Enterprise service catalog and business process automation software vendor PMG has added a Cloud Accelerator to its Service Catalog Suite.

The feature provides out-of-the-box functionality for self-service provisioning of virtual infrastructure, such as servers, workstations, software and supporting components, the company said.

Joe LeCompte, a principal at PMG, said, “PMG Accelerators are designed to provide out-of-the-box functionality with pre-built templates and workflows to get new service offerings incorporated into the service catalog more quickly and efficiently.

“With the Cloud Accelerator, data center managers can better meet their customers' virtual needs, helping to greatly reduce cloud sprawl, which ensures governance and security within the organization.”

PMG provides a centralized catalog of services across the enterprise through an online-commerce-style interface. The Cloud Accelerator enables data center administrators to quickly create new virtual service offerings and manage machine builds without having to rely on support from the service catalog administrator.

The benefit for the administrator is that they can focus on data center management instead of having to manage details of the service catalog. End users are able to manage the details of their own machines without having to contact the data center administrator.

The interface consists of machine build, machine management, user access to machines and a main console with dashboard reporting metrics. Data center administrators create templates of service offerings with defined components that include pricing optional approvals, with configurable optional tiered levels within templates and flexible pricing.

Once provisioned, data center administrators and end users are able to manage power operations and the details of machine configurations.