OpenMetal Cloud IaaS Resources

OpenMetal delivers its infrastructure through its co-location in three state of the art data centers. Businesses in these locations around the world can benefit from OpenMetal’s IaaS offering.

Our resources cover various business aspects of using OpenMetal Cloud for infrastructure delivered as hosted private cloud, object storage, and bare metal.

Our documentation for technical teams using or running the cloud is under our Technical Documentation.

The content here is generally intended for:

  • CTOs or other executives deciding if they will use an OpenMetal Cloud Core and any Expansion Nodes.
  • Technical Researchers that are developing a plan for introducing the use of a private cloud to their company.
  • General researchers of private clouds that need more information.

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Cost Tipping Points of Public Cloud

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Top Hosted Private Cloud Posts

The following articles discuss the advantages of private cloud hosting with OpenMetal.

 

Top Bare Metal Use Cases on OpenMetal

The following articles delve into some of the use cases that can be deployed on OpenMetal bare metal dedicated servers.

 

Top Bare Metal Hardware

The following articles delve into hardware details for OpenMetal bare metal servers.

 

Top OpenStack Posts

The following articles discuss use of On-Demand OpenStack with OpenMetal.

 

Top SaaS Provider Posts

The following articles discuss software-as-a-services (SaaS) providers’ uses of cloud with OpenMetal.

 

Top Education and Training Posts

The following articles are popular OpenStack learning resources. 

 

Top Partner and Reseller Posts

The following articles provide insight into selling OpenStack clouds through OpenMetal.

 

 

Use the articles above to explore the power of OpenMetal to deliver On-Demand OpenStack and Hosted Private Cloud. Check out transparent pricing. Or even request a trial. If you are not sure what you need, or have unique needs, schedule a complimentary consultation with our Cloud Team for assistance.

New Blog Content

Oct
07

Fixed-Cost Infrastructure: Why PE Firms Prefer Predictable Capex Over Variable Cloud Spend

Private equity firms are replacing variable cloud costs with fixed-cost infrastructure to improve EBITDA predictability and portfolio valuations. Learn how transparent, hardware-based pricing creates financial advantages for PE-backed SaaS companies.

Oct
07

Optimizing Latency and Egress Costs for Globally Distributed Workloads

Discover how OpenMetal’s strategically positioned data centers eliminate the “data tax” on globally distributed applications. Free east-west traffic between regions plus predictable 95th percentile bandwidth billing lets you architect for performance instead of cost avoidance, with typical savings of 30-60% versus public cloud.

Oct
06

Why Hyperscalers Can’t Deliver True Zero-Trust: The Private Cloud Advantage

Traditional VLANs and firewalls fail in distributed cloud environments. Learn how zero-trust networking using microsegmentation, VXLAN overlays, and identity-based routing works in private clouds—and why OpenMetal’s transparent architecture makes it operationally achievable where hyperscalers fall short.

Oct
04

Infrastructure as a Product: The Platform Team Playbook for DevOps Leaders

The hardest enterprise migration isn’t technical—it’s cultural. Discover why platform teams are replacing traditional IT silos, how to navigate the transformation from operations to product thinking, and what private cloud infrastructure means for developer experience and business velocity.

Oct
04

From Licensing to Liberation: The Financial Realities of Migrating from VMware to OpenStack

VMware customers face licensing costs that have doubled or tripled under Broadcom’s new model. Learn how enterprises are migrating to OpenStack-based infrastructure through providers like OpenMetal to achieve predictable pricing, lower 3-5 year TCO, and strategic freedom from vendor lock-in.

Oct
02

Why AI Workloads Are Driving the Private Cloud Renaissance

Generative AI and AI workloads are reshaping cloud infrastructure demands. Public cloud limitations around GPU availability, egress costs, and shared resources are driving enterprises toward private cloud solutions. Learn how OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud delivers dedicated GPU resources, transparent pricing, and hybrid flexibility for AI success.

Oct
02

A Private Cloud with Full Root Access for DevOps Teams

DevOps teams need more than restricted cloud access. OpenMetal provides full root access to dedicated bare metal infrastructure, enabling complete control over hardware and software stacks. Deploy custom configurations, implement infrastructure as code, and optimize performance without vendor limitations, all in 45 seconds.

Oct
02

Bare Metal Resilience: Designing Validator Infrastructure to Withstand Network Spikes

Network spikes test validator infrastructure beyond normal limits. Discover how bare metal servers deliver the consistent performance, predictable costs, and operational control needed to maintain validator operations during high-stress network events while maximizing rewards.

