Private - Public - Hybrid  "Your Cloud"

It seems that almost everywhere we turn, the term cloud computing is there. So what is it and how does it relate to small and medium sized businesses? Cloud evolved, as many facets of IT, over a period of time. Essentially it is the provisioning of computing power in the form of a service at a monthly cost. Much the same way as you hire a taxi to get you from point A to point B, you can hire IT infrastructure and services for the going rate. This frees you from the capital expenditure needed to deploy your own software and hardware and can package IT services into a monthly bill.

The varying types of cloud services come under a few umbrellas. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), is the provisioning of the bare metal computers and equipment that operating systems and software run on. Software as a Service (SaaS) is the provisioning of applications that are managed by the vendor. Platform as a Service (PaaS) is the provisioning of the application stack from the hardware right up to the application and data level. Each different tier of cloud services provides different functionality and requires different levels of management and maintenance.

The fact is, that emerging and smaller companies are often the ones that gain the greatest benefits from harnessing cloud providers to supply IT services that would otherwise be too expensive or complex to deploy themselves.

Managing and migrating services to cloud providers can be just as daunting as trying to setup systems in house. Allowing your chosen IT service provider to assist can simplify and streamline your transition to cloud services and ensure that the products that you are utilising are the best fit for your business.

The backbone of any cloud solution is connectivity. This is the make or break factor that is sometimes overlooked. Partnering with a wide variety of ISPs enables us to cherry pick the best in class solution for the all-important connection to your cloud provider. Harnessing redundant upstream providers ensures the maximum uptime to access critical services that live in the cloud.

If your business has been looking into cloud services, or you have already begun the transition, then we can help in making the next steps into the cloud as seamless and secure as possible.  We can also help in deploying your own private cloud on best of breed hardware and software that, giving your business a strong foundation to grow and operate from.  Business continuity and scalability that was once relegated to large organisations is now readily available at the SMB level. 

Talk to us about how we can secure your IT infrastructure by deploying "Your Cloud" - whether its Public, Private or a Hybrid of both.