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Deliver AI platforms and applications quickly and easily

Mirantis k0rdent AI’s built-in AI PaaS layer integrates with the GPU PaaS and builds on Mirantis k0rdent Enterprise core functionality. It’s a unified platform for defining, deploying, and lifecycle managing AI/ML development, testing, and application hosting environments on Kubernetes, on bare metal, in clouds, and/or out to the edge.

Leveraging AI PaaS, cloud service providers (CSPs) are using k0rdent to swiftly engineer and deliver value-added AI services to customers. Enterprises are leveraging the same functionality to speed innovation: rolling out ready-to-use training and inference platforms to data scientists, data engineers, and developers, so they can innovate quickly and safely, without friction.



Features:

Move fast without risk: template-driven operations speed innovation, cut setup from months to days, and get new services online quickly.

Innovate without friction: assemble pre-validated, template-defined open source AI and k0rdent ecosystem partner-provided components into bespoke solutions quickly, with minimum skills required.

Unified lifecycle control: manage Kubernetes clusters and AI services in one platform, across bare metal, private, or hyperscaler clouds.

Secure and compliant: control where data and models reside and how tenants and users connect with them. Easily isolate tenants up and down the full stack. Automatically enforce policies everywhere from a single source of truth.

Operator friendly and self-service ready: configurable web UIs and catalogs for creating and consuming services impose guardrails while eliminating bottlenecks, letting your whole organization move faster with AI.

Observable and billable: built-in observability and fine-grained FinOps help track, allocate, and optimize performance, utilization, cost, and maximize upsides. 

AI PaaS Use Cases

TURNKEY TRAINING
TURNKEY INFERENCE
SELF-SERVICE PORTAL

Turnkey Training for AI Factories on Kubernetes

Stand up governed, reusable training factories fast.

Turnkey Training in Mirantis k0rdent AI lets teams spin up approved stacks for data prep, notebooks, distributed training, evaluation, and promotion—tying model registry, lineage, and live telemetry into a continuous improvement loop. GPU-aware orchestration drives throughput; policy-as-code, audit trails, and multi-tenancy keep work compliant and secure; built-in observability and FinOps connect usage and cost to projects and models.

Neoclouds

Productize training workbenches: Publish curated templates (e.g., KubeRay, Slurm/Soperator, MLflow, model registry) so customers can fine-tune and train quickly.

Close the factory loop: Feed inference telemetry, quality, and cost signals back into data selection and evaluation to improve models each cycle.

Hit performance and cost targets: flexible, GPU-aware orchestration lets you serve more tenants with the same hardware and ensure that SLOs and cost objectives are met.

Monetize with confidence: Quotas/SLAs, per-hour or outcome-aligned pricing, and billing integrations turn commodity GPU rental into higher-margin services.


Enterprises

Accelerate from experiment to production: Self-service, governed environments connect to approved data, track lineage, and promote models through gated stages.

Operate safely at scale: Canary/A-B testing, rollback, and drift/latency telemetry feed targeted retraining; multi-tenancy protects teams on shared clusters.

Unify legacy & modern tooling: Run VM-dependent tools alongside containerized services under one Kubernetes-native framework.

Prove value & ensure compliance: Policy-as-code, audit logging, and per-project cost allocation provide accountability for leaders and regulators.

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EXECUTIVE BRIEF: Mirantis AI Factory Reference Architecture

Understand the role of the AI Factory and what’s inside a production-grade implementation.


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Turnkey Inference: Configure and lifecycle manage complete inference service stacks

Launch governed, scalable inference in minutes.

Turnkey Inference uses Mirantis k0rdent AI’s PaaS layer to stand up full AI serving platforms across data center, cloud, and edge. 

Platform engineers can assemble inference solutions from a fast-growing catalog of operations frameworks (e.g., Run.ai, KubeRay, Gcore and others), model servers (e.g. vLLM, Triton, KServe, RayServe, etc.), and adjunct components (e.g., vector DBs for RAG). They can wrap in observability and cost/billing analytics, define policies for geolocating data and models and routing traffic (Smart Routing).

Teams can then self-serve, build, and operate AI solutions within a fully-governed, business-ready framework.

Neoclouds

Productize differentiated, value-added services: Innovate quickly. Publish catalog templates (model servers, embeddings, vector stores, caching) as commercial offerings with quotas and SLAs.

Hit performance, latency, and cost targets: GPU-aware orchestration and topology management maps application requirements and traffic to capacity flexibly, ensuring SLOs are met.

Bill with confidence: Built-in metering and tenant attribution enable token/request-based billing and help you tune for profitability.

Keep tenants safe and compliant: k0rdent delivers hard multi-tenancy, policy enforcement, and supports Zero Trust up and down the stack. AI PaaS adds model lineage, promotion gates, MCP-based context governance, and other security and compliance features.

Enterprises

Ship faster, safely: Self-service, pre-approved stacks let teams access approved models, document stores, RAG databases, access control, and routing schemas, and promote endpoints to production with consistent guardrails.

Operate reliably: Declarative rollouts with canary/A/B and easy rollback standardize MLOps at scale.

See and control spend: Per-model observability and FinOps tie usage, performance, and cost to apps and teams.

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BLOG: AI Factories: What Are They and Who Needs Them?