Oct
01

Confidential Cloud Storage with Ceph: Securing Sensitive Data at Scale

Confidential cloud storage with Ceph combines distributed architecture, hardware-backed security, and OpenStack orchestration to protect sensitive data at scale. Learn how OpenMetal delivers secure storage for regulated industries.

Oct
01

The Benefits of a Single-Tenant Private Cloud for High-Volume Data Collection

Discover how single-tenant private cloud infrastructure solves the performance unpredictability and cost challenges of high-volume data collection, with dedicated resources that scale reliably for IoT, analytics, and real-time processing workloads.

Sep
30

From Cloud Chaos to Control: How PE Firms Can Standardize Portfolio Infrastructure with Private Cloud

PE firms struggle with fragmented infrastructure across portfolio companies. Private cloud standardization delivers 30-50% cost savings, predictable EBITDA, and operational efficiency across all holdings.

Sep
29

A Practical Guide to a Successful Public Cloud Exit Strategy

Facing spiraling public cloud costs? This comprehensive guide covers cloud exit strategy planning, from workload assessment and migration planning to execution and optimization. Learn how to evaluate workloads, plan data migration, and achieve 50-75% cost reductions through strategic repatriation.

Sep
27

Why Real-Time AI Applications Need Dedicated GPU Clusters (H100/H200)

Real-time AI applications require consistent sub-100ms performance that multi-tenant cloud GPU instances can’t deliver. Explore how dedicated bare-metal H100/H200 clusters eliminate noisy neighbor effects, provide predictable pricing, and deliver the performance consistency needed for production inference systems.

Sep
27

Performance Consistency: The Overlooked KPI of Cloud Strategy

Most enterprises focus on uptime and peak performance when choosing cloud providers, but performance consistency—stable, predictable performance without noisy neighbors or throttling—is the real game-changer for cloud strategy success.

Sep
27

Why Singapore SaaS Leaders Are Embracing Open Source Private Cloud

Discover why Singapore SaaS companies are embracing open source private cloud infrastructure as a strategic alternative to hyperscaler dependence. Learn how OpenMetal’s hosted OpenStack solution delivers predictable costs, data sovereignty, and vendor independence for growing businesses across ASEAN.

Sep
25

Democratizing the Cloud: Is Private Cloud Making a Comeback? – Insights from the Jon Myer Podcast

OpenMetal President Todd Robinson recently appeared on the Jon Myer podcast to discuss the growing movement of companies moving from public cloud to private cloud. Learn how an on-demand private cloud offers greater control, cost savings, and protection against vendor lock-in and unexpected market shocks like the Broadcom VMware acquisition.

Sep
25

Confidential Workloads on Bare Metal with Private Cloud: Leveraging OpenStack for Security and Control

Learn how bare metal infrastructure with private cloud powered by OpenStack delivers the security, compliance, and control that confidential workloads require – from healthcare to finance to blockchain applications.

Sep
25

From Garage to IPO on Private Cloud Infrastructure

OpenMetal’s StartUp eXcelerator Program offers startups up to $100,000 in cloud credits with predictable pricing that scales from MVP to IPO, delivering 60% savings over traditional public clouds while eliminating vendor lock-in and surprise bills.

Sep
24

Exit Readiness: How Private Cloud Infrastructure Improves Valuation Multiples

SaaS companies preparing for exit can achieve premium valuations through private cloud infrastructure that delivers predictable costs, margin stability, and operational discipline that buyers reward with higher multiples.

Sep
24

CFO’s Guide to Infrastructure ROI in the Post-ZIRP Era

The end of zero interest rates changes everything about infrastructure spending. Learn how CFOs can transform unpredictable cloud costs into strategic assets that improve EBITDA and enable accurate financial planning in today’s capital-constrained environment.

Sep
23

Optimizing Ceph Storage Efficiency with Erasure Coding for Enterprise Workloads

Discover how erasure coding in Ceph storage clusters can cut your enterprise storage hardware costs in half while maintaining the same level of fault tolerance. This comprehensive guide covers implementation strategies, performance trade-offs, and best practices for maximizing storage efficiency.

Sep
23

Beyond Hosting: Building Blockchain Infrastructure Stacks with Compute, Storage, and Networking Control

Discover how blockchain teams build complete infrastructure stacks using dedicated compute, storage, and networking instead of basic hosting. Learn why validator nodes, RPC endpoints, and data-heavy applications need integrated infrastructure control to achieve predictable performance and scale reliably.

Sep
22

Big Data Explained: Everything You Need To Know – Learn Linux TV Collaboration

We partnered with Learn Linux TV to create an in-depth exploration of Big Data infrastructure. Jay LaCroix dives deep into the world of Big Data: what it is, how it works, and why Linux and open source software are absolutely essential to making it all happen.

