Cloud management refers to managing the data, security, resources, performance, storage, backups, applications, deployment, capacity, etc. It is the responsibility of the cloud service provider to set up, configure and manage the cloud.

Cloud Management Task

1. Data Flow of the System: There should be a detailed understanding of process flow. The process flow describes the movement of data belonging to the organization through the cloud solution.
2. Service Provider Security Procedure: The customer should know the security provided by the cloud service provider. The security can include an encryption policy, multitenant use, employee screening, etc.
3. Vendor lock-In Awareness: The customer may know how to switch to the cloud service provider. How the organizational data will be exported from one service provider to another should be known.
4. Monitor Audit Logs: The logs must be audited regularly to know what errors occurred in the system.
5. Testing and Validation: It is necessary to test the cloud provider's solution and ensure it is error-free, making the system reliable and robust.

 Benefits of Cloud Management

1. Quick Delivery Time: Nowadays, clients need faster service delivery with proper management. Service providers can do this through proper management that satisfies their customers.
2. Flexibility: The resource requirements are variable as per the requirement. The cloud provider should provide the resources with maximum flexibility so that customers can modify them as per their needs; also, the cost should base on the pay-per-use model.
3. Security: The data is a leading resource for an organization, and this data should be handled safely and securely in the environment. It is the responsibility of the service provider to manage the data with the proper security mechanisms.  
4. Cost Effective: The cloud is used by both small and large organisations. So, it should be taken care of pricing model. Mostly, the cloud provider should charge as per the resources used, which is a cost-effective per-per-use model, and customer needs to pay only for what they use.

While managing the cloud infrastructure, unauthorized access, denial of service attacks, network eavesdropping, side-channel attacks, etc., computing threads should be handled using surveillance and management tools.