Introduction
LaserData Cloud - hyper-efficient data streaming platform powered by Apache Iggy
LaserData Cloud is now publicly available. Sign up at laserdata.cloud and provision a Free tier deployment on AWS or GCP. No credit card required. Deployments ship standalone today, with Cluster mode coming soon.
The platform is in its initial launch phase, so APIs and behavior may still evolve. More at laserdata.com. Questions to hey@laserdata.com.
LaserData Cloud is an enterprise platform for deploying, managing, and scaling Apache Iggy - the high-performance, Rust-native message streaming engine. It provides the infrastructure, tooling, and security model required to run ultra-low latency message streaming in production - across Managed, BYOC, and On-Premise environments.
Why LaserData Cloud
Apache Iggy is a high-performance, persistent message streaming platform written in Rust, capable of processing millions of messages per second with ultra-low latency. It supports TCP, QUIC, HTTP, and WebSocket transports natively. LaserData Cloud provides the enterprise platform layer on top:
- Managed infrastructure - we handle provisioning, upgrades, TLS certificates, and monitoring so you can focus on your application
- Multiple deployment models - Managed, BYOC, and On-Premise with the same management experience
- Web Console and CLI - manage every resource through laserdata.cloud or
laserfrom your terminal, including the interactive TUI dashboard - Zero-trust security - pull-based agent architecture with no inbound connections, no SSH, no vendor access to your VMs
- Multi-tenant organization - Tenants, Divisions, Environments, and Deployments with granular role-based access control
- Built-in observability - telemetry dashboards, audit logging, and real-time health monitoring
- Transparent pricing - usage-based with full cost breakdown - see exactly what goes to cloud infrastructure vs LaserData platform fee
- Compliance-ready - TLS in transit, NVMe and network disk encryption at rest, optional custom key encryption, immutable audit logs, GDPR data export and deletion
How You Manage It
Two first-class surfaces drive the platform end-to-end. Both share the same APIs, the same authentication, and the same RBAC model:
- Console - the web UI at laserdata.cloud. Provision deployments, configure connectors and networking, browse audit logs and telemetry, and manage your organization, all from a single interface.
laserCLI - a single static binary for macOS and Linux. Headless verbs for scripts, CI, and agents (laser deployment list -o json), plus a full-screen TUI dashboard close in shape to the Console (laser tui). Install in one line:
curl -fsSL https://cli.laserdata.cloud/install.sh | shAnything you can do in the Console is also available through the CLI and the REST API.
Deployment Models
| Model | Infrastructure | Data Location | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Managed | LaserData AWS/GCP | LaserData AWS/GCP | Fully managed, no infrastructure setup required |
| BYOC | Your AWS/GCP account | Your AWS/GCP account | Enterprises needing data sovereignty |
| On-Premise | Your infrastructure | Your infrastructure | Regulated industries, air-gapped environments |
All three models use the same Warden agent, the same Console UI, and the same APIs.
Architecture at a Glance
| Component | Role | Communication |
|---|---|---|
| Console UI | Web interface for managing deployments | Talks to Platform API |
| Platform API | Central control plane | Receives connections from Warden |
| Warden Agent | Lightweight agent on each node | Outbound HTTPS only - pulls config, tasks, and certs |
| Iggy Server | Message streaming platform | Managed by Warden on each node |
The Warden agent on each node initiates all connections outbound to the control plane. The control plane never connects inbound to your infrastructure - no SSH, no SSM, no open ports.