Meltcloud provides a managed Kubernetes platform that enables enterprises to run Kubernetes directly on bare metal, eliminating the complexities and costs associated with virtualization. This solution offers a public cloud-like experience with secure machine lifecycle management, allowing organizations to maintain control over their infrastructure while significantly reducing operational expenses.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Product
Problem
Enterprises face complexity, increased failure risks, and high operational costs when running Kubernetes on virtualized environments. Managing the Kubernetes control plane on their own hardware requires significant effort to ensure timely updates, uptime, scalability, and reliable backups. This complexity distracts engineering teams from focusing on core business value.
Solution
Meltcloud provides a managed Kubernetes platform that enables enterprises to run Kubernetes directly on bare metal, eliminating the overhead of virtualization. The platform offers a public cloud-like experience with secure machine lifecycle management, allowing organizations to maintain control over their infrastructure while reducing operational expenses. Meltcloud converts machines into fully-managed, immutable Kubernetes workers connected to the managed Kubernetes API, simplifying the process of bringing cloud capabilities back on-premises. The Kubernetes control planes run fully managed within Kubernetes itself ("Hosted Control Planes"), ensuring high availability and full lifecycle management.
Target Audience
Meltcloud targets enterprises looking to modernize their data centers, reduce cloud spending, and maintain control over their infrastructure while leveraging the benefits of Kubernetes.
Features
- Runs Kubernetes directly on bare metal to avoid virtualization complexity and licensing costs.
- Hosted Control Planes provide a public cloud-like Kubernetes experience with high availability.
- Secure machine lifecycle management converts machines into fully-managed Kubernetes workers.
- Immutable and stateless infrastructure avoids OS management and patching.
- Secure bootstrap process based on X509 Client Certificates.
- Integrates with existing tools via Terraform, CLI, and API.
- Provides full insights into the Kubernetes platform with traces and revisions.