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Description

Self-service, remote deployment of operating systems such as Windows, CentOS, ESXi, and Ubuntu on physical servers transforms your data center into a bare metal cloud environment. This Metal-As-A-Service (MAAS) solution enables provisioning for a variety of systems, offering on-demand server capabilities alongside remote edge cluster management. With comprehensive infrastructure monitoring and discovery features, it seamlessly integrates with tools like Ansible, Chef, Puppet, SALT, and Juju, ensuring rapid installations from scratch. Supporting VMware ESXi, Windows, CentOS, RHEL, and Ubuntu, it allows for the creation of customized images with pre-installed applications, as well as configurations for disk and network settings. The platform utilizes an API-driven approach for essential services such as DHCP, DNS, PXE, and IPAM, while a REST API facilitates streamlined provisioning processes. Furthermore, it incorporates LDAP user authentication and role-based access control (RBAC) to enhance security measures. Hardware testing and commissioning are integral parts of the solution, which is designed to deliver the quickest operating system installation times in the industry, thanks to its highly optimized image-based installer. MAAS is compatible with all certified servers from leading vendors and efficiently discovers servers located in racks, chassis, and broader data center networks, while also supporting major system BMCs and chassis controllers. The combination of these features allows organizations to manage their infrastructure more effectively and drive operational efficiency.

Description

Cloud images serve as operating system templates, with each instance initially being a perfect replica of the others. The unique attributes of each cloud instance are defined by user data, and cloud-init is the automated tool that applies this data to your instances. This includes various datasource and module references, along with numerous examples for easier implementation. Although cloud-init originated in Ubuntu, it has since been adapted for most major Linux distributions and FreeBSD. For providers of cloud images, cloud-init simplifies the variations among different cloud vendors automatically, ensuring that the official Ubuntu cloud images maintain consistency across all public and private cloud platforms. This uniformity allows users to deploy their applications without worrying about the underlying infrastructure differences.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Airstack Yes 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) No 
Google Cloud Platform No 
Huawei FusionStorage Yes 
IBM Cloud Yes 
Joyent Triton No 
LDAP Yes 
Microsoft Azure No 
MultiPass No 
Multipass No 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure No 
Puppet Enterprise Yes 
Rackspace No 
SALT Yes 
Sesterce Yes 
VMware Cloud No 
VMware ESXi Yes 
Verizon Cloud Yes 

Integrations

Airstack No 
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Yes 
Google Cloud Platform Yes 
Huawei FusionStorage No 
IBM Cloud No 
Joyent Triton Yes 
LDAP No 
Microsoft Azure Yes 
MultiPass Yes 
Multipass Yes 
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Yes 
Puppet Enterprise No 
Rackspace Yes 
SALT No 
Sesterce No 
VMware Cloud Yes 
VMware ESXi No 
Verizon Cloud No 

Pricing Details

$30
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows Yes 
Mac No 
Linux Yes 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Canonical

Founded

2010

Country

United Kingdom

Website

maas.io

Vendor Details

Company Name

cloud-init

Website

cloud-init.io

Product Features

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Analytics / Reporting No 
Configuration Management No 
Data Migration No 
Data Security No 
Load Balancing No 
Log Access No 
Network Monitoring No 
Performance Monitoring No 
SLA Monitoring No 

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