A method, system and computer program product for providing dual mode view of cloud computing environment. User request for performing operation on entity of the environment while in sandbox view being intercepted by client and sent to server with sandbox token obtained therefrom responsive to user switch from production view to sandbox view. Validation of sandbox view by server being performed using the sandbox token. Data structure comprising identification as production/sandbox of each entity of the environment and each sandbox modified production entity, and datastore of all entities of the environment and data thereof, being used for processing the request and recording results thereof. Sandbox entities being filtered out of production view, and sandbox modified production entities being filtered out of sandbox view.