Monetization OpenStack. From private cloud to ready-made business in 72 hours

PricePlan has released an integrated solution for monetizing the cloud running OpenStack. The solution is intended for two market segments at once:

• IT departments of companies managing private cloud resources
• IaaS providers operating in the open market.

"PricePlan for OpenStack" is:

• Billing platform integrated with OpenStack management and control functions (API Nova and Ceilometer ).
• The user's personal account (embedded widget), with the ability to self-service and manage OpenStack virtual servers.
• Customized OpenStack control panel integrated with billing (a section with the current account balance and prices has been added to the panel).

Why in OpenStack is not and will not be built billing

From the very beginning of work on the OpenStack project, its developers have excluded from their tasks the functionality of calculating the cost and billing as non-core areas. The billing for OpenStack fills this gap, adding to the infrastructure the functionality of managing resources.
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With the help of "PricePlan for OpenStack" IaaS provider receives additional features:

• Binding of any resource to a specific tariff plan.
• Calculating the cost of prepaid services and debiting funds from the user's account before starting work.
• Calculation of the cost of services upon consumption and billing after the end of the billing period.
• Providing services to internal users on the models of "chargeback" and "showback" .
• Monetization of free cloud resources, self-management of services for external users through the product window and personal account.
• Full functionality of the PricePlan platform with the ability to quickly set up rules for your business model.

Motivating agitplakat number 1

Motivating agitplakat number 2

Screenshot number 1. Establishing a connection with OpenStack

1. Connection status of the integration module in billing
2. Billing connection status with OpenStack
3. Widgets to monitor the resources used OpenStack
4. OpenStack connection settings

Screenshot number 2. OpenStack tariff plans are synchronized with billing.

You can start working with prices.

Screenshot number 3. The built-in user account widget.

With virtual machine management features.

1. OpenStack Virtual Server Management
2. OpenStack Projects (Only prices here. User manages resources in the OpenStack panel)
3. Financial reports
4. Reports and closing documents
5. Balance management

In addition to virtual machines, OpenStack resources on the billing platform, you can create any versions of the products that your company needs and will be of interest to your market.

Connect monetization tools to your cloud and build your IaaS business in a few days! Ask questions. We are waiting for you at the webinar with a demonstration of the functionality this Friday!

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