Sep
19

Healthcare Analytics Infrastructure for Population Health Management

Healthcare organizations need specialized infrastructure for population health management that meets HIPAA requirements while supporting complex analytics. This guide covers data integration, compliance requirements, and infrastructure design for value-based care transformation.

Sep
18

EBITDA Impact of Cloud Repatriation: Why PE Firms Are Moving Portfolio SaaS Back to Private Cloud

Private equity firms are systematically implementing cloud repatriation strategies across SaaS portfolios to convert unpredictable cloud costs into fixed expenses, typically reducing infrastructure spending by 30-50% while improving EBITDA forecasting accuracy. This strategic shift addresses the margin compression caused by usage-based cloud billing and creates sustainable competitive advantages for portfolio companies.

Sep
18

The Return of Bare Metal? Insights From The Cloudcast

The cloud landscape is shifting, and infrastructure leaders are taking notice. In a recent episode of The Cloudcast, OpenMetal’s founder and president Todd Robinson sat down with hosts Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely to explore why bare metal and private cloud are experiencing a comeback.

Sep
18

Financial Services Risk Analytics on Private Cloud Infrastructure

Financial institutions need private cloud infrastructure for risk analytics that provides computational scalability, hardware-level security isolation, and regulatory compliance controls without public cloud exposure risks.

Sep
17

Confidential Computing for Healthcare AI: Training Models on PHI Without Public Cloud Risk

Healthcare organizations can now train AI models on sensitive patient data without exposing it to public cloud vulnerabilities. Confidential computing creates hardware-protected environments where PHI remains secure during processing, enabling breakthrough AI development while maintaining HIPAA compliance and reducing regulatory overhead.

Sep
16

GPU-Accelerated Blockchain Workloads: Bare Metal Power for AI-Driven Smart Contracts

Discover how GPU acceleration transforms blockchain applications with AI-driven smart contracts. Learn why bare metal infrastructure provides the performance, security, and cost predictability needed for next-generation blockchain workloads that integrate machine learning and decentralized computing.

Sep
15

Micron MAX 7500 NVMe Enterprise Storage Details and Performance

The Micron 7500 MAX delivers sub-1ms latency with 232-layer NAND technology. Learn how OpenMetal’s custom configurations maximize performance for enterprise workloads including databases, AI, and blockchain applications.

Sep
15

Why Mature Cloud Infrastructure Needs the Discipline of Capacity Planning

Public cloud’s infinite shelf promise masked the need for capacity discipline, creating unpredictable costs and architectural debt. Discover how predictable infrastructure models like OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud transform capacity planning from reactive firefighting into proactive strategic advantage for CTOs.

Sep
15

The Hidden Costs of Hyperscaler Networking vs OpenMetal’s Transparent and Predictable Model

Enterprise cloud networking costs have become unpredictable budget wild cards. AWS, GCP, and Azure charge per-GB for internal traffic, creating cost volatility that punishes distributed architectures. OpenMetal’s two-network model eliminates cross-AZ fees and uses 95th percentile billing to smooth traffic spikes.

Sep
15

From VMware to OpenStack: The People and Process Side of Migration

Most VMware to OpenStack migration guides focus on technical differences, but successful transitions require organizational transformation. This comprehensive guide reveals why people and processes matter more than hypervisor specs, with practical steps for managing cultural change, skills development, and stakeholder buy-in during your OpenStack migration journey.

Sep
12

FinOps Guide for Predictable Infrastructure: Aligning IT Ops with Finance Goals

Discover how predictable, flat-rate infrastructure transforms FinOps maturity. This comprehensive guide shows CFOs, CTOs, and FinOps teams how to achieve cost visibility, accurate allocation, and effective governance without billing surprises. Learn implementation strategies, KPIs, and best practices for aligning Technology and Finance teams through transparent infrastructure pricing.

Sep
12

Secure Multi-Tenant Development Environments with OpenMetal Private Cloud Sandboxes

Learn how development teams can create secure multi-tenant sandbox environments using OpenMetal’s private cloud platform. Discover the benefits of dedicated hardware isolation, Ceph snapshots, confidential computing, and fixed-cost pricing for dev/test workloads.

Sep
12

The Future of Hybrid Cloud: Why ‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Clouds Are Over

Enterprise IT leaders are abandoning universal cloud myths for fit-for-purpose hybrid strategies. Learn why different workloads need different infrastructure and how to build cloud portfolios that optimize cost, performance, and compliance across private, public, and specialized environments.

Sep
12

High-Performance Bare Metal for Validator Networks: Reducing Latency, Increasing Rewards

Discover how bare metal infrastructure eliminates public cloud bottlenecks that impact validator performance. Learn why dedicated hardware, predictable networking, and fixed pricing models directly translate to higher staking rewards and better validator economics in proof-of-stake networks.

