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Made to Measure.Cloud Solutions & Services.
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Contents.Introduction 4
Private Cloud 8
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) 10
Cooperative Cloud 12
Cloud Hosting 16
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Get ahead in the CloudCloud is a transition that is changing the way you will
buy, build, operate, and consume ICT infrastructure and
applications.
Cloud is something you can own as a private internal
cloud, and something from which you can consume cloud
services, delivered by a trusted service provider. Cloud will
continue to mature, evolving the way organisations think
about constructing and deploying ICT infrastructure and
changing the way organisations consume and pay for ICT
services.
Cloud is a technology, a service, and a strategy; and as
one of the UK’s leading Systems Integrators, Managed
Service Providers, and Managed Hosting Providers, Logicalis
appreciates the full potential of cloud for our customers,
whether cloud is a private infrastructure you manage
yourself or a set of services we deliver to you.
Logicalis can build any size of bespoke private cloud, can
deliver a readymade cloud to your site, or provide secure
cloud services from our UK based Data Centres, and
because our cloud services come with a contracted SLA,
you can start to consume cloud services with confidence.
How we view Cloud Cloud is a flexible, secure, and reliable ICT infrastructure
or service that can be used by commercial and public
sector organisations to support their strategic or tactical
ICT delivery needs. If you are looking to make internal ICT
infrastructure as efficient to own and operate as possible,
mitigate the cost of replacing an end-of-life data centre,
move ICT infrastructure provisioning to a trusted services
partner, meet requirements for externally provided
Disaster Recovery (DR) services, need to host core
business applications such as ERP or e-commerce sites,
or require extra compute or storage capacity to manage
business burst, then cloud should be a consideration.
You’re bound to have questions We believe cloud shouldn’t be complex or confusing.
But cloud is evolving fast, and if you’re creating a strategy
around cloud there are many questions you will need
answering: Where do I start with cloud? Which bits of cloud
are right for me? Where is the cloud? What does cloud cost?
What service levels can I expect? What security measures are
in place? Where is my data?
Our belief is that we are uniquely positioned to answer
all of these questions, and have the ability to demonstrate
that cloud isn’t something that represents a risk to your
ICT infrastructure or your business, but is a technology
architecture, solution or service you can confidently adopt.
Introduction.
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Sounds good – why Logicalis? Logicalis offers a unique portfolio of Cloud Solutions and
services, from private cloud all the way through to hosted
cloud.
Logicalis Cloud Solutions are...
• Built with best practice expertise and years of
experience in providing virtual data centre solutions.
• Enterprise class and secure, not a service out there on
the internet.
• Governed by SLAs and service contracts.
• Constructed to individual or community requirements.
• Built with enterprise class technology infrastructure
and software.
Logicalis design, build, host and manage…• Private Cloud – highly virtualised and automated data
centre infrastructures managed either by your own
ICT department or by our managed service experts.
Our Bespoke On-Site Cloud Service (BOCS) delivers
our unique Virtual Container (VC) solution, delivering
‘virtual’ features to nearly any enterprise application.
• Infrastructure as a Service – Logicalis hosted
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for Network,
Compute and Storage services, charged by bandwidth,
blade or storage consumption.
• Cooperative Cloud – hybrid private and hosted
integrated cloud solutions for cloud burst, cloud DR,
cloud application test and development and shared
service infrastructure.
• Cloud Hosting – cloud based application hosting for
individual organisations, government shared services
or ISVs.
All of our cloud service offerings are hosted and managed
in the UK so your data never leaves UK shores.
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Transitioning to the cloud doesn’t have to be riskyIn the same way we think cloud shouldn’t be complex or
confusing, migrating to the cloud shouldn’t be risky – in
fact, removing risk through all stages of cloud adoption is
something Logicalis Virtualisation and Cloud Consultants
take pride in.
Our Virtualisation Migration Risk Assessment (VMRA)
service focuses on the migration from non-virtual
infrastructure to private cloud and our Cloud Migration
Risk Assessment (CMRA) takes customers from private
cloud to hosted cloud. Both services take our customers
on the journey to the cloud, and are a tried and tested
methodology for producing a successful outcome every
time.
