Platform Management Tool

A Platform Management Tool is a system management tool that is an infrastructure tool designed to administer platform infrastructure through platform operations and platform service coordination.

• AKA: Infrastructure Management Tool, Platform Administration Tool, Platform Orchestration Tool.
• Context:
  • It can typically manage Platform Infrastructure Resources through platform resource allocation and platform capacity planning.
  • It can typically orchestrate Platform Service Components via platform deployment automation and platform lifecycle management.
  • It can typically monitor Platform System Health using platform metric collection and platform status reporting.
  • It can typically implement Platform Security Controls through platform access management and platform policy enforcement.
  • It can typically enable Platform Service Integration via platform API interfaces and platform connector frameworks.
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  • It can often provide Platform Dashboard Interfaces for platform visual monitoring and platform control panels.
  • It can often support Platform Automation Scripts through platform workflow engines and platform task schedulers.
  • It can often implement Platform Scaling Mechanisms via platform auto-scaling policy and platform load balancing.
  • It can often facilitate Platform Backup Operations through platform data replication and platform disaster recovery.
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  • It can range from being a Single-Purpose Platform Management Tool to being a Multi-Purpose Platform Management Tool, depending on its platform tool functionality scope.
  • It can range from being a CLI Platform Management Tool to being a GUI Platform Management Tool, depending on its platform tool interface type.
  • It can range from being a Standalone Platform Management Tool to being an Integrated Platform Management Tool, depending on its platform tool deployment model.
  • It can range from being an Open-Source Platform Management Tool to being a Proprietary Platform Management Tool, depending on its platform tool licensing model.
  • It can range from being a Local Platform Management Tool to being a Cloud-Based Platform Management Tool, depending on its platform tool hosting environment.
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  • It can support Platform DevOps Practices through platform continuous integration.
  • It can enable Platform Infrastructure as Code via platform configuration management.
  • It can facilitate Platform Service Mesh through platform microservice coordination.
  • It can implement Platform Observability via platform logging and platform tracing.
  • It can provide Platform Cost Optimization through platform resource monitoring.
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• Example(s):
  • Container Platform Management Tools, such as:
    • Container Orchestration Tool managing container platform clusters.
    • Container Registry Tool storing container platform images.
    • Container Security Tool scanning container platform vulnerability.
    • Container Monitoring Tool tracking container platform metrics.
  • Cloud Platform Management Tools, such as:
    • Cloud Formation Tool provisioning cloud platform resources.
    • Cloud Migration Tool moving cloud platform workloads.
    • Cloud Cost Management Tool optimizing cloud platform spending.
    • Cloud Security Tool protecting cloud platform assets.
  • Infrastructure Platform Management Tools, such as:
    • Configuration Management Tool like Ansible Platform or Puppet Platform.
    • Infrastructure Monitoring Tool like Prometheus Platform or Nagios Platform.
    • Log Management Tool like ELK Stack Platform or Splunk Platform.
    • Service Discovery Tool like Consul Platform or etcd Platform.
  • Development Platform Management Tools, such as:
    • CI/CD Platform Tool automating development platform build pipelines.
    • Version Control Platform Tool managing development platform code repository.
    • Testing Platform Tool running development platform test suites.
    • Deployment Platform Tool releasing development platform applications.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Application Software, which provides end-user functionality rather than platform management capability.
  • Programming Languages, which enable code development rather than platform infrastructure operation.
  • Database Management Systems, which store application data rather than manage platform infrastructure.
• See: DevOps Tool, Container Orchestration Tool, Platform as a Service, Infrastructure as Code, System Administration Tool, Cloud Management Platform, System Management Tool.

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