Sep
11

Why CFOs Should Partner with Operating Partners on Cloud Spend Reduction

Cloud costs eating your EBITDA? CFOs and Operating Partners need strategic alignment to tackle unpredictable public cloud pricing. Discover how fixed pricing models deliver 20-30% savings and financial predictability for PE-backed SaaS companies.

Sep
10

Confidential Computing for High-Performance Workloads: Balancing Security, GPUs, and Speed

Learn how confidential computing enables secure, high-performance workloads by combining Intel TDX hardware isolation with GPU acceleration. Explore real-world applications in AI training, blockchain validation, and financial analytics while maintaining data confidentiality and computational speed.

Sep
10

Building a Private HPC Cluster for Scientific and Financial Modeling

Discover how to build private HPC clusters that deliver the performance, control, and cost predictability your scientific simulations and financial models demand. Learn about hardware configurations, network architecture, and deployment strategies that outperform traditional cloud options.

Sep
09

Using Greenplum to Build a Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) Data Warehouse on OpenMetal

Learn how to build a massively parallel processing data warehouse using Greenplum on OpenMetal’s bare metal infrastructure. Discover architecture best practices, performance advantages, and cost optimization strategies for large-scale analytical workloads that outperform traditional public cloud deployments.

Sep
08

A Blueprint for a Private 5G Core on OpenStack

Learn how OpenStack-powered infrastructure addresses the unique challenges of deploying private 5G core networks, offering telecom operators faster deployment, predictable costs, and open architecture that modern 5G implementations demand while avoiding public cloud limitations.

Sep
06

Why Network Architecture Still Matters in the Age of the Cloud

The cloud era promised invisible networking, but today’s AI workloads, hybrid strategies, and compliance requirements demand architectural control. OpenMetal’s hosted private cloud treats networking as a strategic advantage through transparent pricing, dedicated bandwidth, and true isolation.

Sep
05

Private Cloud for Blockchain Consortia: Secure Collaboration Without Public Cloud Trade-Offs

Private cloud infrastructure solves the unique challenges blockchain consortia face with public cloud – eliminating data egress fees, noisy neighbor effects, and compliance complexity while enabling secure multi-party collaboration with predictable costs and performance.

Sep
04

From Invisible to Visible: Why the Future of Cloud Infrastructure Demands Transparency

Enterprise cloud infrastructure shouldn’t be a black box. Learn why OpenMetal’s transparent approach with visible pricing, dedicated bare metal, and full operational control delivers better outcomes than invisible hyperscale cloud platforms for CFOs and CTOs.

Sep
04

Building Repeatable and Compliant Private Clouds: Terraform with OpenMetal

Discover how Terraform transforms OpenMetal’s OpenStack and Ceph infrastructure into repeatable, auditable code. This comprehensive guide covers IaC implementation, compliance workflows, and practical examples for building enterprise-grade

Sep
04

Architecting for Large Memory Workloads with OpenStack on OpenMetal

Discover how OpenMetal’s high-memory servers (up to 2TB DDR5 RAM) and OpenStack architecture deliver superior performance and cost predictability for memory-intensive workloads like in-memory databases, ML training, and big data analytics compared to public cloud alternatives.

Sep
03

Scaling Blockchain Startups in a Portfolio: The Infrastructure Cost Curve

Discover how portfolio managers are transforming blockchain startup growth with predictable infrastructure costs. OpenMetal’s fixed-cost bare metal eliminates unpredictable cloud expenses, delivering 30-60% savings when monthly spend hits $20,000. Learn the infrastructure strategy that’s reshaping blockchain investment returns.

Sep
03

Real-Time Data Processing with Apache Storm/Flink on OpenMetal

Learn how OpenMetal’s bare metal servers and private clouds eliminate performance jitters in Apache Storm/Flink deployments, delivering consistent low-latency stream processing with predictable costs and full hardware control for enterprise real-time data workloads.

Sep
02

Private Cloud for Confidential Computing: Building a Controlled Environment for Sensitive Data

Discover how private cloud infrastructure provides the controlled environment needed for confidential computing workloads. Learn about hardware isolation, network security, and why dedicated infrastructure beats public cloud for sensitive data processing.

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Ready to explore the advantages of on-premises clouds alongside Todd Robinson, the President of OpenMetal? Under his guidance, delve into the details and acquire valuable insights on establishing your very own on-premises cloud. This information will empower you to seamlessly transfer workloads away from AWS with ease.

 In the beginning there were only a few cloud deployment model options.  One of these, the public cloud deployment model, was dominant both marketing wise and in the quality of the cloud experience.  Unless you were ok to wait for 4 to 12 months for a quality private cloud your only options was “to move to the cloud” at AWS.