A quick run through of the Logicalis Cloud history Private cloud building is in our DNA. As accredited expert
data centre partners of Cisco, HP, IBM, NetApp, VMware
and CA technologies we can build private clouds based on
all major server and storage platforms. And of course, we
have virtualisation experts on all major hypervisors and
operating systems so we can provide cloud infrastructures
from Intel through to Mainframe.
Something innovative and really beneficialLogicalis has innovated in both our Private and Hosted
Cloud solutions through our unique Virtual Container
(VC) technology. VC technology will change the way you
think about provisioning all aspects of a cloud service,
making resources simple to manage, provision and move.
With VC technology an Oracle database, including all of
its computing, data, network, security and other necessary
elements, can be moved between data centres or between
on-site and hosted clouds within minutes. Virtual
Containers are unique to the Logicalis BOCS and Hosted
Cloud offerings, and are enabled through the innovative
technologies of Cisco, NetApp and CA technologies.
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What can Logicalis do for you?Logicalis offers a complete cloud engagement, and because
we are a Systems Integrator, Managed Services Provider,
and Managed Hosting Provider, offering all major forms of
cloud solutions and services, we are able to deliver cloud
in a way that meets your specific business and technology
needs.
Creating space for new possibilitiesCome to our Data Centre Innovation Centre and see what
Logicalis Cloud has to offer.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
Virtualisation to Cloud Professional Services capabilities
Logicalis Virtualisation to Cloud Service offerings
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Private Cloud.
A bespoke and highly virtualised data centre
infrastructure that’s built specifically for a
customer’s ICT infrastructure capacity needs.
So why should I build a Private Cloud?The chances are that you may well already be in the
process of moving some of your ICT infrastructure to
something that resembles a cloud. If you are virtualising
then you’re already on your way. Private Cloud isn’t simply
about putting a hypervisor on your Intel estate (but that’s
a good start), it’s really about taking all the infrastructure
components you already have and making them work more
efficiently and then linking them, which means you can
provision and manage them more simply. Linking virtualised
servers, storage, network, security and management tools
and turning them into a pool of resource is what the term
‘cloud’ really means.
Does Logicalis have a pre-built Private Cloud solution?It’s called BOCS (Bespoke On-Site Cloud Service).
Logicalis has worked extensively with Cisco, NetApp and
CA technologies to build an optimum solution for on-site
cloud infrastructure and can package any size of BOCS
and deliver this to our customers in self-contained racks.
The BOCS includes all the management and automation
tools needed to run a cloud, as well as our expertise
in integrating new cloud solutions into your existing
infrastructure and operating processes.
Could I get a Private Cloud from any ICT supplier?Clouds are highly consolidated, efficient, operational pools
of ICT infrastructure resource and Logicalis is one of the
few partners in the UK who can deliver cloud solutions
across all major server and storage platforms. We also have
the capability to deliver the operational and automation
tools and the experience that enables cloud to be run as
one highly efficient IT business resource.
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Our partners are your partners too Certified by Cisco, HP, IBM, NetApp, CA
technologies, VMware and others as data centre
partners, Logicalis can design, build and service
any size and type of private cloud infrastructure;
whether it is sitting on a Mainframe or Intel,
operating a hypervisor or a mainstream operating
system.
Virtually everything is virtual Private clouds are the next generation of highly
virtualised data centres, but in a Logicalis Cloud
EVERYTHING is virtualised; network, computing,
storage, security and operational tools. Logicalis
don’t simply build ‘virtual’ infrastructures, we
architecture environments that enable the
provisioning of new capacity and the movement of
key business workloads.
Why should I work with Logicalis? Logicalis build Private Clouds that are made to measure
to our customer’s needs. We offer ‘Cloud Principles’ for
every corporate application and our tailored approach of
integrating network, compute, storage and infrastructure
automation gives you an adaptable and powerful solution
for all your enterprise applications.
Okay, what about a few specifics?• Logicalis deliver a complete range of customer owned
private cloud solutions.
• We are cloud skilled with major vendors including Cisco, IBM, HP, NetApp, VMware, and CA technologies.
• We have 20 years experience in computing, storage and networking, and are one of the few partners able to create truly integrated private cloud solutions.
