{"id":77,"date":"2017-02-05T14:58:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T14:58:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.axlethemes.com\/corporate-key\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2022-08-23T18:15:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T18:15:50","slug":"grow-your-business","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cloudsimplified.co.uk\/?page_id=77","title":{"rendered":"Cloud &#038; Managed Services"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We have deep Expertise<\/strong>\u00a0from cradle to grave, designing deploying and running large scale public and private clouds &#8211; our typical customers are Large enterprise , ASP, ISP , Telecoms companies <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve set your 5 year strategy as \u201cCloud First\u201d \u2013 What now? Moving to the Cloud can be a scary proposition \u2013 Not all applications perform well in the cloud \u2013 We have the expertise to deliver your strategy and make moving to or from the cloud simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cloud Consutlancy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Planning &amp; Strategy<\/li><li><strong>Public Cloud&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 AWS, Azure &amp; Google<\/li><li><strong>Cloud Consultancy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Migrations, Healhtcheck &amp; Updates<\/li><li><strong>Hybrid Cloud \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Integration with on premise &amp; AWS Vmware<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing consultancy and service delivery for the key cloud providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>AWS<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Azure<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Google<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hybrid Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We primarily partner with AWS to deliver hybrid cloud\u2019s. This allows a single interface and management system to deliver on premise Private and hosted Public cloud \u2013 blending seemlessly between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With VMware Cloud on AWS, organizations can simplify their Hybrid IT operations by using the same VMware Cloud Foundation technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>vSphere<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>vSAN,<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>NSX<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>vCenter Server<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">across their on-premises data centers and on the AWS Cloud without having to purchase any new or custom hardware, rewrite applications, or modify their operating models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service automatically provisions infrastructure and provides full VM compatibility and workload portability between your on-premises environments and the AWS Cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With VMware Cloud on AWS, you can leverage AWS\u2019 breadth of services, including compute, databases, analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), security, mobile, deployment, application services, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting our clients building private cloud \u2013 Typically hosted in 3rd party datacentres such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Equinix<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Telehouse<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Volta<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Vertus<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Bunker<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>And many more<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These systems are often split across multiple sites \u2013 built with a 100% uptime SLA \u2013 Utilising the latest Active\/Active technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 3rd site often deployed at a former nuclear bunker for true DR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to delivering large scale private cloud is building manageable, scalable systems, utilising off the shelf vendor technology to simplifiy deployment and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A typical private cloud platform would consist of<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>MetroCluster Multi Site \u2013 All SSD Storage<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Deployable Compute Power<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>100GB Core networking<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Enterprise Virtualisation such as VMware<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Telecoms Grade Security and Management<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built as a dedicated system \u2013 Available on either Opex or Capex basis \u2013 Meaning you get all the benifits of public cloud without the cost headaches \u2013 scale in a much simpler and managed fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every ten years there seems to a cycle of centralise &gt; de-centralise &lt; and back again\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same can now be said of cloud with many customers moving critical systems back from the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are some key metrics driving this change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cost \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Cloud can be very expensive \u2013 Ingress and Egress are terms to be watched closley<\/li><li><strong>Cloud Performance \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Public clouds are just that \u2013 Many Service providers build clouds for the masses and when you move from your dedicated custom designed system to a generic cloud system \u2013 Often you cant performance tune as you would have before<\/li><li><strong>Control \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;With your own cloud platform you can \u201cget under the hood\u201d and manage and deploy as required \u2013 With public cloud shared platforms, they are built so you cannot change anything<\/li><li><strong>When it all goes wrong \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Datacentres go offline \u2013 Just Google AWS, Azure or even a Google DC outage and there are many instances \u2013 With your own DC you are in control and number 1 on a list of 1 to get resolution<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When planning, a cloud strategy as below is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We need to work out what works in the cloud and what doesnt.