Understanding Sub-Accounts in a Hybrid Cloud Environment

In today’s dynamic cloud landscape, businesses are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud solutions to meet their diverse infrastructure needs. One key aspect of managing hybrid cloud environments is understanding how sub-accounts function within this framework. Let’s delve into this topic to gain a deeper understanding of its operational design and benefits.

At its core, sub-account functionality operates in a hybrid mode, providing users with separated billing and the flexibility to utilize both owned and shared resources. This means that organizations can invite other individuals or entities as sub-accounts to their main tenant, granting them varying levels of permissions on specific resources. Additionally, different roles can be assigned to sub-accounts, allowing for granular control over access and operations.

For example, the main account owner (referred to as User A) can invite other users (User B or C) as sub-accounts to their main tenant. Each sub-account, such as User B or C, has its own wallet, whether prepaid or post-paid, and is solely responsible for billing related to the resources they create. However, they can still manage resources shared by User A without bearing billing responsibility.

The authorization of sub-account users is contingent upon the validity of the invitation, which can be revoked or modified by User A as needed. This gives User A the flexibility to adjust permissions and roles in real-time, ensuring optimal control over their cloud environment.

In summary, sub-accounts play a crucial role in hybrid cloud environments by enabling organizations to effectively manage access, permissions, and billing within their infrastructure. By understanding how sub-accounts operate and their associated benefits, businesses can leverage this functionality to streamline operations, enhance security, and optimize resource utilization in their cloud deployments. Stay tuned for more insights on how to maximize the potential of hybrid cloud solutions for your organization.

Start @ Under Account —> Permissions tab —> Roles & Permissions 

1. Roles & Permissions: Here you have the main tab to add new roles and the others that are roles you have created 
2. Add New Role: You will be asked only for a Role Name to add a new role.
3. Manage Role: You can enable and disable by toggle the button specific Permissions for a specific role.

4. Users: Here you can see the list of invited users or invite new users. You can download the list in PDF and CSV formats.

   1. Invite new user: You will be asked for user email and the role you want to assign. After you click the Invite new user button an invite will be sent to email.
   2. Change Role: In the list, you have the swap icon which shows a dialog to assign a new role to the user.
   3. Revoke Invitation or Remove User: You can revoke an invitation or remove a user from your account by clicking on the trash icon.

That’s it!