How ColoAsia Built a Vendor‑Free Telecom Cloud Platform with StackOrbit
Bangladesh telecom infrastructure provider ColoAsia deployed a multi‑zone Apache CloudStack cloud platform using StackOrbit CMP to eliminate vendor lock‑in and launch scalable public cloud services.
Customer Overview
ColoAsia is a prominent BTRC‑approved Tier‑III certified data center and colocation provider in Bangladesh. Operating facilities across Dhaka, Jessore, Bogra, and Sylhet, the company delivers secure, carrier‑neutral infrastructure for enterprise and financial customers.
With services including rack colocation, managed infrastructure, and cloud services, ColoAsia maintains high‑availability infrastructure with a proven uptime of 99.99%.
Business Objective
ColoAsia aimed to launch a scalable public cloud platform across Bangladesh while eliminating dependency on proprietary Huawei HCI infrastructure.
By transitioning to open infrastructure powered by Apache CloudStack and StackOrbit CMP, the company planned to deploy a vendor‑independent cloud platform capable of serving enterprises, government organizations, and telecom customers nationwide.
The Challenge
Infrastructure Challenge
Heavy dependency on Huawei HCI clusters with expensive hardware and licensing costs.
Operational Challenge
Daily operations depended heavily on vendor support teams, limiting operational flexibility.
Business Challenge
Vendor lock‑in resulted in high infrastructure cost and reduced profitability when scaling cloud infrastructure.
StackOrbit Solution
StackOrbit deployed a complete cloud monetization and operations platform for ColoAsia, combining Apache CloudStack orchestration with integrated automation, billing, monitoring, and disaster recovery capabilities.
StackBill
Core cloud billing and automation platform enabling usage‑based monetization.
StackWatch
Advanced infrastructure monitoring and operational visibility across cloud resources.
StackVault
Multi‑zone disaster recovery powered by CEPH with integrated backup capabilities.
StackObject
S3 compatible object storage platform powered by CEPH on customer hardware.
StackOps
24/7 operational support and cloud infrastructure management for Apache CloudStack.
Apache CloudStack
Open cloud orchestration platform powering multi‑zone cloud infrastructure.
Infrastructure Architecture
Regions
1 Cloud Region
Zones
3 Multi‑Zone Cloud Deployments
Hypervisor
KVM
Storage
CEPH Distributed Storage
Secondary Storage
NFS
Deployment Time
3 Weeks Deployment + 6 Weeks Migration
Results & Business Impact
Eliminated vendor lock‑in and proprietary infrastructure dependency
Reduced infrastructure licensing costs by approximately 80%
Enabled scalable public cloud services across Bangladesh
Improved operational flexibility with commodity hardware
Established independent cloud operations team
"StackOrbit enabled us to launch scalable cloud services while maintaining full control over infrastructure and pricing."
— Mir Nasir Hossain
CEO, ColoAsia Telecom
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