# Management

Manage user access and security policies with features in **Identity and Access Management**.

**Usage** provides insights into resource usage, cost incurred, and cost alerts for your account.

## Features

### Identity and Access Management (IAM)

* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Users & Groups**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/identity-access-management/user-management)**:** Facilitates adding new users, assigning roles, and managing access permissions.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Password Policy**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/identity-access-management/password-policy-management)**:** Enforces rules for password strength, expiration, and complexity to ensure secure authentication.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Token Manager**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/identity-access-management/token-manager)**:** Manages authentication tokens, ensuring secure access control across systems.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**IAM Federation**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/identity-access-management/iam-federation)**:** Enables users to use their orgnization credentials to log in to the DCD and access resources without the need for additonal authentication and authorization.

### Usage

* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cost & Usage**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/usage)**:** Monitors and reports on resource consumption.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cloud Savings Plans**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/usage/cloud-savings-plans)**:** A pricing model offering lower hourly resource rates compared to the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) rates.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Cost Alert**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/usage/cost-alert)**:** Sends notifications when usage exceeds predefined cost thresholds.
* [<mark style="color:blue;">**Resource Overview**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/sections-test/guides/set-up-ionos-cloud/management/usage/resource-overview)**:** Provides a comprehensive view of all resources and their limits.

## Quick Links

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Identity &#x26; Access Management</strong></mark></td><td>Manage password policies, users, groups, and token management for secure access control.</td><td><a href="management/identity-access-management">identity-access-management</a></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Usage</strong></mark></td><td>Track cost alerts, usage data, and resource overview for efficient cost management.</td><td><a href="management/usage">usage</a></td></tr></tbody></table>