Explore this comprehensive guide on how Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) and technical executives can harness the power of on-demand private clouds for their organizations. In this blog post, we’ll explore the insights about the benefits and strategies of leveraging on-demand private clouds provided by Todd Robinson, President of Open Metal.

High unpredictable cloud bills are leading more organizations to search for more cost effective infrastructure solutions. To stay ahead of the competition without hemorrhaging capital organizations need efficient, scalable and cost-effective cloud solutions. In this blog, we’ll explore what Proxmox and OpenStack are, with a high-level comparison to help you decide which solution is best for your organization’s needs. 

CloudStack and OpenStack are two prominent open source solutions for cloud infrastructure management; understanding the key differences between them is crucial when choosing the right infrastructure for managing your workloads. In this blog, we will explore the differences between OpenStack and CloudStack, highlighting their strengths, weaknesses, and best use cases.

Many organizations are using Kubernetes to containerize their workloads because of the numerous benefits. These benefits include portability, scalability, reliability, automation and ecosystem. Running Kubernetes workloads on the wrong type of infrastructure can lead to a range of undesirable consequences such as: performance degradation, reliability issues, security vulnerabilities, and increased cost.
In this blog post, we’ll explore the key considerations you should keep in mind when choosing the right infrastructure to host your Kubernetes workloads.

OpenStack is one of the most popular open-source software solutions for cloud infrastructure. If you are tired of unpredictable public cloud bills or want more control over your infrastructure, you may be considering migrating workloads to an OpenStack cloud. Private OpenStack clouds are increasing in popularity as organizations seek to reduce cloud costs and have root level access to optimize their infrastructure for their workloads. This blog will cover everything you need to know about OpenStack and provide you with a step by step guide on how to get started on OpenStack. 

Security and access control are paramount to ensure the safety of data and resources when using clouds. If you’re running workloads on OpenStack clouds, then you will find Keystone to be a crucial project that will play a significant role in managing authentication and authorization for your cloud. In this blog, we will dive deep into Keystone’s Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) process, its importance, and how it empowers a stateless and scalable cloud infrastructure.

The blog delves into the technical intricacies of OpenStack Swift, a versatile data storage solution, explaining its features, use cases, and functionalities. Picture a virtual universe where your crucial files are kept safe, accessible, and effortlessly organized. That’s the remarkable world of OpenStack Swift – a potent tool that not only secures your data but also streamlines its management. At its core, OpenStack Swift is like a friendly bridge that connects people like you and me with object storage

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have been prominent topics within the technology landscape for an extended period. However, the emergence of AI such as OpenAI’s GPT-3 and Google Bard has elevated the excitement surrounding these advancements. GPT-3 stands as a language model capable of generating remarkably human-like text, garnering significant attention as a transformative force in the AI realm. Yet, how do these AI and ML technologies integrate with the realm of cloud computing? Moreover, what role do open-source cloud platforms like OpenStack play in propelling the progress of such sophisticated technologies?

vGPUs with OpenStack Nova

Updated on June 17, 2025 by Avani Rampersad

Virtualization has revolutionized the way we use computer resources. One particular element is virtual GPU (vGPU) that has ability to deliver high-performance graphics and accelerate complex tasks. vGPU has become indispensable in industries like desktop virtualization (VDI) and remote workstations, ML/AI workloads, and scientific research.  Within OpenStack clouds, the project Nova acts as a bridge between physical GPUs and the VMs that need GPU resources. Nova  efficiently manages and allocates virtual GPUs. In this blog, we will explore Nova and vGPUs, their practical applications, and the process of setting up vGPUs with OpenStack Nova.

In this video and accompanying article, OpenMetal Infrastructure and Platform Automations Engineer, Yuriy Shyyan, delves into the challenges and opportunities faced by growing businesses when it comes to cloud infrastructure costs and vendor dependency. We present OpenStack and Ceph as powerful tools for creating personalized cloud environments. With OpenStack and Ceph, organizations can regain control over their infrastructure, extracting more value.

Ready to dive into the world of cloud computing but not sure which cloud computing platform is best to learn? With the ever-increasing demand for cloud computing skills, a career in cloud computing is a safe bet, but the decision of which platform to learn can be overwhelming for anyone planning a career in cloud computing. In this article, I will compare AWS vs Azure vs GCP vs OpenStack and explore their pros and cons can why you may want to pursue a career working on one of these cloud platforms.

Based on OpenMetal’s experience working with higher learning organizations and direct independent market research, our team has found many universities and education institutions are using open-source technologies like OpenStack to achieve its IT objectives. In this blog post, we will explore the utilization of OpenStack by universities, delving into its advantages for these educational institutions. Additionally, we will provide guidance on how to initiate your journey with OpenStack.

