Overview
Unity is a software defined networking platform specifically designed for IT MSP's to manage their client networks at scale. Unity provides a service to organise, document, design and manage the following aspects relevant to an outsourced IT MSP managing multiple clients and sites;
- Clients
- The company who's IT is being managed by the MSP
- Sites
- Actual physical infrastructures
- A client can have multiple sites (typically offices or virtual infrastructure)
- Networking, covering
- Onsite networking
- Client-wide wireless
- Site wan links
- Failover strategies
- Traffic seperation
- Badjrs
- The Badjr is the networking device which manage's the site's infrastructure
- It is responsible for actioning, reporting and facilitating all the configuration entered into Unity
- Onsite Devices
- Which are servers, workstations, voip phones etc
- Any IP devices requiring monitoring and/or remote access
- A site can have multiple onsite devices
- Onsite Services
- Services provided by the onsite devices such as RDP, Web Admin Interfaces, SSH etc
- An onsite device can have multiple services assigned to it
- Partner Profile
- All the MSP's details and settings which apply to all clients and sites
- Suppliers
- An MSP has multiple suppliers
- Supplier information includes typical Contacts, Account Details and Supplier Portals
- Supplier Portals
- The links and descriptions for supplier portals for reseller services provided to the clients