Core Insights - ControlMonkey has announced support for VMware's workloads, integrating its Infrastructure as Code (IaC) automation platform to unify public cloud and on-prem VMware environments, providing a single set of controls and audit trails [2][3][6] Company Overview - ControlMonkey is positioned as the industry's first end-to-end IaC automation platform, combining AI with enterprise-grade automation to offer comprehensive cloud control, from provisioning to governance and disaster recovery [7] Product Features - The integration allows enterprises to automatically generate IaC code for VMware resources, making on-premises management as efficient as cloud management [8] - Daily backups of VMware resources are facilitated as IaC, ensuring rapid recovery from deletions or misconfigurations [8] - The platform enforces approvals, guardrails, and audit trails across both VMware and cloud environments, providing a single source of truth for risk committees [8] - ControlMonkey enables detection of drift and unmanaged resources in VMware, similar to existing capabilities in AWS, Azure, or GCP [8] - The solution supports migrations with consistent visibility and backup as workloads transition in and out of VMware [8] Market Context - The hybrid cloud model is increasingly prevalent, with enterprises requiring governance and visibility across both public cloud and VMware environments [6]
ControlMonkey Unifies Cloud and On-Prem Infrastructure Automation with AI-powered IaC Platform