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Developers & DevOps Quick Start

Use this guide to start integrating Cloudaware into CI/CD workflows, infrastructure-as-code processes, and custom automation. It focuses on the minimum sequence needed to access Cloudaware data safely, automate repeatable work, and connect events to engineering systems.

Before You Start​

Confirm that you have:

  • Access to a Cloudaware account and the automation features you plan to use.
  • An approved authentication method for API access.
  • A clear use case, such as onboarding cloud accounts, querying CMDB data, exporting findings, opening tickets, or triggering remediation.
  • Development, test, and production boundaries for automation.
  • Agreement on which objects, fields, modules, and environments the integration may read or change.
  • A logging, monitoring, and rollback plan for automated workflows.

Learn The Data And API Model​

Start by understanding the Cloudaware object model and API entry points before building automation.

Address to these guides:

Prefer scoped credentials and test against a narrow object set before expanding automation.

Configure API Access​

Choose the authentication pattern that matches your security requirements and runtime.

Use:

Record the integration owner, credential rotation process, allowed scopes, and expected call volume.

Automate Cloud And CMDB Operations​

Start with repeatable workflows that reduce manual onboarding and validation work.

Common starting points:

Keep automated writes small, observable, and reversible until the workflow is proven.

Integrate CI/CD And Developer Tools​

Connect engineering systems when Cloudaware context should inform build, deployment, or remediation workflows.

Use:

Useful CI/CD patterns include checking required tags before deployment, linking repositories to CMDB applications, exporting policy findings into work queues, and triggering remediation playbooks when Cloudaware events meet a defined condition.

Build Event-Driven Workflows​

Use events when teams need to react to changes, findings, alerts, or operational signals without polling.

Start with:

Define event filters, delivery targets, retry behavior, and ownership before routing production events.

Extend Collection With Breeze Agent​

Use Breeze Agent when automation or module workflows need OS-level telemetry, local execution, or endpoint context.

Start with:

Coordinate agent rollout with administrators and operations teams because Breeze data can support CMDB, vulnerability, patch, monitoring, and intrusion detection workflows.

Publish Automation Views​

Create operational views that make automation behavior visible:

  • API integrations, owners, credentials, and last successful runs.
  • Failed API requests, throttling, permission errors, and retry queues.
  • Webhook delivery success, failures, and downstream ticket creation.
  • Automated CMDB changes and related change history.
  • CI/CD controls by repository, application, environment, or owner.

Use CMDB Queries & Reporting, Advanced Analytics, Change Tracking, and Audit Access.

Next Steps​