• Our tried and tested VMRA process helps customers plan and de-risk the move to highly virtualised private cloud.
• We are able to create ‘clouds’ that support all major technology platforms and operating systems (from Intel to Mainframe); not just hypervisor based ‘cloud’ solutions.
• Logicalis has architected a packaged enterprise class Private Cloud; Bespoke On-Site Cloud Service (BOCS), pre-packaged infrastructure including management and automation tools (Cisco, NetApp and CA technologies). We can even run it remotely.
• Logicalis can virtualise everything through our unique Virtual Container (VC) technology.
Can I sit down and discuss my Private Cloud requirements with Logicalis? Absolutely, cloud is no different than any other ICT
architecture. We expect to spend time discussing and
designing your cloud environment requirements with you.
Visit our new Data Centre Innovation Centre where you
can see the Logicalis BOCS in action and examine the
possibilities it could offer your business. There is practical,
hands-on experience available, as well as a consultation
process to genuinely assess your requirements.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
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Infrastructure as a Service.
Readymade compute, storage and networking
solutions built with enterprise grade technology
and delivered as an SLA-based, contractual service.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – there’s a lot of it about?There is, but we believe the Logicalis IaaS solutions,
Compute as a Service, Storage as a Service and Network
as a Service, are perfect for all mission critical business
applications or storage requirements. As a Systems
Integrator we build Private Cloud infrastructures every
day, and our IaaS services are designed to the same
architectural and service standards.
So our IaaS solutions provide a truly enterprise class
service, based on technology you would use yourself
– probably better because we use the most advanced
computing, storage and networking platforms available,
from leading vendors you will recognise.
Our highly secure, multi-tenant hosting platform is ideal
for individual clients or communities of clients, and is a
UK based IaaS offering, charged on a capacity over time,
contracted model.
Crucially, it’s enterprise grade technology
Our kit is the best there is because we deliver against
a contracted SLA. So, though you might care about the
platform it’s built on, you will care about the service it
delivers even more. The Logicalis IaaS offerings are truly
enterprise class; built on recognised technology platforms
and operated from our own UK Tier 3+ Data Centre.
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So, what’s the deal? Customers can select from simple capacity over time on
blades or storage capacity, to flexible purchasing options to
provide the elasticity many will need for specific times of
year or changing capacity requirements.
• Compute, Storage and Network Services
• Pay per use (blade, storage, bandwidth), contracted capacity over time
• Massive capacity capability / high density hosting
• SECURE platform, run in the UK, by a trusted UK ICT solutions and services provider
• SLA based contractual model over 1, 3, 5 years
• Pre-provisioned and SLA based burst capacity
• ‘Blade Days’ offer access to ad-hoc agreed capacity resources
• Logicalis unique Virtual Container (VC) technology – creating secure, virtual resources on a multi-tenant
cloud service
• Built on enterprise class technology (Cisco, NetApp, CA technologies etc.)
• Hosted in a state-of-the-art, high density, Tier 3+ Data Centre estate
• Accessible through private and closed connectivity networks (commercial and public sector class)
• Internet Connectivity as a Service for e-commerce applications available
• Ideal for government class, G-Cloud services.
Building solutions for your future Visit our new Data Centre Innovation Centre where you
can see the Logicalis IaaS offering in action. Meet our
dedicated Cloud Architects who will work with you to see
which elements of your ICT infrastructure could be moved
onto a Logicalis IaaS service. Work with us to design and
build your IT future.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
We believe in working for you and with youUnlike most ‘pay as you go’ IaaS offerings, the
Logicalis Cloud is designed to work for customers
as a long-term ICT infrastructure service and is able
to run mission critical workloads.
IaaS is a service that our customers depend on.
SLAs form the basis of a long term contractual
service delivery model, incorporating service and
capacity flexibility and agility, based on a managed
service contract.
We also work with... Logicalis uses Cisco, NetApp and CA technologies
for our Compute, Network and Storage as a Service
offerings, which means our IaaS services are built
on the same technology that an enterprise would
use itself, but to a scale and a density that offers
environmental efficiencies and cost reduction
through technology consolidation. These efficiencies
mean that using IaaS makes perfect business and
ICT sense.
