In certain embodiments, a method for providing a unified user interface
for managing a plurality of heterogeneous computing environments
comprises displaying at least a portion of a framework user interface,
the framework user interface comprising common functionality and a
standard layout for the unified user interface. A listing of a subset of
the heterogeneous computing environments may be displayed. Each of the
heterogeneous computing environments may be modeled by one or more
objects, each object corresponding to a particular computing environment.
The method further includes, in response to an interaction request with
respect to a particular computing environment, applying an appropriate
plug-in, based on a mapping of the object that corresponds to the
particular computing environment to the appropriate plug-in, to perform
the requested interaction. Each plug-in may correspond to a type of
computing environment and may be operable to facilitate display of
information for managing a computing environment of the type
corresponding to the plug-in.