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Coverage Initiation: InMotion Hosting’s OpenMetal positions its OpenStack-based private cloud as a cheaper hyperscaler alternative

This market impact report was created by William Fellows, Research Director at 451 Research.

THE TAKE: Hoping to catch the wave of opportunity presented by demand for hosted and on-premises private cloud services, InMotion Hosting has spun off a project it has been incubating for a couple of years, calling it OpenMetal.

The company’s offerings are positioned as a way for organizations to access the benefits of cloud, at scale, on dedicated resources, both as a cheaper alternative to public cloud for existing hyperscale users and for traditional IT or colocation users seeking a way into cloud. The economics are claimed in part to be due to OpenMetal’s use of the OSS OpenStack.

Download the report to discover William’s take on OpenMetal’s strategy and how they are addressing the needs of an underserved market.

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“With OpenMetal, we found a true partner, we have more control over the performance of our clouds, and we are able to significantly reduce our cloud costs. These three things make this relationship something I would say yes to a hundred times over.”

Tom Fanelli, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder

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About OpenMetal

OpenMetal, incubated under InMotion Hosting, is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) company delivering cloud and cloud-based technology services that enable easy use of complex open source options to provide greater performance, productivity, and profitability for companies of all sizes. As a strategic member of the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OIF), OpenMetal is committed to empowering individuals – by themselves or within teams – to meaningfully contribute to the larger open source community to foster innovation that benefits all.