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Cooperative Cloud.
A matched architecture, integrated private and
hosted cloud providing a single cloud service
delivering next generation data centre capacity.
What is a Cooperative Cloud?Logicalis Cooperative Cloud is an integrated private and
hosted cloud solution providing a single infrastructure
‘resource pool’ with the freedom to move application
services or data between private infrastructure and the
Logicalis Cooperative Cloud service.
Cooperative Cloud is ideal for customers looking to cap
the size of their own ICT infrastructure or those who
may have run out of power or space. It is also ideal for
those who may need a representative infrastructure for
DR or application test and development and need to have
a trusted and integrated service they can use in the same
way as they do their own. The Logicalis Cooperative
Cloud makes two clouds look as one, act as one, and
creates a hybrid cloud solution ideal for commercial and
public sector cloud customers.
How is it constructed? The Logicalis Cooperative Cloud is a highly integrated
matched architecture solution, with private and hosted
clouds working together to deliver a hybrid, secure, flexible,
enterprise class cloud offering. We use the same reference
architecture for both the on-site and hosted clouds,
giving full freedom of movement for applications or data.
Both sides are constructed from the same technology
architectures and, using some of the clever features of
the Cisco UCS computing platform, we can even make a
customer’s blade (all the way down to mac address) move
between clouds – and that makes this a true enterprise
enabler.
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How can the Cooperative Cloud help? Our BOCS is delivered as a self-contained cloud
infrastructure with enough compute, storage and network
capacity to meet expected local demand and local capacity
capability. Additional future capacity, in the form of DR
services or burst capacity for example, is provided by the
Logicalis Hosted Cloud, with agreed capacity availability
over the long-term. The customer simply sees one set of
infrastructure. This is a highly integrated solution providing
maximum flexibility and scope for innovative capacity
provisioning.
Give me examples of how it works? The Logicalis Hosted Cloud could provide full HA / DR
services for the on-site BOCS. So, if your DR data centre
is running out of steam, you could move all DR service
requirements directly onto our cloud.
Or, if at certain times of the year an on-site application
needs more capacity, you can simply ‘move’ a local
workload back onto our cloud to free up room as and
when it is needed. Once the ‘burst’ requirement has ended
you can move workloads back locally. The blades you
used in our hosted cloud could have been your DR blades;
so you can burst into your own DR facility and make
significant cost savings.
What is the technology behind it? The BOCS and the Logicalis Cooperative Cloud are based
on Cisco’s Unified Computing System (UCS) stateless
computing technology, coupled with automation innovation
from CA technologies, which enables us to move work
loads that cannot be ‘virtualised’ with the same ease as
those that can. This allows customers to choose whether
to run a virtual or non-virtual workload on their own
private environment or move it up into the hosted cloud
when they need more application capacity or if they need
to free up private space for a new workload.
The solution is hypervisor and workload independent, and
can operate VMware, HyperV or Citrix hypervisors and
most other major operating systems. Our architecture is
designed for delivering enterprise class services and you
can choose to run part of the cloud as a non-hypervisor
resource for applications or operating systems that cannot
or should not be supported through virtual technologies.
It is a truly made to measure environment.
This powerful feature means the Cooperative Cloud is
ideal for supporting any enterprise application workload,
making it a highly efficient choice of on-site cloud services.
In fact, you can consider a BOCS as a data centre in a rack
– all pre-designed, sized and configured by some of the best
engineers in the UK.
What are the two key elements of Cooperative Cloud?
Bespoke On-Site Cloud Service ( BOCS) – •
on-site, highly efficient, Private Cloud.
Cooperative Hosted Cloud – Logicalis hosted •
secure multi-tenant Cloud Service.
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Basically...The great benefit of the Cooperative Cloud is that with
matched architecture, designed for enterprise class
services, you can move applications from your site to
our hosting site with ease. It is a packaged on-site cloud
connected to a packaged hosted cloud giving you a single,
seamless, packaged solution. The Logicalis Cooperative
Cloud offers customers or communities of customers a
straightforward route to cloud adoption.
