Let's face it: in the world of cloud computing, we've got a visibility problem bigger than a junior dev's first PR. Our cloud environments are like that junk drawer in your kitchen where takeout menus and random utensils go to die. Except in this case, it's where orphaned instances, forgotten databases, and rogue Lambda functions lurk in the shadows, waiting to ambush your budget — or your security team. 

As organizations move to a cloud-first posture, cloud practitioners need a comprehensive and contextual view of all their cloud assets, as well as an understanding of how these assets are connected to each other, and what kind of risk they carry for the organization.

It’s time for a better way to see through the fog of services, accounts, and regions, so we can stop flying blind. 

Solving the Cloud Infrastructure Visibility Problem

Think there's still no single-bullet solution for discovering and inventorying assets in the cloud? Think again. 

Firefly is your key to a holistic view of your cloud asset inventory (both managed and unmanaged by IaC, as well as across cloud providers, Kubernetes clusters, and SaaS applications like Datadog, GitHub, Akamai, and Okta). 

That means no more trying to figure out which of your 9,000 microservices is causing the latest production issue, and no more manually combing through your AWS console, Azure portal, and GCP dashboards one by one. 

Finally.

Introducing: Firefly for Comprehensive Cloud Asset Inventory 

The best and brightest DevOps teams have dreamt of an easy way to manage their entire cloud footprint from a single platform, regardless of the diversity of their infrastructure, for a long time.

With Firefly, you're not just seeing your assets; you're understanding them. You get insights into dependencies, configurations, and even those sneaky shadow IT resources that someone somewhere manually spun up, all from a single pane of glass.

(Head to our YouTube overview to watch how Firefly works.)

Firefly offers a single solution for:

Comprehensive Multi-Cloud and Multi-IaC Visibility 

In addition to multi-cloud support, Firefly excels in handling multiple Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools. It can automatically generate and manage code for various IaC platforms, including Terraform, Pulumi, CloudFormation, and Helm. This flexibility enables teams to continue to work with their preferred IaC tools while maintaining a centralized inventory and management system.

‍One Dashboard, One Unified View, and Endless Possibilities

The Firefly dashboard gives you a centralized inventory of all data sources and cloud providers, for a holistic view of your infrastructure. 

• Firefly tracks IaC coverage, showing what percentage of discovered infrastructure is managed by infrastructure-as-code
• It identifies drifts (differences between IaC and actual infrastructure), unmanaged resources, and "ghosts" (resources in state files that no longer exist in the cloud)
• The interface allows for extensive filtering capabilities, enabling users to narrow down resources based on various criteria like data source, location, asset types, tags, and more
• Users can view resources by type, seeing how many of each resource exist and their IaC coverage status (codified, drifted, unmanaged, etc.)
• The platform flags policy violations, code management status, and resource relationships
• Firefly analyzes state files and provides visibility into the assets they manage
• Firefly integrates with git repositories, showing which resources are managed by which code repositories
• It can inspect IaC code files, cloud resources, and state files for optimization opportunities, misconfigurations, and reliability issues
• The platform identifies cost-saving opportunities, such as unattached EBS volumes

But Firefly’s more than just a pretty, insight-packed dashboard. 

‍Firefly doesn't just show you what’s in your cloud. It helps you understand why you have it, how it's being used, and whether it's about to cause a fire in your production environment. 

As one Firefly customer recently shared:

‍“Because we don’t (yet) manage everything with code, the ability to scan our entire AWS estate for every manually created rule is invaluable. With resource visibility and searchability from Firefly, blindspots are eliminated and downtime risk is greatly reduced.”

Continuous Cloud Scanning for Real-Time Inventory

By continuously scanning your cloud footprint, Firefly provides real-time, always-on visibility into your cloud environment (unlike the limited point-in-time assessments you get from other cloud asset inventory tools). As it scans, Firefly updates your inventory, allowing teams to detect and respond to changes, misconfigurations, or security issues promptly across any cloud assets.

This level of clarity and visibility makes it possible to also make the most of:

• Instant Detection: New resources or changes are identified immediately, not days or weeks later.
• Real-Time Drift Prevention: Catch configuration drift as it happens, preventing small issues from snowballing into major problems.
• Automated Compliance: Continuously monitor your environment against compliance standards, ensuring you're always audit-ready.
• Dynamic Asset Management: Keep your inventory up-to-date automatically, without manual intervention.‍

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Dive even deeper into our visibility capabilities, with an expert breakdown of everything you can see, filter, and analyze in Firefly (including cross-cloud governance visibility).‍

As a cloud-based inventory and asset management solution, Firefly stands out due to its comprehensive approach to IaC management, where cloud asset inventory and infrastructure visibility make up the foundation. With Firefly, once you’ve established complete cloud visibility, you can leverage state management, code integration, and governance from a single, user-friendly interface.

To learn more, get started with Firefly and explore the platform yourself, or request a demo for an expert walkthrough.

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