Partners are highly encouraged to take advantage of the free, yet powerful, tools offered by the Control Cloud. There are two ways that partners can utilize the Control Cloud. Both offer full control of the CMS UI that end users will interact with while also providing partners with essential capabilities like player provisioning, remote diagnostics, and more.
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API integration between the partner CMS and the Control Cloud
The “Swivel” approach
API Integration
This method will appeal to many partners because the services and features of the Control Cloud can be accessed using the partner CMS' UI enabling the partners' end users to have a single UI for authoring, publishing, content management, and player management.
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“Swivel” Approach
Some partners may desire the capabilities of the Control Cloud but are not yet ready for full integration with it. These partners can offer the Control Cloud alongside their CMS.
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