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Active Management Cloud is a network of computing devices connected over the Internet to the cloud  computing infrastructure that enables their out-of-band management. The infrastructure provides out-of-band communication channel between computing device and management application.

Description
Unlike console servers (e.g. conserver ), Active Management Cloud focuses mainly on out-of-band (OOB) management of fixed and mobile computing devices other than servers (notebooks, kiosks, vending equipment), located in the Internet, outside of corporate networks. High-end computing devices sometimes offer hardware based dedicated management modules, such as Intel Active Management Technology (Intel AMT) or other DASH  and/or IPMI  implementations. Such devices can be managed out-of-band.

Active Management Cloud encompasses distributed network infrastructure consisting of gateways, network access control systems, and provisioning systems that allow administrators to plug devices and manage them out-of-band. AMC provides self-service high-level interface for infrastructure management, allowing users to dynamically provision, configure and administer their out-of-band cloud usage.