Engineering
Object, block, and file storage: which one to use?
A practical primer on object, block, and file storage. What each one is, when to pick which, and how the categories map to ZCP pricing in 2026.
ZSoftly Team3 min readBlog
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ZSoftly Team3 min readEngineering
One foundation, two products: the ZCP architecture
How ZCP delivers both a private cloud and a public cloud from the same underlying stack, with one layer separating the two delivery models.
ZSoftly Team4 min readEngineering
Public, private, hybrid: which cloud fits which workload?
A short, practical comparison of public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models, with concrete guidance on when each fits.
ZSoftly Team3 min read
Engineering
A sample Montreal cloud rack: the hardware, the cost, and the 5-10 year payback
A walkthrough of a four-server rack in a Montreal colocation delivering a full public or private cloud, with the OpEx / CapEx math against running the same workload on a hyperscaler.
ZSoftly Team14 min readTutorials
VMware to Apache CloudStack: a step-by-step migration guide
A practical, step-by-step guide to moving VMware vSphere workloads to Apache CloudStack + KVM. What ZSoftly handles end to end and what is happening underneath.
ZSoftly Team9 min readEngineering
What is cloud computing?
A short primer on the NIST definition of cloud computing, the five essential characteristics, and why "cloud" does not mean "public cloud only".
ZSoftly Team3 min read