APPLICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERTISE
DOING BUSINESS
IN THE CLOUD
Codestone is a leading virtualisation specialist and as such we have a wealth of experience in migrating our clients from Physical to Virtual Environments for their ‘On Premise’ or ‘Private Cloud’ solutions.
We are able to transfer all that knowledge and
experience to help you make a smooth transition from Private Cloud to Public Cloud infrastructure or a Hybrid mixture of both. Cloud computing is not a one size fits all solution and Codestone can ensure a consistent and non disruptive experience to both your system users and your customers.
Unlike ‘hosting only’ service providers, Codestone understands the challenges and concerns that businesses face when making the transition of their critical applications and data into the Cloud and is readily equipped to overcome those challenges with a tailored, solution based approach.
The Codestone Cloud platform is owned and operated by Codestone, with no 3rd party infrastructure. Our platform supports Windows and Linux environments and is built on best of breed, Enterprise Class products.
DESKTOP VIRTUALISATION
Also known as ‘thin client computing’, this solution removes local desktop operating systems and centralises the delivery of them (as with applications only) for the entire user desktop – for example, Vista or Windows 7. This technology is a perfect fit to enable branch offices and mobile or home working solutions as well as being the best strategy for desktop roll out and management.
APPLICATION VIRTUALISATION
Centralise the installation of user applications, so that they can be more easily deployed and maintained to large groups of users spread across many locations. Coupled with desktop virtualisation these solutions reduce complexity and cost whilst boosting productivity and security in what has traditionally been the hardest area of the IT landscape to control.
SERVER VIRTUALISATION
Run many virtual servers on a single high density host or introduce fault tolerance and high availability with a multi host solution. Server virtualisation has been at the forefront of the cloud computing movement and continues to be the most practical and cost effective platform for server side computing.
STORAGE VIRTUALISATION
Enables the provision of virtual pools of storage to servers and desktops, effectively eliminating wasted physical storage space. As the total amount of committed physical storage goes up, more disks can be added easily without the need to move data or re-size data volumes.
DISASTER RECOVERY
Enables organisations to ensure critical IT systems and applications are available in the event of a device failure. Single points of failure are eliminated. Critical IT systems and applications are still available in the event of a loss of site at the main data centre allowing staff to continue to do their jobs without disruption by unplanned downtime, IT system maintenance or a total loss of site. Business continuity plans are often a pre-requisite for vertical industry compliance and can lower insurance policy costs.
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PRIVATE CLOUD & VIRTULAISATION
A PRIVATE CLOUD IS DEDICATED TO AN ORGANISATION, WHETHER
IT BE ON PREMISE OR HOSTED AND ADMINISTERED INTERNALLY
OR BY A 3RD PARTY SUPPLIER.
At Codestone we have been at the forefront of the virtualisation
revolution. Holding top level partner accreditations with the
leading vendors we have virtualised over 300 businesses large
and small. Virtualisation provides organisations with the ability to
rationalize their IT infrastructure resulting in increased efficiency
and a rapid ROI and TCO for business owners.
PRIVATE CLOUD
& VIRTUALISATION
WHAT IS
CODESTONE CLOUD?
Codestone’s public cloud computing
platform offers organisations the
opportunity to have a fully scalable
computing infrastructure off premise,
without the capital expenditure or
ownership of on premise systems.
This method of delivering IT services
has been likened to the consumption
of other utilities such as electricity
and gas whereby consumers only pay
for what they use and are detached
from the complexity of delivering the
service. Thus computing moves into
a commoditised consumption based
model rather than over provisioning
resources.
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INFRASTRUCTURE AS A SERVICE
Infrastructure as a Service allows you to rent compute power and software, hosted in a secure purpose built, highly available data centre on a month by month basis. Provisioning IT in this way gives your business the benefit of Enterprise Class services for a fraction of the cost and with little or no capital expenditure.More and more businesses are looking to offset the capital expenditure (CapEx) of IT hardware and move towards an operational cost model (OpEx). Similarly businesses are looking to save money traditionally wasted on ‘over provisioned’ hardware and only pay for the computing resource they need, when they need it. Wouldn’t you rather have a scale up scale down solution that was in line with the demands of your business rather than an expensive strategy built on what ‘might’ happen in the future? If the answer is yes then Infrastructure as a Service can solve your IT headaches today. Our teams of experts are waiting to take your call and answer your queries.
SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE
Businesses need to constantly adapt to the ever changing demand put on them by their workforce. From month to month system user volumes can fluctuate, application gaps need to be filled and access scenarios continually change.
With Software as a Service, your business can deliver applications, on demand, to any user, on any device and over any connection. Whether server or client applications, Software as a Service allows you to scale up and scale down your software requirements on a monthly basis, ensuring that you maximise your IT budgets and reduce waste from over provisioning, whilst maximising productivity through an
‘always on’ strategy.
CLOUD DESKTOPS
Cloud Desktops from Codestone are hosted, virtual desktops provisioned from a multi tenanted windows platform, delivered to any device, in any location over any connection. Using the market leading desktop delivery platforms from Citrix, Cloud Desktops deliver a fast, rich and secure user experience comparable to any local environment and often much faster.
Cloud Desktops are provisioned in secure, private areas of our shared platform ensuring that each customer’s applications and data are only accessible to users and devices with the required permission. Accessible from anywhere and with minimal start up costs, Cloud Desktops are the perfect way to maximise your return on investment in IT without the headache and high cost of
ownership of on premise solutions. CODESTONE CLOUD
CLOUD STORAGE
Cloud Storage from Codestone allows you to provision volumes of storage in the cloud and then simply create network drives to that storage as if it were an extension of your own network. Storage demands can vary rapidly within an organisation and you can often find yourself buying more storage than you require in the long term to solve a short term issue. Furthermore, businesses are increasingly looking to back up critical data to the cloud to improve their Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (DR) strategies.
BACKUP AS A SERVICE
Now there is an alternative to tape! Backup as a Service from Codestone is a scheduled Service that enables organisations to replicate their own selected on premise data to Codestone’s secure cloud platform. This automated backup method utilises our customer’s existing internet connection which allows for an extremely cost effective and robust solution.
DISASTER RECOVERY AS A SERVICE
Virtualised infrastructure provides rapid and reliable recovery without duplicating hardware and enables server consolidation so that you can cut costs of both production and disaster recovery. It allows you to automate the disaster recovery process and ensure that it is executed rapidly and correctly and makes it possible for you to easily and cost-effectively test your disaster recovery plan so that you can ensure that it is reliable.HYBRID MODEL
There is no one size fits all solution for cloud computing. At Codestone we recognize that not all your business applications and data are suitable for a public cloud platform. A hybrid model utilises a combination of both private and public clouds to ensure the best fit for your business both technically and commercially.
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