More Than Just Infrastructure
OpenMetal Cloud Cores deliver powerful infrastructure options to support cloud use cases such as hosted private cloud, on-demand OpenStack, or managed private cloud. But managing any infrastructure can be a daunting task.
OpenMetal eases these concerns with its Central cloud portal, a web-based interface that allows users to access and manage cloud services from anywhere more efficiently. After you create your OpenMetal Central cloud portal account, you have access to powerful self-service tools that allow you to use your OpenMetal Clouds how you want, when you want.
Learn how self-service tools can make the process of building, buying, and managing clouds online more efficient.
Using Self-Service Tools
READ: Using Self-Service Tools to Buy Private OpenStack Clouds
Create and Expand Clouds
Your OpenMetal Central cloud portal account gives you the ability to procure and deploy cloud or resources on-demand:
- Request cloud hosting trials and/or purchase trials at expiration.
- Purchase new clouds and/or cloud resources online at any time.
- Buy bare metal clusters as standalone or as part of an integrated solution.
- Expand your cloud core nodes and clusters, including:
- Adding additional servers or bare metal
- Increasing object storage and block storage
- Leasing additional IP blocks
- Expanding egress
Is the Central Cloud Portal Only for Customers?
No. Individuals interested in requesting cloud trials or accessing materials for personal use, business evaluation, or education and training can request an OpenMetal Central cloud portal account.
Manage Your Account and Teams
Your OpenMetal Central cloud portal account gives you the control to manage your account. Larger Organizational accounts can use its rich user features to manage cloud services, teams, and even administrative tasks:
- Create and manage different organizations or organization types that own and operate clouds or bare metal servers on the account.
- Set maximum spending caps per users, teams, or for total organization budget to help control cloud costs.
- Monitor and document the performance and efficiency of your cloud(s) using DataDog Cloud Monitoring tools included in the cloud portal to ensure optimal support for your applications.
- Access Horizon, the OpenStack Dashboard that provides a web-based user interface to OpenStack services including Nova, Swift, Keystone, etc.
- Access support features, including:
- Ticketing system
- 24/7 emergency support
- Dashboard of your OpenMetal support team with contact information
- Pay your cloud service invoices directly from the cloud portal.
Need Additional Visibility and Insights?
If you need monitoring and security services beyond what is included in your OpenMetal Cloud environment, we can help to extend the capabilities of Datadog across your tech stack.
Reach out to our cloud team to schedule a complimentary consultation and learn more.
Access Documentation
Your OpenMetal Central cloud portal account gives you access to a catalog of valuable docs for OpenMetal users and OpenStack/open source learners alike:
- Quick start guides around OpenStack, Kubernetes, and other evolving technology topics and platforms.
- Focused manuals and tutorial assets built specifically for:
- Cloud Administrators
- Cloud Users
- General Management
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