Our relationship with OpenStack

Enterprises that are looking to build their own private cloud are interested in several key advantages over the public cloud vendor. Some of the most often quoted drivers of moving to the private cloud are economy of scale and being in control of one's own destiny. This is why Grid Dynamics selected OpenStack, the open-source private cloud product as the weapon of choice in implementing private clouds for our customers.

We are specifically focusing on are support for the premium hardware and operating systems, integration with the business and IT systems of the customer, as well as engineering custom value-add services on top of OpenStack.

What is included in the solution?

Our goal is to get you going with your own private cloud as soon as possible. Typical implementation time for Jumpstart is about 10 weeks. During this time, our specialists will:

• Analyze your existing infrastructure;
• Propose alternative vendors, if needed;
• Install and configure our distribution of OpenStack;
• Analyze your development processes and tools;
• Install and integrate DevOps Catalyst;
• Integrate DevOps Catalyst with your development tools;
• Provide introductionary training and walkthrough;
• Follow-up with support and professional services.

Is it a solution for me?

We consider Jumpstart to be an introductionary offer for the enterprises looking to experiment with a provate cloud. This solution is aimed at senior line-of-business and IT managers looking to demonstrate value of a private cloud with a proof-of-concept implementation.

For the most setups, we offer Jumpstart as a fixed-price project, which fits in the discretionary spending budget of most senior managers. Depending on your needs, we can arrage a T&M-based project.