<\/li><li>What the commercial basis for this is<\/li><li>What kind of cloud \u2013 Public, Private, Hybrid<\/li><li>Test applications ready for the cloud<\/li><li>Test Cloud migrations \u2013 in both directions<\/li><li>Deliver strong Cloud Security \u2013 Public and Private<\/li><li>Ensure the Cloud Management is simple and across all platforms consitent<\/li><li>Ensure there is a Disaster recovery and backup solution deployed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do this through a series of workshops and planning days to build a complete and thorough cloud strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You\u2019ve set your 5 year strategy as \u201cCloud First\u201d \u2013 What now? Moving to the Cloud can be a scary proposition \u2013 Not all applications perform well in the cloud \u2013 We have the expertise to deliver your strategy and make moving to or from the cloud simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cloud Consutlancy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Planning &amp; Strategy<\/li><li><strong>Public Cloud&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 AWS, Azure &amp; Google<\/li><li><strong>Cloud Consultancy<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Migrations, Healhtcheck &amp; Updates<\/li><li><strong>Hybrid Cloud \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Integration with on premise &amp; AWS Vmware<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providing consultancy and service delivery for the key cloud providers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>AWS<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Azure<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Google<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hybrid Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We primarily partner with AWS to deliver hybrid cloud\u2019s. This allows a single interface and management system to deliver on premise Private and hosted Public cloud \u2013 blending seemlessly between the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With VMware Cloud on AWS, organizations can simplify their Hybrid IT operations by using the same VMware Cloud Foundation technologies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>vSphere<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>vSAN,<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>NSX<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>vCenter Server<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">across their on-premises data centers and on the AWS Cloud without having to purchase any new or custom hardware, rewrite applications, or modify their operating models.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The service automatically provisions infrastructure and provides full VM compatibility and workload portability between your on-premises environments and the AWS Cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With VMware Cloud on AWS, you can leverage AWS\u2019 breadth of services, including compute, databases, analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), security, mobile, deployment, application services, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Private Cloud<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supporting our clients building private cloud \u2013 Typically hosted in 3rd party datacentres such as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Equinix<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Telehouse<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Volta<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Vertus<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The Bunker<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>And many more<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These systems are often split across multiple sites \u2013 built with a 100% uptime SLA \u2013 Utilising the latest Active\/Active technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 3rd site often deployed at a former nuclear bunker for true DR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to delivering large scale private cloud is building manageable, scalable systems, utilising off the shelf vendor technology to simplifiy deployment and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A typical private cloud platform would consist of<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>MetroCluster Multi Site \u2013 All SSD Storage<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Deployable Compute Power<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>100GB Core networking<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Enterprise Virtualisation such as VMware<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Telecoms Grade Security and Management<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Built as a dedicated system \u2013 Available on either Opex or Capex basis \u2013 Meaning you get all the benifits of public cloud without the cost headaches \u2013 scale in a much simpler and managed fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cloud Strategy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every ten years there seems to a cycle of centralise &gt; de-centralise &lt; and back again\u2026..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same can now be said of cloud with many customers moving critical systems back from the cloud.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>There are some key metrics driving this change<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cost \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Cloud can be very expensive \u2013 Ingress and Egress are terms to be watched closley<\/li><li><strong>Cloud Performance \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Public clouds are just that \u2013 Many Service providers build clouds for the masses and when you move from your dedicated custom designed system to a generic cloud system \u2013 Often you cant performance tune as you would have before<\/li><li><strong>Control \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;With your own cloud platform you can \u201cget under the hood\u201d and manage and deploy as required \u2013 With public cloud shared platforms, they are built so you cannot change anything<\/li><li><strong>When it all goes wrong \u2013<\/strong>&nbsp;Datacentres go offline \u2013 Just Google AWS, Azure or even a Google DC outage and there are many instances \u2013 With your own DC you are in control and number 1 on a list of 1 to get resolution<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>When planning, a cloud strategy as below is key.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We need to work out what works in the cloud and what doesnt.<\/li><li>What the commercial basis for this is<\/li><li>What kind of cloud \u2013 Public, Private, Hybrid<\/li><li>Test applications ready for the cloud<\/li><li>Test Cloud migrations \u2013 in both directions<\/li><li>Deliver strong Cloud Security \u2013 Public and Private<\/li><li>Ensure the Cloud Management is simple and across all platforms consitent<\/li><li>Ensure there is a Disaster recovery and backup solution deployed<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We do this through a series of workshops and planning days to build a complete and thorough cloud strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud We have deep Expertise\u00a0from cradle to grave, designing deploying and running large scale public and private clouds &#8211; 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