In this article, we’ll delve into the advantages and disadvantages of GCP, and then highlight an alternative solution for businesses seeking flexibility and scalability.
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a prominent player in the cloud computing landscape. But, not without competition from other mega providers like AWS. With the recent rise in lower cost alternative solutions available, anyone considering GCP may wonder if they are getting the best value for their dollar. GCP like every platform has its pros and cons. And when considering committing  to a cloud provider, it is best practice to thoroughly evaluate various options before committing.

The adoption of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) is on the rise as businesses seek to harness the scalability, flexibility, and cost-effectiveness of cloud computing. While virtualization has been a central component of IaaS, the integration of bare metal servers introduces a new dimension to infrastructure management.

Ironic, a vital part of OpenStack, focuses on provisioning and managing bare metal servers. It seamlessly integrates with Keystone, Nova, Neutron, Glance, and Swift to provide a unified interface for managing hardware resources within a cloud environment. With Ironic, operators can treat physical servers like virtual machines, streamlining the management of resources in an OpenStack cloud. It simplifies bare metal management through a unified interface, seamless integration with OpenStack services, and automated provisioning.

AWS and GCP are leading players in cloud computing, offering a wide range of services and attractive pricing. However, choosing the right platform requires understanding their strengths, customer pain points, and alternatives. Comparing and shopping around for cloud products can be complex, with varying names and pricing structures. Transparent pricing is crucial, but some providers could improve in this area.

Octavia is an open-source load balancing solution designed for use with OpenStack. Octavia distinguishes itself by dynamically scaling up a fleet of virtual machines, containers, or bare metal servers, known as amphorae, to deliver load balancing services as needed. This on-demand horizontal scaling capability makes Octavia well-suited for cloud environments.

As on demand cloud computing choices have grown, so have customer options for how to purchase those clouds. It’s not uncommon for public clouds to offer self-service tools or a cloud hosting trial. But it is not as common for private or open source clouds. In this post, we’ll explore the benefits of using self-service tools to now buy hosted private cloud services online and how they can make the process more efficient.

While Harvester, Nomad, and Kubernetes share many similar app native features, their deployment and management approaches, as well as additional capabilities like distributed computing, can influence the best fit for your specific use case within the context of OpenStack.

SaaS providers built success on their ability to deliver quality software and service reliability as cost-effectively as possible, to maintain competitive pricing and profitability. That is why SaaS providers typically take the popular option of hosting their services on public clouds. But SaaS providers may be overlooking a number of benefits that they could gain from choosing private cloud hosting.

If you’re searching for a solution to take full control of your infrastructure, you might have come across the term “open source cloud.” But what exactly is it? In this comprehensive blog, we’ll dive deep into the concept of open source clouds and explore why they are the ultimate key to empowering organizations.

A cloud migration strategy generally follows the “land and expand” or “lift and shift” method. However, a more flexible, hybrid approach is beneficial. By adopting a flexible cloud migration approach that combines elements of both strategies, organizations can better align migration efforts with their unique requirements and constraints.

Cloud infrastructure is a critical component for SaaS platform providers and, in many cases, the business’ highest operational cost. This article goes into some of the top concerns that SaaS platform providers have about their cloud infrastructure and how an open source IaaS platform like OpenMetal Cloud can help resolve some of these pain points.

On-demand private clouds have emerged as a viable solution for businesses to reap the benefits of both reduced costs and enhanced flexibility. In this blog post, we’ll explore the evolution and benefits of on-demand private clouds and alternative cloud infrastructure solutions, and how they can maximize ROI for many businesses.

OpenStack is a powerful cloud computing platform that is backed by a vast community of developers who continuously update and improve the software. In this blog, we will discuss OpenStack projects and open source software that can be used to create a cloud environment that’s ideal for building, testing, and managing AI.

As a public cloud or cloud hosting provider, you’re no stranger to the challenge of offering competitive and profitable solutions to your customers while simultaneously reducing your workload. One way to achieve this balance is by incorporating a customizable, easy-to-manage private cloud solution into your offerings without investing in extensive infrastructure resources or requiring additional maintenance work. Well say hello to OpenMetal Cloud for Hosting and Public Cloud Providers!

As businesses realize the growing costs of cloud, it becomes even more important to find alternative solutions.
This article presents the known benefits of private cloud, the factors that make organizations hesitant about the move, on-demand private cloud as the true alternative to public cloud, and also three business use cases that could reduce cloud spend while moving from a public cloud.

