{"id":11706,"date":"2012-09-10T11:18:37","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T11:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/integrated-cloud-service-management\/"},"modified":"2012-09-10T11:18:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-10T11:18:37","slug":"integrated-cloud-service-management","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/26644\/integrated-cloud-service-management-icsm","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Cloud Service Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_integrated_cloud_service_management_mean\">What Does Integrated Cloud Service Management Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Integrated cloud service management (ICSM) refers to the centralized management of a cloud computing solutions portfolio through purpose-built software tools and methodologies. ICSM is an approach used in cloud computing to manage the commissioning, decommissioning and overall maintenance of a suite of cloud products and services sourced by an organization. ICSM also ensures the maximum level of authority, control and governance of all cloud resourcesand the hosted\/deployed data by a particular organization.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_integrated_cloud_service_management\">Techopedia Explains Integrated Cloud Service Management<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>ICSM can also be used to move from one cloud vendor to another while maintaining seamless integration and keeping costs low. Integrated cloud service management is a process that is primarily implemented after deploying or migrating to a cloud computing solution. ICSM manages SaaS, IaaS, PaaS and hybrid cloud delivery models. 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