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title: Cloud Connect
description: Cloud Connect enables you to use Elastic Cloud services in your ECE, ECK, or self-managed cluster without having to install and maintain their infrastructure...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2423/deploy-manage/cloud-connect
---

# Cloud Connect
Cloud Connect enables you to use Elastic Cloud services in your ECE, ECK, or self-managed cluster without having to install and maintain their infrastructure yourself. In this way, you can get faster access to new features without adding to your operational overhead.
AutoOps is the first service available for use with Cloud Connect. More services are coming soon.

## AutoOps

[AutoOps](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2423/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops) is a monitoring tool that helps you manage your cluster with real-time issue detection, performance recommendations, and resolution paths. By analyzing hundreds of Elasticsearch metrics, your configuration, and your usage patterns, AutoOps recommends operational and monitoring insights that deliver real savings in administration time and hardware cost.
Learn how to set up and use [AutoOps for self-managed clusters](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2423/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops/cc-autoops-as-cloud-connected).

## FAQ

Find answers to your questions about Cloud Connect.
- [Does Cloud Connect require additional payment?](#cc-additional-payment)
- [Can I use Cloud Connect to connect my Elastic Cloud Hosted clusters to AutoOps?](#cc-ech)
- [Are more services going to be available with Cloud Connect?](#cc-more-services)

<definitions>
  <definition term="Does Cloud Connect require additional payment?">
    Each cloud connected service has its own licensing and payment requirements.
    Using AutoOps for self-managed clusters (ECE, ECK, or standalone) on-premise or in private cloud environments through Cloud Connect is included with [self-managed Enterprise licenses](https://www.elastic.co/subscriptions) and self-managed free trials. This does not consume ECU.
  </definition>
  <definition term="Can I use Cloud Connect to connect my Elastic Cloud Hosted clusters to AutoOps?">
    This path is not supported. Currently, we only support using Cloud Connect to connect ECE, ECK, and self-managed clusters to AutoOps.
    For Elastic Cloud Hosted deployments, AutoOps is set up and enabled automatically in all supported [regions](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2423/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops/ec-autoops-regions), and can be [accessed](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2423/deploy-manage/monitor/autoops/ec-autoops-how-to-access) from the deployment overview page.
  </definition>
  <definition term="Are more services going to be available with Cloud Connect?">
    Yes. AutoOps is the first of many cloud connected services to come. The next planned service is the Elastic Inference Service (EIS), which will provide GPU-powered inference for use cases like semantic search and text embeddings.
  </definition>
</definitions>