Propel your business to new heights with our DataMiner cloud functions

Did you know that you can expand your DataMiner System in just a few clicks, unlocking a whole new set of cloud functions to deliver value better, faster, and cheaper than ever before?

Enabled in just a few clicks, our DataMiner cloud services empower every single DataMiner user and DevOps engineer to collaborate across the entire service supply chain, continuously and frictionlessly. But what exactly are the DataMiner cloud services? 

The DataMiner cloud services (dataminer.services) are a collection of functions that are available when connected to the cloud. As there are many functions, we have grouped them into three categories based on a shared value. The “Collaboration” category emphasizes bringing both value and teams together, the “DevOps” category focuses on empowering users to create and run solutions, and the “Platform Services” category prioritizes convenience.  

Overview of the DataMiner cloud functions per category

DevOps functions: empowerment

Let’s start with the first category, DevOps, which focuses on empowering users to unleash their imagination and use all the functions available.

DataMiner Dojo Community

The community plays a crucial role in the development of DataMiner, as it provides a platform for users to connect, and exchange ideas and experiences with a global network of peers, which leads to new and valuable insights.

The Skyline team and the broader DevOps community are always available to assist with any questions or concerns you may have.  

DataMiner Catalog

The Catalog serves as a central location to access and manage all your DataMiner artifacts, including connectors, with the ability to easily download and upload. Keep an eye out as the Catalog will soon expand to include a wider range of artifacts, such as Visio diagrams, automation scripts, and DMAPP packages!  

Project Collaboration

Project Collaboration is always available to assist with time and budget tracking when managing a project. The agile project deployment function includes backlog management and user-friendly views.  

Powerful DevOps tools: DIS & CI/CD

For those striving to excel as a DevOps engineer, DIS, our Integrated Development Environment (IDE) available as a plugin in Microsoft Visual Studio, and the use of the Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline are crucial in automating the building, testing, and deployment of code through integration with popular platforms such as GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins, and GitHub Actions. 

Platform Services: convenience

The second category, Platform Services, is designed to make your life more convenient. These functions help you run your core business more efficiently and easily.  

Health

For example, the Health package is an insurance policy for your system that includes features like automated logfile collection in order to act quicker and the upcoming SPI (System Performance Indicators) collection for proactive support. Thanks to automated logfile collection, we can provide faster support without requiring user action. The upcoming SPI collection, currently under development, aims to enhance visibility by providing superior coverage through a steady flow of data, which ensures that even proactive support can be offered. This means that potential incidents will be identified early on, allowing for prompt discovery and resolution before they impact the user.  

Coming up: Storage as a Service, DataMiner node as a Service & DataMiner as a Service

Platform services prioritize convenience. Imagine not having to manage your Cassandra and Elasticsearch database clusters anymore. With the scaling and complexity taken care of, you and your team can focus on the core business of your company. We are developing a Storage as a Service solution that streamlines your core operations by utilizing Skyline’s hosting service for your storage cluster, resulting in a significant reduction of on-premises resources, configuration, and maintenance.  

To enhance convenience further, our next step is to provide DataMiner node as a Service, which simplifies the deployment of DataMiner nodes in on-prem and private cloud environments. This will greatly ease the installation and integration process.  

Finally, DataMiner as a Service will allow you to spin up your DataMiner System in the cloud in just a few minutes with Skyline-hosted DataMiner nodes (SaaS). Know that while we’re working on the GA of those services, customers can already contact us today!  

Collaboration functions: synergize

Lastly, our collaboration functions are designed to empower efficient teamwork and a powerful synergy across the entire supply chain.

Dashboard Sharing

Dashboard Sharing is likely a familiar concept to you. This function enables the simple sharing of live data with stakeholders as a single reference point.  

Remote Access

Remote Access consisting of Remote app access and Remote Cube access gives you the ability to access your environment from anywhere.

• Via Remote app access (HTML), accessible on dataminer.services, you can go to all the low-code apps created in your environment. Especially handy is the monitoring app: a lightweight version of Cube.
• Secondly, Remote Cube access is on the horizon and will allow secure and effortless remote access to your entire Cube environment without the need for a VPN connection.  

ChatOps

ChatOps is a feature that enhances the value of Teams as you collaborate more effectively using insights and controls from your DataMiner system with generic or custom chat commands. It is especially useful for teams that need to communicate and interact with one another frequently. In the future, we plan to offer support for ChatOps on Slack as well, as it is a widely used team messaging platform.  

Coming up: APP & API Sharing

In upcoming developments, we will be working on API sharing and app sharing. While these two functions have some overlap, user-defined API sharing is primarily focused on machine-to-machine interactions and low-code app sharing is primarily focused on peer-to-peer sharing. Both functions will provide the ability to share data with a specific audience, allowing for more precise control and triggering of complex actions in DataMiner. 

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