Bring Your Own Cloud

Keep your data exactly where it is—no migration, duplication, or disruption to existing workflows. Mount your existing S3 buckets directly into Manifold's control plane for instant access to all your research data. Connect multiple buckets across different AWS accounts and regions with minimal configuration, preserving your current data organization while gaining powerful new research capabilities. Simply configure bucket policies to grant Manifold read-only or read-write access, and our platform handles the rest. This seamless integration means you can start using Manifold immediately without the time and cost of data migration projects.

Maximize the value of your negotiated AWS rates, special pricing, and cloud credits—every dollar you save goes directly to your research, with no hidden markups. With BYOC, you continue to use the same AWS cost monitoring and budgeting tools you already trust, such as Cost Explorer. Track spending, allocate costs for grants, and manage budgets just as you always have, ensuring you stay in control of your cloud expenses while benefiting from Manifold's advanced research capabilities.

We don't hide the cloud from you—we make it easier to use. With BYOC, you retain full access to your AWS accounts and resources at all times. Use the AWS Console, CLI, or your existing tools just as you always have. All resources remain visible and under your direct control, so you can inspect, manage, and interact with your infrastructure whenever you want. Manifold simply adds advanced research workflows on top of your environment, without restricting or obscuring your access. You get the best of both worlds: powerful new capabilities, with complete transparency and control over your cloud.

Align your research infrastructure with institutional IT. BYOC preserves existing storage and compute investments without disruption, ensuring continuity with your current cloud strategy and security policies.  For added protection, the control plane can be deployed as an isolated single-tenant. Native AWS tools provide detailed audit trails. This unified approach enables robust data protection and compliance without disrupting your established security practices.

BYOC adapts to your current infrastructure maturity—whether you're just starting with cloud research or have sophisticated multi-account setups. For research groups with minimal cloud infrastructure, we provide easy entry with managed infrastructure. For advanced users, full BYOC deployment gives you complete control. You can start with just data plane integration and add compute plane resources when ready, or deploy everything at once. This flexibility ensures BYOC works for your specific needs and timeline.

Simply set up a trust policy for each S3 bucket and compute account to grant Manifold secure, least-privilege access. For compute resources, we request a dedicated AWS account with administrator role access, which we integrate into our CI/CD process with minimal network infrastructure deployment. Once configured, no ongoing access management is needed—Manifold's governance module automatically manages user access to storage and compute, keeping everything secure and up to date.