automate tasks, integrate with third-party tools, or build custom applications.
Billing Overview
The Billing Overview feature provides users with a comprehensive view of their account’s billing information. Users can access detailed summaries of their resource usage, costs, and invoices. This overview helps users monitor their spending, track resource utilization, and plan their budget accordingly.
Show Partner Invoices
This feature allows users to view invoices associated with their partnership account. Users can access and review partner-specific invoices, enabling them to keep track of their financial transactions and billing history related to partner activities.