FAQ

Running large-scale or performance-intensive workloads in public cloud environments can become expensive quickly. Open source private cloud infrastructure offers a cost-effective alternative: up to 80% more affordable than AWS, and around 60% less expensive than VMware, especially when scaled for enterprise use.

No mandatory licenses are required. Fairbanks uses fully open source components and manages the infrastructure without the need for proprietary contracts. Optional subscriptions are available if preferred. We build the cloud with open source components and manage it accordingly.

We work with widely adopted and community-driven technologies including Linux, Kubernetes, OpenStack and Ceph components are proven, secure, and trusted by enterprises worldwide.

Open source cloud refers to a cloud infrastructure built entirely on open source software. This means the technology is transparent, vendor independent, and developed collaboratively by a global community. Organizations retain full control over how the infrastructure is configured, deployed, and scaled, without being tied to proprietary licensing models.

No in-house expertise is needed. Fairbanks designs and manages the infrastructure for you. When you are ready, we provide tailored training to your team, enabling a smooth handover and ensuring your organization can operate independently. This approach allows you to decide when and how to build expertise within your organization.

Yes, the private cloud infrastructure can be deployed in your own datacenter or at any external datacenter of your choice. You retain full sovereignty over location, access, and compliance.

Yes, the hardware resources used in an open source cloud infrastructure are fully comparable to those used in VMware environments. Both rely on commodity hardware, meaning standardized and cost-efficient servers that support virtual machines, containers, and storage. This approach provides flexibility and avoids vendor-specific hardware dependencies.

Absolutely. Open source infrastructure offers the same capabilities as VMware, and often more. It provides options to add more functionalities at any moment.  It includes (cloud) virtualization, compute orchestration, virtual machine provisioning, storage (block, file, and S3-compatible object storage), network virtualization, performance monitoring, and containerization using Kubernetes. Its modular structure allows for scalable, custom extensions whenever needed.

Yes. Fairbanks offers several ways to explore, test and validate the functionalities of open source infrastructure. We provide online demonstrations of key features, and we can also set up a proof of concept in a secure sandbox within your own datacenter.