Karios provides a turn-key Infrastructure OS that unifies bare metal automation, network virtualization, and linear scaling storage into a single platform. The solution eliminates the need to stitch together DIY infrastructure tools, offering zero-touch provisioning, visual network configuration, and hardware-aware testing. Karios aims to reduce operational complexity and avoid costly renewal cliffs associated with bloated vendor bundles.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Infrastructure teams often cobble together disparate DIY tools for server provisioning, network management, and storage, leading to integration headaches, operational complexity, and rising costs. As vendor contracts renew, teams face significant price hikes and are forced into bloated bundles that include features they don't need, creating a financial and technical burden.
Solution
Karios offers a single, turn-key Infrastructure OS that unifies bare metal automation, network virtualization, and software-defined storage into one cohesive platform. The solution eliminates the need for custom scripts and manual intervention by automatically detecting and provisioning unboxed hardware the moment it connects to the network. Karios includes enterprise-grade network virtualization with visual configuration tools for building secure, isolated private networks across multiple locations, and its hardware-aware design actively tests physical cabling to ensure reliability. The platform also features KDFS, a linearly scaling storage solution that is geographically agnostic, allowing for flexible data management. By consolidating these core infrastructure functions, Karios reduces operational overhead and protects organizations from vendor lock-in and unpredictable cost increases.
Target Audience
Primary customers are infrastructure and IT operations teams in mid-to-large enterprises that manage significant on-premise or hybrid infrastructure and are seeking to reduce complexity and cost.
Features
- Zero-touch provisioning that automatically detects and configures bare metal servers without manual coding or custom scripts.
- Visual network configuration for building secure, isolated private networks (VPC, SDN, SD-WAN) across multiple locations in seconds.
- Hardware-aware networking that actively tests physical cables to guarantee functionality before going live.
- KDFS (Karios Distributed File System) provides linearly scaling storage that is not constrained by geographic location.
- A single, integrated platform that replaces multiple DIY tools, eliminating integration complexity and reducing operational overhead.