Kubernetes on OpenStack is a powerful combination. It helps organizations manage their applications and services. This power duo provides the flexibility to scale up or down as needed, while also allowing for easy deployment and management of applications. This is essential for an organizations success in today’s fast paced digital age where organizations must be able to deploy their applications quickly and efficiently, at scale, and across multiple environments.

OpenStack is undeniably a powerful and versatile cloud platform that many industries continue to adopt at an increasing rate. Obviously, we’re big fans! But, like any intricate technology, having a firm understanding of its inner workings is crucial for deriving maximum efficiency, especially if your business provides cloud or primarily online services. So today, we’ll be diving into the world of subscription ratios in OpenStack, which play a vital role in resource allocation across your infrastructure.

Private, hybrid, and open source cloud solutions offer managed IT service providers unparalleled control, customization, and security. While public cloud providers may have had their place in the growth of the cloud industry, it’s apparent that the future lies in more secure and flexible environments.

OpenShift is a powerful and flexible platform that can help you simplify the deployment and management of container-based applications, accelerate application delivery, and work with different types of infrastructure. If you’re looking for a comprehensive and easy-to-use platform for building and managing cloud-based applications, this offering is an excellent choice.

With public and private clouds as the traditional options, innovative alternative clouds have emerged and are making waves. Deciding which cloud to use for your organization requires careful consideration of factors such as your unique business needs, budget, security and compliance requirements, and other important factors. 

With automation tools such as Terraform, Kolla Ansible and Heat, organizations can automate their OpenStack cloud operations and reduce the time and effort required to manage their cloud environment. When organizations automate many of the functions within their OpenStack cloud, they can benefit from increased agility, scalability, reliability, security, cost savings, and improved customer experience.

Effective cloud cost optimization will reduce unnecessary spending on cloud services, while still ensuring that the organization has access to the resources it needs. In this article, we’ll cover cloud cost management best practices and ways you can prevent spend from ballooning.

A search on “public cloud advantages” will nearly always include some statements about public cloud being “less expensive” than alternatives.  Unfortunately, this common narrative is simply not true for many situations!

More information about alternatives to public cloud is needed to help leaders in IT explain when public cloud is right or when private cloud, bare metal, colocation, or owned data centers are the right choice.

The first step for deciding to run Kubernetes is to first understand if your environment is ready to run it. After that, it’s all about figuring out where you want to run Kubernetes. From a reliability, security, and cost perspective, running Kubernetes on OpenStack is never a bad idea. In this blog post, you’re going to learn about the key reasons why you’d want to run Kubernetes clusters on OpenStack.

There are many OpenStack projects that you can use to build a cloud that can handle your use case and workloads. While OpenStack projects work well together, they also work with other popular software because the open source community continually work on ways to optimize OpenStack and ensure that it is seamless to use other open source software that you may need.

What Is OpenStack?

Updated on May 13, 2024 by Avani Rampersad

OpenStack is an open source platform composed of several independent components. These components interoperate with each other through Application Programming Interface (API). These components are complementary, but do not depend on all other components to function properly. This grants you the ability to build your cloud with only the components you need.

If you’re implementing a specific technology for an organization, the overarching question that you must constantly ask yourself is “why use X technology”. Business leaders and engineers must understand why and how a platform will help fill their needs. There are an incredible amount of platforms and orchestration tools in the wild today, along with some from the past, but the burning desire for Kubernetes is running red hot.

For any application that you’re deploying, chances are you’ll have some sort of sensitive information that you need to pass into the app. Because of that, you’ll need a way to store that sensitive data for your containerized workloads – this is where Kubernetes secrets come in.

In this blog post, you’ll learn about what secrets are, how to create standard Kubernetes secrets, and how to get started with the OpenStack Key Manager.

At the beginning of the Kubernetes era, many engineers had a concern – what about apps that have to store data? Kubernetes got a “reputation” of only being for stateless applications and applications that didn’t need to store data. However, that’s vastly changed over the years when implementing Kubernetes. In this blog post, you’re going to learn how to manage Kubernetes volumes and what CSIs are, along with how to install a CSI plugin on a Kubernetes cluster running in OpenStack.

OpenMetal was a first-time Gold Sponsor at the SaaStr Annual 2022. We got the opportunity to meet with leaders at SaaS companies from around the world. And we got a chance to unveil our open source On-Demand Private Cloud product as a viable option for SaaS companies, especially those facing open/capex challenges with relation to public cloud consumption. 

Creating repeatable and automated processes, especially for creating infrastructure layers, is drastically important. It’s the make or break between creating resources at scale and clicking a bunch of buttons for 90% of your day. In the past few years, the mantra for almost every engineering team has been move faster, and the way to do that is with proper automation. 

