What deployment options are available?

Overview of the various deployment options for Metric Insights  

Overview of Deployment Option

The Metric Insights solution can be deployed in a variety of configurations that will best meet your organization's needs. We currently support the following options:

  • Download and run a virtual appliance on a computer of your choice. More information can be found at Deploy Metric Insights as a Virtual Appliance
  • Deploy the Metric Insights in the AWS Marketplace
  • Spin up a Linux instance in the cloud and install Metric Insights. Cloud hosting options include AWS, Azure, GCP, Vultr, etc
  • Provision a virtual or bare-metal Linux server/s of your own that meets Metric Insights' hardware requirements (for both non-orchestrated and orchestrated environments). Please contact us if you are interested in this deployment option

Which method is right for your organization depends on the budget allocated and infrastructure needs.  Here is a list of pros and cons for each method so you can choose which option is right for you.

Deployment option Comparison

Deployment MethodProsConsBest For
Virtual Appliance
  • Cheap
  • Quick & easy
  • Works on a variety of operating systems
  • Networking options can be difficult
 Pilots / Companies with virtualization infrastructure such as VMWare vSphere or Microsoft Hyper-V
Cloud Hosting
  • No infrastructure support cost or waiting for IT to provision servers
  • Super simple and fast to spin up instances for tests and demos
  • Cloud instances can be expensive
  • Some organizations do not want data in the cloud
  • Usually requires Virtual Private Cloud to be setup and/or the use of a Remote Data Processor to connect to data sources behind your firewall
 Fast implementations
Custom Server
  • You have full control over your server and where it lives in your network topology
  • Infrastructure costs and wait time provisioning the required server
  • Custom installation will usually involve working closely with Metric Insights to run the sometimes complicated installation procedures
 Companies with specific infrastructure and security needs