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On-premise |
Private Cloud
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Public Cloud with Azure / Amazon AWS |
New Hybrid Cloud
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Best for |
Large teams in one location
Ultra Secure File Storage |
Unlimited Bandwidth Usage
Large Disk / RAID Usage
Running Lots of Virtual Machines or Applications |
Load Balancing for peak demands***
Regularly scaling up / down machines |
Working within a fixed Budget
Non IT / technical users
Running a mix of different services |
International Services |
No |
Currently Limited. Ask for details |
Yes - Regional |
Yes - Regional |
Pricing
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One off purchase |
12 Month Contract
Monthly Payments
Deposit Required |
Monthly or Annual
Deposit Required |
Flexible Terms
Monthly or Annual Payments
Deposit may be Required
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Fixed Pricing Available
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Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Free Hosting Options |
Limited by Office Bandwidth |
No, but you can host as many services as you can fit at no extra charge!** |
Limited to 1Gb, 1x vCPU** |
Yes |
Additional Running Costs
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Your power & internet bill |
None - Everything is included! |
Pay for storage, CPU use, Disk I/O, Bandwidth usage, software rental |
None - We budget for you
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Range
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Any server you can buy! |
Single / Dual Xeons Up to 12Tb storage per host |
Any AWS or Azure offer |
All Options Available |
Scaling
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Memory + Storage Upgrades |
Memory + Storage Upgrades
Create additional VM's
Add custom servers to the datacenter |
Fully flexible Scaling On Demand* |
Mix & match as required |
Locations
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Your office |
UK / Europe / USA Global options are limited
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Global |
Global |
Colocation |
N/A |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Hardware Access |
Yes |
Yes, By Appointment |
No |
Limited By Appointment |
Advantage
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Data never leaves your premises |
Very cost effective for high disk or high bandwidth applications
Create customer machines (VMs) without additional hardware costs** |
Only pay for what you use |
Fully Managed Service - Know your costs in advance
We move and scale your applications and services as needed, keeping you informed before costs occur
Dedicated Service Engineer(s) are assigned to each Account - never get stuck with a call center or on-line only support!
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Example Scenarios |
Secure Intranet
Application Server
Office File Server
Office Mail Exchange Server
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Global Document and File Stores, Media libraries
Staff, Supplier and Partner Portals for collaboration and content sharing
Communication Platforms
High Bandwidth Web Applications with large teams accessing large databases
High Availability Options |
Public Websites with unexpected bursts of high traffic and loads
High Availability
Cluster / GPU Farming |
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions
Fully Managed IT Services
Mix of Public Websites and Private Applications
Demo websites and Applications can run Free****
High Availability Options |