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Self-Service Portal: Productize AI services with click-to-provision marketplaces

Launch branded, governed AI portals in minutes.

Mirantis k0rdent AI’s PaaS layer lets you stand up a branded marketplace (external or internal) where users discover services, view transparent pricing, and provision GPU, storage, and AI components with one click. Metering, billing, and cost controls are built in; policy guardrails, quotas, and approvals keep environments compliant. Unified observability provides real-time GPU utilization, performance, and health to resolve issues proactively and optimize spend.

Neoclouds

Monetize faster: Publish catalog offers (models, embeddings, vector stores, gateways) with tiers, quotas, and SLAs; eliminate sales friction with instant sign-up and automated invoicing.

Operate efficiently: Real-time utilization and health views drive capacity planning; GPU-aware placement protects latency and profitability.

Govern with confidence: Enforce tenant isolation, policy-as-code, and approval workflows across all services.


Enterprises

Unblock teams safely: Internal marketplace enables governed self-service for GPUs, storage, and AI stacks—reducing ticket queues and shadow IT.

Control cost & compliance: Fine-grained metering, budgets, and quotas tie usage to projects; policy guardrails and approvals maintain security and regulatory posture.

Reduce platform toil: Self-service and automation replace repetitive provisioning so platform teams focus on strategic work.

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We see Mirantis as a strategic partner who can help us provide higher performance and greater success as we expand our cloud computing services internationally.

— Aurelio Forese, Head of Cloud, Netsons

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We see Mirantis as a strategic partner who can help us provide higher performance and greater success as we expand our cloud computing services internationally.

— Aurelio Forese, Head of Cloud, Netsons

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FAQ

Q:

What Is AI PaaS?

A:

AI PaaS (Artificial Intelligence Platform as a Service) is a neo-platform as a service model that helps organizations adopt AI faster by providing ready-to-use AI capabilities. It typically bundles the products and services needed to develop, deploy, and manage AI applications in a streamlined way.


Q:

What Is PaaS vs IaaS?

A:

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provides the foundational compute, storage, and networking resources needed to run applications. PaaS builds on top of that infrastructure by adding managed tools and services to simplify development, so teams can focus more on building software and less on managing environments.


Q:

What’s the Difference between AI Platform as a Service and Traditional PaaS?

A:

Traditional platform as a service is designed primarily to support general application development, while AI PaaS includes specialized tooling for advanced AI initiatives. AI PaaS also places greater emphasis on data processing to support model training, deployment, and lifecycle management at scale.


Q:

What Are the Most Common AI-Focused Platform as a Service (PaaS)​ Use Cases for Enterprises?

A:

Common use cases include deploying an AI tool for customer support, improving forecasting and decision-making, and automating workflows across business functions. Many PaaS platforms offer reusable components that make it easier to operationalize AI across teams without reinventing core infrastructure each time.


Q:

Why Is Governance and Multi-Tenancy Critical for AI PaaS Deployment?

A:

Multi-tenancy is essential because it allows multiple teams or business units to share a platform efficiently while keeping workloads isolated through secure multi-tenant networking, isolate (sovereign) storage, process and resource isolation (virtual machines and/or tenant-secure GPU scheduling and sharing). Strong governance helps organizations scale AI adoption while maintaining trust, accountability, and consistent management practices across environments.

Effective AI governance also supports policies for data access, model usage, and compliance, which becomes increasingly important as AI deployments expand. This ensures teams can move quickly while still meeting enterprise expectations for control and oversight.

Q:

How Does AI PaaS Simplify Scaling and Managing AI Workloads Across Edge, Cloud, and Bare Metal?

A:

AI PaaS helps organizations run AI and ML models consistently across environments by standardizing how workloads are deployed and managed. This is especially important for Edge AI inference, where performance and responsiveness matter, while still benefiting from centralized cloud computing resources when needed.


Q:

What Are the Cost and Performance Advantages of a Unified Artificial Intelligence PaaS Layer?

A:

A unified AI PaaS approach reduces duplicated effort by creating shared building blocks for experimentation and deployment, which supports faster and more cost-efficient innovation. It also enables modern application development by making it easier to operationalize intelligence across apps and services. By consolidating tools and workflows, organizations can simplify operations while integrating AI into business processes more effectively. The result is improved time-to-value and more predictable performance as AI adoption grows.


Q:

Can Artificial Intelligence Platform as a Service Accelerate Generative AI Adoption for Enterprise Teams?

A:

Yes, AI PaaS can accelerate generative AI adoption by reducing complexity and providing consistent processes for deployment and governance. It also helps AI developers collaborate more effectively by standardizing tooling, environments, and workflows across teams.


Q:

What Should Businesses Look for When Choosing an AI Platform as a Service Provider?

A:

When choosing an AI PaaS provider, businesses should prioritize flexibility, security, and scalability. They should also look for support for the full AI lifecycle, from experimentation to production. A strong provider should also offer the foundational AI infrastructure needed to run models reliably across environments.


Q:

How Does Mirantis k0rdent AI Ensure Security, Compliance, and Data Sovereignty in Cloud Environments?

A:

Mirantis k0rdent AI is designed to help enterprises deploy AI with strong security and control features that support compliance requirements and regional constraints. This includes capabilities that align with sovereign AI cloud approaches, helping organizations keep sensitive data and workloads in the right place while maintaining operational consistency.