Systems and methods for detecting and managing cloud configurations

A cloud configuration management system communicatively coupled to one or more cloud nodes in a cloud system, the cloud configuration management system comprising:

• a network interface communicatively coupled to the one or more cloud nodes;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface;
• and
• memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• create a plurality of golden configurations for each of a plurality of roles, wherein each of the one or more cloud nodes has one of the plurality of roles for operation in the cloud system;
• define metadata rules for each of the plurality of golden configurations;
• perform a configuration analysis to audit the one or more cloud nodes using the metadata rules;
• and
• provide results of the configuration analysis to determine misconfiguration of any of the one or more cloud nodes.

A cloud system with cloud configuration management implemented therein, the cloud system comprising:

• a plurality of cloud nodes;
• and
• a cloud configuration management system communicatively coupled to the plurality of cloud nodes, wherein the cloud configuration management system comprises:
• a network interface communicatively coupled to the one or more cloud nodes;
• a processor communicatively coupled to the network interface;
• and
• memory storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:
• create a plurality of golden configurations for each of a plurality of roles, wherein each of the one or more cloud nodes has one of the plurality of roles for operation in the cloud system;
• define metadata rules for each of the plurality of golden configurations;
• perform a configuration analysis to audit the one or more cloud nodes using the metadata rules;
• and
• provide results of the configuration analysis to determine misconfiguration of any of the one or more cloud nodes.