Engineering
What is Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS)?
PaaS abstracts the runtime so you ship code, not servers. Here is the NIST definition, the trade-offs, and how ZCP delivers managed Kubernetes and Observability.
Engineering
What is sovereign cloud?
Sovereign cloud explained as a category, not a feature. Data residency, operational sovereignty, and corporate sovereignty, and why procurement now asks.
Engineering
What is software-defined networking (SDN)?
SDN separates the control plane from the data plane. A technical primer on the ONF definition, OpenFlow, and why cloud networking is impossible without it.
Engineering
What is Software-as-a-Service (SaaS)?
A technical decision-maker guide to the SaaS layer: NIST SP 800-145, the CAPEX-to-OPEX shift, and how SaaS providers run on IaaS underneath.
Engineering
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.
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.