What does Rapid Solutions actually do?
We are an engineering consultancy and managed-services firm, not a cloud provider. We design, build, and operate sovereign cloud, DevOps and AIOps, managed hosting, software, and private AI for you, and we work across the open-source ecosystem rather than reselling one platform. You can engage us to consult, to build, or to run it end to end.
What is the difference between data residency and data sovereignty?
Data residency is the physical fact of where data is stored; data sovereignty is the legal question of which jurisdiction's laws govern access to it. You can store data in an EU data center and still lack sovereignty if the operator is subject to foreign law like the US CLOUD Act, which is why we focus on who holds the keys and runs operations, not just server location.
Are you tied to a specific stack like OpenStack or Terraform?
No. We are deliberately technology-neutral and lead with open standards. For private cloud we work across OpenStack, CloudStack, Proxmox VE, Harvester, and Kubernetes-native stacks; for automation across OpenTofu, Terraform, Pulumi, Crossplane, Ansible, and Nix; and we match each layer to your workloads, compliance needs, and exit strategy rather than to one vendor.
What is the best VMware alternative after the Broadcom price increases?
It depends on your workloads. Proxmox VE or Harvester suit VM-centric estates and fast exits, while OpenStack or CloudStack fit larger multi-tenant clouds, and KubeVirt fits Kubernetes-native platforms. We assess your environment, recommend a vendor-neutral target, and run the migration so you cut licensing cost while keeping full control of your data and keys.
Can you deploy private AI that stays GDPR-compliant?
Yes. We deploy self-hosted LLMs, private RAG, and AI agents on infrastructure you control, behind open OpenAI-compatible interfaces, with a PII protection layer and EU data residency. Prompts, documents, and model weights stay in your environment and are never used to train third-party models.