Cloudium
Cloud computing enables the delivery of superior IT services at reduced cost, and enables services to be delivered on demand, whilst shifting IT expenditure from a capital expenditure to an operating expenditure. However, a key imperative is to find a solution that enables you to maintain control, have certainty about cost, whilst ensuring that your data remains secure and supports your compliance requirements.
The IT infrastructure of most businesses is complex, requires constant upgrading, in addition to ongoing maintenance and support. However, with data being the lifeblood of all organisations it is increasingly difficult for serious IT managers to select a cloud solution that sees their data being hosted outside their direct control, where it may adversely affect security and compliance requirements. Yet the key attributes of cloud computing – “on demand”, “pay-per-use”, “OpEx not CapEx” – remain attractive in helping reduce costs and improving operational efficiency.
Private cloud is the answer.
Cloudium is the only choice for businesses seeking to maximise the benefits of cloud computing, whilst eliminating the operational risks associated with their data being managed and controlled elsewhere. Delivered with no up-front costs, and funded entirely from operating cash flow, this pay-per-use approach to cloud computing, eliminates the effort associated with deploying new servers and applications. Each customer is delivered their own physical Cloudium infrastructure that comprises rack, redundant servers, redundant storage, redundant switches and power supplies.
Complementing this ‘Private Cloud’ is the virtualisation layer delivered using VMware and a comprehensive service to enable migration of existing servers to this infrastructure. Customers that have existing Software Licenses can re-use licenses under their existing agreements, whereas if they require other solutions, then these can be provided to users on a pay-per-use basis – a true private cloud-as-a-service. Uniquely, as customer environments expand to add new applications, expanded storage and capabilities, the Cloudium environment expands to offer the required storage, switching and computing facilities to cater for this growth. Additionally, for those customers looking to reduce operational costs and improve performance, a fully managed option is the natural choice, all backed by an industry-leading Service Level Agreement.
