Advanced Cloud Services for Performance & Security

• Heat (Orchestration Service)

  Heat enables infrastructure-as-code for OpenStack deployments, allowing users to define cloud applications through human-readable templates. This reduces manual configuration errors, supports complex workflows, and enhances high availability by automating resource provisioning.

• Octavia (Load Balancer as a Service)

  Octavia is mCloud’s load balancing solution, distributing network traffic across multiple instances to ensure high availability and application responsiveness. It supports advanced features like SSL termination, session persistence, and health monitoring.

• Barbican (Key Management Service)

  Barbican is responsible for secure storage, provisioning, and management of encryption keys, passwords, and certificates. By implementing Barbican, mCloud ensures compliance with security standards, protecting sensitive data at rest and in transit.

• Masakari (Instance High Availability Service)

  Masakari ensures automated recovery of KVM-based virtual machines in the event of compute host failures. It continuously monitors compute nodes and initiates recovery processes, minimizing downtime and maintaining cloud stability.

• Designate (DNS Service)

  Designate provides DNS as a Service, enabling users to manage DNS zones and records through the OpenStack API. By integrating with Keystone for authentication, it automates DNS updates and supports multi-tenancy.