About Cloud Scanner & CloudVisibility

This page provides guidance on which discovery method will best fit your environment. 

Choosing a Cloud Discovery Method

IF you want . . . THEN use . . . Pros Cons

Instance Details such as . . .

  1. Full visibility into an AWS-hosted Cloud Network
  2. To install a Cloud Scout to your AWS Cloud
 Cloud Scout
  • Provides more data
  • Identifies risks in a cloud environment.
 Must install both a Command Center and a remote Cloud Scout

Device Details such as . . .

  1. Limited visibility into an AWS-hosted or Azure-hosted Cloud Network (limited to whatever the AWS- or Azure-provided APIs provide)
  2. To install only an Asset Manager Enterprise Command Center (and not instantiate any Asset Manager systems in the cloud)
 Cloud Discovery (aka Cloud Scanner)
  • Return inventory information about instances from AWS
  • Returns results with just a local Command Center
  • Provides less data
  • Uses a subset of the API calls that Cloud Scouts use
  • Does not identify risks in a cloud environment.