HTTP/S for Performance Management Analysis/Report

First, it is a common engineering practice for
agent to collect data for analysis and report
layers in system management space. It happens
to all industrial players.
In addition, three tier performance management
architecture is also considered as the best
practice to scale to large data center performance
management. It can be further processing for event
collaboration for even larger performance
management crossing data centers.

Second, HTTPS is a security compliant requirement.
It is part of compliance practice.

The only limitation is that it is coming from
hosts and server domain management. If goes to
small devices management such as fans or power controller
The only methods now is SNMP or SNMP/S.