Remind me – the Logicalis Cooperative cloud has...• Highly integrated Private and Hosted Cloud Services
• Compute, Storage and Network IaaS packaged
services
• Logicalis unique ‘Virtual Container’ (VC) technology
creating secure and movable virtual resources
• Supports most enterprise applications
• Ideal for long term growth capacity outside of
existing data centre
• Predictable application test and development
• High Availability (HA) or Disaster Recovery (DR)
• Secure public sector / government shared services
• BOCS for all on-site private cloud capacity
• SLA based contractual model over 1, 3, 5 years
• Built on enterprise class technology (Cisco, NetApp,
CA technologies)
• Hosted in the Logicalis UK Tier 3+ Data Centre estate
• Accessible through private and closed connectivity
networks (commercial and government class)
• Ideal for government class G-Cloud services.
Where can I see it in action? The Logicalis Cooperative Cloud offers customers, or
communities of customers, a straightforward route to
cloud adoption. Come and see it for yourself in our new
Data Centre Innovation Centre.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
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Cloud Hosting.
Secure, reliable, made to measure hosting for
enterprise applications, e-commerce systems
and ISVs.
We give you an ideal environmentMany commercial and public sector organisations and
ISVs need a secure and reliable environment in which they
can host core business applications, e-commerce sites or
deliver services to a group of customers as Software as a
Service (SaaS).
Logicalis Cloud Hosting offers an ideal environment for all
of these requirements.
Putting you on the map We host your applications and services in our Tier 3+
UK Data Centre. High bandwidth internet services are
already available and we have interconnects to major
internet exchanges and other networks. Cloud capacity and
storage is all UK based and the service is managed from
UK managed service centres. This is especially important
to industries where information security is paramount.
Government customers can be assured that Cloud Hosting
with Logicalis meets the highest security and operational
standards.
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Get it exactly right with usLogicalis Cloud Hosting is a made to measure solution
for any size of requirement. Customers work with us
to design and select a bespoke environment. Our cloud
operations and architecture team ensure that we work to
your specific hosting requirements.
Our managed services team can also help you manage your
operating system or hypervisor technologies, removing a
layer of management, and ensuring that you truly are in a
cloud hosting environment that is enterprise class.
Innovation through consultation Logicalis Cloud Hosting is designed for fast access,
so bringing your application on board is managed by
our dedicated engineers, who will help you size and
scope. Logicalis use its innovative Virtual Container
(VC) technology to create a specific virtual cloud which
customers can deploy their operating system and
application stack of choice.
Host with the most• UK hosting environment
• Tier 3+ Data Centre
• Flexible costing based on Network, Compute and
Storage as a Service
• Highly efficient hosting environment based on
enterprise class technology platforms
• Virtual Container (VC) to deliver a single hosted
virtual environment
• High bandwidth internet connectivity available on
request
• Managed Services to help run your operating or
hypervisor environment
• Connectivity to major internet exchanges.
Have a closer lookCome to our Data Centre Innovation Centre and see
Logicalis hosting possibilities in action.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
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Logicalis design, build, host and manage…• Private Cloud – highly virtualised and automated data
centre infrastructures managed either by your own
ICT department or by our managed service experts.
Our Bespoke On-Site Cloud Service (BOCS) delivers
our unique Virtual Container (VC) solution, delivering
‘virtual’ features to nearly any enterprise application.
• Infrastructure as a Service – Logicalis hosted
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) for Network,
Compute and Storage services, charged by bandwidth,
blade or storage consumption.
• Cooperative Cloud – hybrid private and hosted
integrated cloud solutions for cloud burst, cloud DR,
cloud application test and development and shared
service infrastructure.
• Cloud Hosting – cloud based application hosting for
individual organisations, government shared services
or ISVs.
All of our cloud service offerings are hosted and managed
in the UK so your data never leaves UK shores.
Overview.
What can Logicalis do for you?Logicalis offers a complete cloud engagement, and
because we are a Systems Integrator, Managed Services
Provider, and Managed Hosting Provider, offering all major
forms of cloud solutions and services, we are able to
deliver cloud in a way that meets your specific business
and technology needs.
Creating space for new possibilitiesCome to our Data Centre Innovation Centre and see what
Logicalis Cloud has to offer.
To book a visit contact 0800 876 6987
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