In this article, we will go over the combination of the OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud with Assisted Management. We will also offer suggestions on what can be added for Custom
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Cloud computing has revolutionized the way we use technology, making it easier and more affordable than ever to access powerful software and infrastructure. However, with multiple cloud computing models available, it can be difficult to understand which model is best suited for your organization’s unique needs. Three popular cloud computing models that we will explore in this article are: SaaS, IaaS and PaaS.
With profitability top of mind, many organizations are looking for efficient and cost-effective platforms to host their cloud applications. Open source solutions like OpenStack and OpenShift are becoming more popular because platforms offer flexible and scalable cloud computing solutions. However, each is better suited for specific use cases.
Instances are an important element of the OpenStack platform as they are the virtual machines that run inside the cloud environment. Instances can be launched with images uploaded to the
Introduction Private Cloud Core clouds come with three nodes comprising the core of the cloud. These nodes are considered control plane nodes, because they run all required OpenStack cloud services.
Introduction Flavors in OpenStack control the amount of VCPUs, RAM, and disk storage allocated to an instance. Flavors are managed by an administrative user. Further control is available by setting
OpenStack is at the core of our Infrastructure as a Service product, featuring hosted private cloud. We also use OpenStack to provide IT services to our own staff. As both active
Private Cloud Core – OpenStack User Manual Welcome to the OpenStack User’s Manual! This documentation is intended for users of an OpenStack cloud who do not have administrative access to
In this article, we will explore the differences between horizontal and vertical scaling. We will also touch on the upside and downsides of these different types of scaling, as well
Introduction Although the Horizon dashboard provided in OpenStack is useful for most tasks, infrastructure automation tools like Terraform exist to allow you to create your infrastructure as code. This allows
This article is written based on our background with our private clouds created with OpenStack and Ceph. Other cloud systems will have a bit of a different meaning regarding converged
Introduction In this quick guide we will go over how to use OpenStack Swift as the backend for Terraform. We will also go into some details about what a Terraform
Erasure Coding Erasure coding can be a bit confusing. It is also typically a decision that involves trade-offs between I/O performance needed for a particular storage process, initial and ongoing
You want your own private cloud! Now you have to figure out your options for getting there. As a huge fan of open source, we recommend you build a private
This article is written based on our background with our OpenStack private cloud, OpenMetal, created with OpenStack and Ceph. In this guide, we will walk you through the essentials that
On-Demand Computing (ODC) is an enterprise-level delivery model that allows users to easily provision and deprovision cloud resources when needed or “on-demand.” The model, which can be maintained at the
Recently we moved our new “On-Demand OpenStack” private clouds to being backed by Ceph Octopus. There are a lot of reasons for this, but the largest was the potential for
Cloud hosting is a platform which uses software to divide a single server into multiple servers, also known as virtual machines, or VMs. This means that each server is given
A Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC), or virtual data center, is a term used to describe a data center where all infrastructure is virtualized and delivered as a service, which is
“Hyper-converged” is a strategy for running services. Traditionally we would instinctively separate our concerns into separate groups of Storage, Compute, or another classification to keep each layer separated for the
When considering a cloud deployment, the choice of cloud architecture is critical for the success of your project. OpenStack and Kubernetes are popular choices for cloud applications, but which technology
Mega cloud providers are dominating the conversation of the future of IT. News headlines about “new 150,000 square foot data center put down in this city” or “AWS or Microsoft
When someone asks about block storage versus object storage it can mean several things, but usually one of two questions are being asked. The first question is usually a literal
InMotion Hosting Builds Better OpenStack Deployments with the Institute for Cyber Security Since July 2020, InMotion Hosting’s Flex Metal Cloud team has worked closely with OpenStack administrators and architects at
We are running Ceph Nautilus for bigger/older installs, but are starting to run some new test clouds on Octopus. Specifically, we went down a bit of a rabbit hole for
AngularJS is the first major version of Google’s popular Angular family of open source JavaScript web application frameworks. Released in 2010, AngularJS is now scheduled to reach the end of
Unless it is changed, all projects that you create will have a default security group, meaning that all incoming traffic will be denied and only outgoing traffic will be allowed
Usage-based billing also called metered billing, or pay-as-you-go billing is a billing model that is used in SaaS, or Software as a Service. This type of billing is where the
Load-balancing is a critical tool for managing the distribution of work. Most often used in the context of resiliency so your services continue serving without users being impacted, or in
Cloud-init is an industry standard method for Linux cloud instance initialization. Cloud-init has support across all major Linux distributions, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD. It is also supported across all major