In this blog post, you’re going to learn about an important repeatable process, creating Kubernetes clusters using Magnum.

Security is at the forefront of every engineer’s mind when it comes to Kubernetes. When it comes to security and Kubernetes from an OpenStack perspective, one of the most significant pieces is Operations security. In this blog post, you’ll learn about Kubernetes security on OpenStack and how to manage it from an Ops perspective.

Many engineers believe that OpenStack is a “thing of the past”, but it’s not. In fact, it’s becoming increasingly popular all throughout not only Telco, but auto manufacturers and any other organization that needs the ability to scale and manage workloads a certain way. With OpenStack, you get to manage and maintain Kubernetes clusters the way that you want.

In this blog post, you’ll learn about why Kubernetes on OpenStack is valuable for organizations and how you can get started with it today.

Wherever you search for OpenStack and Kubernetes, chances are you’ll run across something around Telecommunications (telco). Although OpenStack is used across many organizations, including Mercedes Benz, telco is typically the heaviest industry when it comes to OpenStack.

In this blog post, you’ll learn about Kubernetes on OpenStack for telco, which will most likely open your eyes to why you’d want to use Kubernetes on OpenStack for any industry.

Without question, VMware has a good reputation for cloud security and virtualization within a single management framework. But, given its high price point compounded with new acquisition uncertainties, now may be a good time to reevaluate your options. More so, it may be a good time to consider adopting OpenStack vs VMware.

OpenStack is an open source cloud computing infrastructure software that can be used to manage and control large scale deployments of virtual machines or to manage storage and networking resources in a cloud. Many organizations are turning to OpenStack because it is scalable, reliable, and grants you a great degree of control over the underlying infrastructure.

Serverless computing is one of the most exciting trends in cloud computing. It gives you the best of the cloud at the best cost efficiency. Web developers and application providers recognize serverless computing as the solution that best meets their needs, and they are inventing entirely new architectures and toolsets to get the most value out of cloud functions. They are striving to build high-performance, modern applications that can serve the most users globally at the lowest cost.

This article uses current cloud adoption and usage statistics to build on the discussion (in the video) between Todd Robinson, President of InMotion Hosting, and Marc Collier, COO of OpenInfra Foundation about the current challenges around the widespread adoption of OpenStack powered infrastructure, especially in the context of private clouds for SMBs.

Edge computing products that move the cloud closer to you are probably good solutions, especially for teams who have already successfully made the transition to a cloud-based architecture. It is very important, however, for companies new to the cloud or who have had difficulty with the cloud to consider carefully which setup and solutions are right for their needs.

2021 Cloud Market Growth Trends

Updated on May 23, 2025 by Sash Ghosh

The growth of cloud computing and cloud IT infrastructure for both public and private clouds is here to stay, strengthened by our expedited need for digital transformation to accommodate the permanently changing landscape of doing business, the increased availability of the internet, the adoption of more mobile devices around the world, an upheaval of the education system and the consumption of more and more big data.

Public cloud users are finding out that for all their convenience and so-called affordability, public clouds are often not suitable for their workloads. Serious work requires serious infrastructure. Private clouds are the perfect solution for experienced cloud professionals who are tired of shocking cloud bills, or disappointing performance from their public cloud infrastructure.

OpenStack historically has major barriers for SMBs (and really all organizations, enterprises included). These factors have put OpenStack private clouds out of reach for the vast majority of SMBs or organizations with similar constraints like smaller universities or mid-sized nonprofits. Our on-demand OpenStack platform was built to make OpenStack simple and accessible for everyone.

Many articles online compare “new innovative” services offered by big tech giants against each other, implying that there are no alternatives. But that’s not true, at least not anymore.

OpenStack has thousands of developers working on various cloud-oriented projects to provide the same services these public cloud providers offer. We’re only going to cover a couple of them here, but it should give you an idea of what to look for when looking at alternatives.

Companies are moving towards cloud adoption at record rates, yet there are still business owners reluctant to take the leap. Cloud adoption can create a host of benefits for companies. In having a good cloud strategy, you can improve flexibility, increase efficiency, and boost performance. In addition, cloud adoption can allow an organization to grow its proficiencies in a way that can lead to growth and innovation.

A vast majority of organizations have adopted either a public cloud or private cloud. Within these organizations, we’ve noticed a significant challenge for the IT professionals is to determine the right placement of their dollars against cloud services provided by either public clouds or private clouds.

The power of the private cloud must not be limited to technical adepts and certified pros. With a tight focus on key technologies and tools, with easy-to-follow documentation, InMotion Hosting’s Flex Metal Cloud product will allow both new and current OpenStack users to quickly build and deploy on-demand private clouds on OpenStack.