Logicalis Expands Cloud Computing Offerings with Premises-based Private Cloud Solutions
June 26, 2012
All things IT are moving to the cloud, but not always to the “public cloud” according to Logicalis, an international IT solutions and managed services provider, which today is announcing a new Private Cloud Practice created to support premises-based, fully-customized cloud solutions. While competitive, semi-private cloud solutions offer the appearance of security and control, Logicalis Private Cloud solutions are tailored specifically for each customer’s environment and computing needs and the customer keeps control of all of the IT assets at the data center of their choosing. The company has a well-established history providing managed services, data center services and a variety of cloud solutions. It was recently named a “Top 100 Cloud Service Provider” by industry publication Talkin’ Cloud and a “Top 500 Solution Provider” by UBM Channel. The new practice will help organizations that are seeking the flexibility and expansion capabilities of cloud computing, with the security and access provided by a premises-based data center.
“For many organizations, cloud computing offers game-changing strategies necessary to increase business agility, add flexibility and mitigate risk. We help clients define and design a private cloud solution that specifically addresses the business problems they are trying to resolve. This allows IT staffs to refocus on the highest value activities and provide targeted services to their organizations,” says Kevin Gruneisen, vice president of data center solutions for Logicalis…
Industry analysts agree with the direction Logicalis has taken.
“Our recent cloud services survey shows that when it comes to cloud, whether private or public, CIOs want to work with providers that can demonstrate expertise in security, compliance and management. Customers also want to work with providers that foster and maintain high levels of trust between them and their enterprise clients,” says John Madden, principal analyst, Ovum, and co-author with Senior Analyst Ian Brown of Ovum’s Cloud Services Business Trends Survey.
Logicalis Private Cloud Strategies
Logicalis is uniquely focused on the needs of its customers. Combined with its vendor-neutral approach, the company can implement the right private cloud solution for each business on the platform of its choice. Logicalis Private Cloud services are designed for:
IT leaders seeking to maintain relevance within their organizations and become a trusted cloud services broker versus a provider of commodity based infrastructure.
Organizations that require a high level of security, the need to comply with industry guidelines and/or simply the desire to keep IT assets under direct control.
Organizations with an ongoing need to quickly provide and provision IT resources.
Large virtualized x86 infrastructure installations.
Active application development environments, “sandboxes”.
Logicalis will help companies define a cloud strategy that aligns their short-term needs with long-term goals:
A cloud strategy that builds on capital investments that have already been made
Security considerations for private cloud now and hybrid cloud in the future
Management considerations including orchestration, automation and governance
Application enablement, migration and creation considerations for private cloud environments
Future cloud environment extensions including public and hybrid options
To learn more about Logicalis’ private cloud offerings, visit the Logicalis private cloud micro site.
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