Managed Private Cloud Hosting

Dual independent ISP feeds into each of our data centres signify a robust network architecture designed for high availability and resilience. In practical terms, it means that our network connectivity is safeguarded against potential disruptions. If one ISP encounters issues, the other can seamlessly take over, ensuring uninterrupted access to our services. This redundancy not only enhances reliability but also contributes to improved load balancing, reduced latency and enhanced overall network performance.

Our network architecture incorporates dual redundant BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) routers equipped with Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for automatic failover. This ensures that even in the event of a router failure, uninterrupted network connectivity is maintained through the seamless transition to the backup router.

To bolster network reliability, all critical equipment is equipped with multi-homed Network Interface Cards (NICs). This redundancy enables these devices to connect to multiple networks simultaneously, enhancing resilience and mitigating potential single points of failure.

Within our VMware environment, our network multi-homes from different network cards, and failover configurations are thoughtfully implemented. This strategy optimises network performance and guarantees a swift transition to backup networks should the need arise.

Our HA pairs are configured to ensure continuous service availability. In the event of a hardware or software failure, automatic failover mechanisms are in place, guaranteeing minimal disruption to critical services.

Leveraging VMware High Availability (HA), we employ automatic server restarts on alternative hosts should any server experience a failure. This feature plays a pivotal role in maintaining seamless service delivery.

Our Storage Area Network (SAN) is configured with RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) to safeguard against disk failures. This redundancy minimises the risk of data loss and ensures data availability.

Within our SAN infrastructure, dual controllers are deployed, along with automatic failover capabilities. This setup guarantees continuous access to stored data in the event of a controller failure.

To enhance data resilience, we split storage across multiple SANs, enabling failover at the operating system level. This redundancy safeguards against data loss and minimises service interruptions.

We maintain a local replica of storage on an independent SAN, further enhancing data availability. Automatic failover at the SAN level ensures data continuity even in the face of SAN-related issues.

Our rack infrastructure benefits from dual power supplies and independent power feeds, distributing the load across A/B feeds. This design minimises the risk of power-related disruptions to critical equipment.

We maintain a robust Disaster Recovery provision in a second data centre, ensuring business continuity in the event of a catastrophic failure at the primary site. This multi-faceted approach to redundancy and resilience is integral to our commitment to maintaining uninterrupted services and data integrity.

Easily scale your virtual machines on the fly with hot add CPU and memory capabilities. This means you can dynamically increase processing power and memory resources without requiring downtime, ensuring your applications run smoothly even during peak workloads.

Our infrastructure offers the flexibility of hot adding or removing disk capacity with a focus on SSD storage arrays. This means you can adjust your storage needs without service interruption, while benefiting from the speed and reliability of solid state drives.

Our system employs Distributed Resource Scheduling (DRS) to optimise resource utilisation. DRS continuously evaluates resource demands and automatically spreads workloads across hosts, ensuring each virtual machine has the resources it needs for optimal

Our platform allows for seamless virtual machine migration between hosts. You can move your VMs from one host to another without any downtime, ensuring high availability and resource optimisation.

We’ve implemented high-speed 10Gbps fibre links connecting our data centres. This robust networking infrastructure ensures lightning-fast data transfer, high availability and minimal latency between locations.

In the event of a physical host failure, our High Availability (HA) setup ensures that all virtual machines are automatically restarted on another available host. This redundancy guarantees minimal disruption to your services and data continuity.

Our Site Recovery Manager (SRM) offers customers a comprehensive disaster recovery plan. In the event of data centre failures, you can easily bring up your virtual machines in another data centre,