# Components Cloudbrink solution consists of below key components **a) Cloudbrink SaaS** Cloudbrink SaaS is the centralized cloud-based management and visibility component of the overall solution. Customers can manage the complete end-to-end solution from the SaaS portal interface. Also, Cloudbrink administrators gain 360-degree visibility into all their users, applications, and networks from the SaaS. This significantly reduces management overhead for IT teams by consolidating visibility into a single platform and eliminates security risks due to blind spots from attempting to consolidate disparate visibility tools. **b) Cloudbrink Agent** Cloudbrink Agent is a client-side component that is installed on the end user devices. Cloudbrink Agent is required for managing the zero-trust access steps on the user side and after successful validation, steering the traffic to the Cloudbrink Edge infrastructure for application optimization and faster delivery. Cloudbrink Agent provides a very simple and intuitive user interface that enables users to quickly start with Cloudbrink and immediately gain quality of experience benefits. **c) Cloudbrink FAST Edge** Cloudbrink FAST (Flexible, Autonomous, Smart, Transient) Edge is the Cloudbrink-managed edgecomputing infrastructure service that provides an access point into the solution for end users. Cloudbrink FAST Edge infra is a highly distributed and resilient edge network enabling every single user to have the closest access point regardless of their location or mobility. Edge proximity is a key factor in delivering the best quality of service for end users and Cloudbrink ensures the best proximity for all users. **d) Cloudbrink Connector** Cloudbrink Connector is a lightweight virtual machine that is easily deployed in the customer’s onpremises data center, or in their public cloud VPC/VNETs. Customers can have any number of Connectors for resiliency and multiple datacenter support scenarios. The Connectors are required for enforcing the role-based access control for services hosted in the datacenters, along with providing network connectivity and optimal routing and resiliency. **e) Cloudbrink Portal** Cloudbrink Portal is the web-console where IT administrators can manage their Cloudbrink configuration as well as gain insights into end users, applications, and network activity. Portal is a completely cloudbased service with zero administrator maintenance. Cloudbrink Portal can be accessed just like any other SaaS service, and after secure multi-factor authentication, administrators can access details based on rolebased access control definitions. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.cloudbrink.com/cloudbrink-overview/components.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.