Supported Scenarios

The CMS is designed to support a wide range of operational and business models for organizations using Azure Stack Hub. It provides the flexibility to align technical service delivery with organizational or commercial requirements.

Service Providers

Operate Azure Stack Hub as a multi-tenant service platform. Use the CMS to onboard customers, publish offers and plans, meter resource consumption, and generate invoices automatically. Commission frameworks ensure that downstream partners and resellers are remunerated consistently.

Enterprise IT

Adopt the CMS as an internal service management layer. Business units or departments can be modeled as tenants, with subscriptions allocated for development, testing, or production workloads. Chargeback and showback capabilities allow IT organizations to allocate costs transparently across internal consumers.

Hybrid Cloud Operators

Leverage the CMS in environments that span Azure Stack Hub and external cloud platforms. Usage data can be consolidated across platforms, enabling consistent billing and governance regardless of where resources are provisioned.

Partners and Distributors

Use the built-in commission model to define and apply tiered remuneration structures. Commission calculations are automated and linked to actual consumption, reducing manual reconciliation and ensuring accurate reporting.

Regulated Environments

Deploy the CMS in industries that require strict oversight and reporting. Role-based access control (RBAC), audit trails, and detailed usage records provide the governance features necessary to meet compliance obligations.

Out of Scope

The CMS does not replace the core resource providers in Azure Stack Hub (Compute, Storage, Network) or native Azure monitoring tools. Instead, it complements them by adding commercial, operational, and governance layers on top of existing capabilities.