What's the difference between Armonika's Cloud and HYP ?

Armonika Cloud is a cloud you build on — managed, self-service, billed by the hour. Armonika HYP is a cloud you run — bare-metal, hyperconverged, deployed in your own datacenter.

Where is my data physically hosted ?

Entirely in Algeria. Every Armonika region runs in Algerian datacenters and is governed by Algerian law — your data never leaves the country or crosses a foreign border.

What workloads can I run ?

Anything from a single VM or container to GPU-accelerated AI training, managed databases, and full Kubernetes clusters. Compute, storage, networking, and orchestration are all available from one console and a unified API.

Is Armonika built on open source ?

Yes. Armonika is built entirely on open standards and open-source foundations — no proprietary lock-in. You can move workloads in and out freely and keep using the tools your team already knows.

How do I migrate workloads from VMware, OpenShift, or another cloud?

Armonika HYP is image- and API-compatible with common virtualization and container platforms. You can import existing VM images, containers, and Terraform definitions, and our team helps plan low- to zero-downtime migrations from VMware, OpenShift, or other clouds.

What is Timpani, and how is it different from existing IDS solutions?

Timpani is Armonika's sovereign intrusion-detection system. It runs real-time behavioral, signature, and heuristic inspection on every workload by default — not as an add-on — and integrates bidirectionally with your security groups to block threats and isolate instances automatically.

Can Armonika integrate with my existing identity provider (OIDC, SAML, LDAP)?

Yes. Armonika supports single sign-on via OIDC, SAML, and LDAP, so you can connect your existing identity provider and manage access with the roles and policies you already have.

Private Cloud Algeria: Public vs Private Compared

In Algeria, a private cloud is an infrastructure dedicated to a single organization — hosted on-premises or in a local datacenter — while a public cloud pools resources across multiple customers on a shared platform. Armonika offers both models, designed for Algeria's regulatory and economic context. The right choice depends on your sector, compliance requirements, and budget.

The Two Models, Simply Explained

Public Cloud in Algeria

Public cloud makes shared resources (compute, storage, network) available via a multi-tenant platform. Armonika Cloud is our sovereign public cloud offering: your instances are logically isolated, but the physical infrastructure is shared across customers.

Advantages:

Instant start, zero upfront investment
Pay-as-you-go billing in DZD
Instant scalability: scale up in minutes
Fully operated by Armonika

Ideal use cases: startups, e-commerce, web applications, development environments, SaaS.

Private Cloud in Algeria

Private cloud dedicates all hardware resources exclusively to your organization. Armonika HYP, our HCI hypervisor, is the foundation of private deployments — it virtualizes compute, storage, and networking on your own servers or in our datacenter in dedicated mode.

Advantages:

Full physical isolation of data
Maximum compliance for regulated sectors
Predictable performance with no "noisy neighbor" effect
Complete infrastructure customization

Ideal use cases: banks, hospitals, public administration, telecoms, critical industries.

Detailed Comparison: Public vs Private Cloud in Algeria

Criterion	Armonika Cloud (public)	Armonika HYP (private)
Isolation	Logical (multi-tenant)	Physical (single-tenant)
Upfront cost	None	Hardware investment
Monthly cost	Pay-as-you-go DZD	Fixed subscription
Scalability	Immediate	Planned
Banking/health compliance	⚠️ Partial	✅ Full
Management	By Armonika	Shared or client
Internal latency	Very good	Excellent
AI GPU cloud	✅ Available	On request

The Hybrid Model: Algeria's Most Common Architecture

Most large Algerian organizations opt for a hybrid architecture: sensitive data and critical applications stay in a private Armonika HYP cloud, while variable workloads (web apps, analytics, test environments) run on the public Armonika Cloud.

This approach delivers the best of both worlds:

Maximum compliance for banking or medical data
Flexibility and cost savings for non-critical workloads
A single control plane managing everything

💡 Concrete example: a bank in Algiers keeps its Eddahabia transaction data on Armonika HYP (private) and deploys its customer portal on Armonika Cloud (public). Result: full compliance + faster time to market.

Private Cloud in Algeria: Sectors With No Choice

Some sectors face regulatory requirements that make private or hybrid cloud mandatory:

Banking and finance The Bank of Algeria requires financial data to be localized. CIB and Eddahabia payment solutions, core banking systems — all must run on dedicated infrastructure.

Healthcare Algerian patient health data must stay on national territory. Armonika HYP private cloud guarantees this while enabling secure sharing between facilities.

Public administration Ministries and local authorities work on sovereign information systems. Private cloud is the standard.

Defense and energy For critical infrastructure, full physical isolation is non-negotiable.

Virtualization and HCI: The Technology Behind Armonika HYP

Armonika HYP is built on a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) architecture: compute, storage, and networking are integrated into standardized nodes, managed as a single resource pool. This approach eliminates traditional silos and drastically simplifies operating a private datacenter.

A typical Armonika HYP deployment in Algeria includes:

Minimum 3 nodes for high availability
Distributed storage with built-in redundancy
Software-defined networking (SDN)
Unified management interface

Capacity expansion is done node by node, without service interruption.

How to Choose Between Public and Private Cloud?

Answer these questions:

Do you process banking, medical, or government data? → Armonika HYP private cloud
Do you need to start fast with no upfront investment? → Armonika Cloud public
Is your workload variable (seasonal peaks)? → Public or hybrid
Do you have strict performance requirements (99.99% SLA)? → Dedicated private cloud
Is your IT budget constrained? → Start public, migrate to hybrid progressively

Need personalized advice? Our Algerian cloud architects analyze your existing infrastructure and recommend the right model. Book a free consultation.