Egenera Launches Xterity Cloud and Management Service for MSPs

Converged infrastructure and cloud management software provider Egenera this week announced the launch of a multi-cloud service called Xterity, created for managed service providers (MSPs) and other IT channel organizations looking to move into the cloud services space.

The offering is pitched directly at the ongoing question of how to retain profit margins on cloud services. Egenera CEO Pete Manca said in a blog post this week some of the avenues IT service providers have taken to cloud services have proven too expensive to provide a good margin, which is why his company has brought Xterity to MSPs and IT resellers.

“With Xterity, Egenera provides the cloud pod – hardware, cloud management, catalog AND just as important, the people to service the cloud,” said Manca, in his blog post.  “It’s truly a one stop shop for instant cloud services.”

Utility consumption model

The Xterity service is designed as a wholesale cloud play intended to make it easier for IT service providers to create and sell complex cloud services without incurring up front capital costs.

Xterity lets MSPs and other IT service providers design, price and manage multi-cloud application environments for end-user customers, the company said. In addition, IT service providers and MSPs can white-label the service offering with their own brand.

Cloud orchestration foundation

Xterity is built on the Egenera Cloud Suite, a cloud orchestration platform that lets users create and manage scalable, secure and reliable private, public and hybrid cloud services, according to Egenera. The software automates the implementation of complex IT environments including applications, networking and security workflows, and gives the operator a single control pane from which they can manage the commercial and technical engagement with their clients.

Egenera is hosting the service inside Equinix, a company known for its data centers and cloud services. This week’s service launch marks an extension of the services Egenera is offering out of the Equinix data centers.

More coverage of the Egenera launch is available here and here.