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Kelverion VM Provisioning Solution for Azure Automation

Kelverion VM Provisioning Solution enables organisations to create and manage virtual machines through a guided self-service request experience, automated by Azure Automation and designed to work alongside Kelverion Runbook Studio and the Kelverion Automation Portal.

Kelverion VM Provisioning Solution provides a self-service virtual machine provisioning and management framework for Microsoft Azure, Microsoft HyperV, VMware and AWS EC2. Users request approved VM services through a simple portal experience, while Azure Automation runbooks execute the provisioning workflow in a controlled, consistent and auditable way.

The solution prompts the requester for the information required to deploy a VM, while constraining choices to approved templates, configurations, subscriptions and management actions. This gives users the speed of self-service without exposing them to the complexity of the Hypervisor or Cloud Portal or allowing uncontrolled infrastructure creation.

Built around modular runbooks, the solution can be extended to support additional lifecycle actions, multiple Azure subscriptions, ITSM-driven change processes and CMDB updates

The Challenge: VM Provisioning Is Still Too Manual

Cloud and Hypervisor platforms make it easy to spin up virtual machines, but that convenience can create risk when provisioning depends on manual tickets, ad hoc scripts, specialist administrators or direct access to the Hypervisor or Cloud Administration Portal. Without a controlled process, users may request or build VMs with inconsistent naming, sizing, networking, security settings, approvals and cost controls.

  • Provisioning requests are delayed by handoffs between service desk, cloud and infrastructure teams
  • Partially scripted processes still require expert intervention, manual validation and troubleshooting
  • Inconsistent builds increase the risk of misconfiguration, security exposure and unmanaged cloud spend
  • Users may need to understand the Hypervisor or Cloud infrastructure complexity before they can request the right outcome
  • IT teams lack a repeatable, auditable and easy-to-extend framework for VM lifecycle management

Typical Automation Scenarios

  • Self-service VM provisioning from a service catalogue or automation portal
  • Provisioning VMs from approved images or templates
  • Creating request records and updating request status when provisioning is complete
  • Adding newly provisioned VMs to the Kelverion Automation Portal CMDB or an enterprise CMDB such as ServiceNow
  • Scheduling future VM deployments or management actions
  • Managing provisioned VMs across multiple Azure subscriptions
  • Driving approval and change processes through ITSM platforms such as ServiceNow, BMC Helix ITSM, HaloITSM or Atlassian Jira

Benefits at a Glance

  • Faster Time to Value
    Start with a ready-made VM provisioning framework instead of designing every runbook and request flow from the ground up
  • Controlled Self-Service
    Let users request VMs through approved options while IT retains governance over templates, subscriptions, configurations and lifecycle actions
  • Lower Operational Effort
    Reduce repetitive manual provisioning tasks and free cloud and service desk teams to focus on higher-value work
  • Consistent Builds
    Automate repeatable deployment steps to reduce configuration drift and human error
  • Extensible Automation
    Use modular runbooks and Runbook Studio’s low-code authoring approach to adapt workflows as requirements change
  • Better Visibility
    Track requests, outcomes and automation activity through the portal, automation platform and connected ITSM or CMDB systems
  • Multi-Subscription Support
    Manage provisioning and VM actions across Azure subscriptions from a standardised automation process

Key Capabilities

  • Self-service management portal for guided VM requests
  • Azure Automation runbooks to orchestrate provisioning and management workflows
  • Modular runbook design to simplify support, maintenance and extension
  • Support for a broad range of VM images and templates
  • Controlled configuration choices to ensure only approved resources are deployed
  • Integration options for Kelverion Automation Portal, ServiceNow, BMC Helix ITSM, HaloITSM and Atlassian Jira and others
  • CMDB update options for portal or enterprise configuration management databases
  • Scheduling capability for future deployments and management actions
  • Extensible framework for additional cloud, on-premises or virtualisation platforms through a services engagement

Why Kelverion?

Kelverion specialises in Microsoft Automation and helps organisations simplify IT operations across Azure Automation, Runbook Studio, Power Automate, Logic Apps, PowerShell and System Center Orchestrator. The VM Provisioning Solution combines ready-built automation content, practical implementation experience and a low-code automation approach to help customers reduce process cycle time, eliminate repetitive manual work and improve service delivery.

Ready to make VM provisioning faster, safer and easier to manage? Talk to Kelverion about the VM Provisioning Solution and discover how self-service requests, Azure Automation runbooks and Runbook Studio can help your organisation reduce manual work, improve governance and accelerate service delivery.