The problem
The “cloud” is one of the hottest buzzwords in the industry right now, and rightfully so. It increases efficiency and reliability, while drastically reducing. This is why a lot of companies are moving from on-premise infrastructures to the “cloud”. While the bigger companies can take advantage of it, small to medium companies are often left behind when it comes to the “cloud”. Additionally, most cloud services offered to SMBs are charged per user, per month, per service. While this model is extremely profitable for the provider, this model is extremely expensive for small businesses. Additionally, integrating all these services into a cohesive system is another major pain-point for small companies with no technical expertise. We ourselves spent hours integrating open-source softwares to make things work, and as we solved this problem for ourselves by automating a few things, the same solutions can be modified to solve the larger issue.
Our Solution
We have solved the problem of integrating services by integrating open-source services into one cohesive solution. We do this by creating Docker images for all the integrated services so that all the settings are preconfigured, and constant. The data is stored in a separate area, making the storage of data secure. Docker ensures that all services independent, yet integrated, and it ensures the lowest levels of overhead.
The entire AutoInstall software will be controlled by a web interface where the user will be able to manage all services and users at the click of a button. This simple solution will allow non-technical people to deploy the service with minimal effort. We also provide paid hosted service with a radical pricing model for the SaaS industry where we charge per resource used, and not per user per month. This model increases the customer’s savings, while providing exponentially better service.
