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Cloud Computing Overview

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Cloud Computing Essential Characteristics

• On-demand self-service• Broad network access• Resource pooling• Rapid elasticity• Measured service

Source: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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Why Cloud Computing?

With correct methodology, cloud architectures can increase agility, provide data protection, improve scalability and reduce costs. 

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Cloud Computing Benefits

• Dynamically provision services and scale in seconds to meet real-time user requirements

• Increase utilization of storage, compute and networking resources

• Enable multi-tenancy with ability to charge back business units for services

• Deliver services faster while maintaining control without adding complexity

• Maintain security and compliance requirements

• Reduce capital and operational expenses

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How Can InterVision Help?

• Work with you to build a private cloud with best-in-class hardware and software from leading IT vendors

• Design hybrid cloud architectures• Recommend a pre-packaged data

center stack that is highly scalable and manageable

• Leverage your previous investments and move your legacy systems to the cloud

• Map a cloud strategy that meets your current and future requirements

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InterVision Cloud Services

• Cloud Readiness Assessment

• Private Cloud Infrastructure

• Cloud Storage Solutions

• Hybrid Cloud Integration

• Cloud Management Tools

• Cloud Support Services

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Cloud Readiness Assessment

InterVision’s assessment service is designed to identify and address any gaps in your current infrastructure and develop an actionable plan for cloud readiness. Our team of cloud experts reviews and analyzes your entire enterprise computing environment and meets with you to discuss your business drivers and requirements. We ensure that we have a complete and accurate picture of your environment prior to mapping a plan to the cloud.

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Private Cloud Infrastructure

Private clouds generally provide the highest performance and security of all cloud models, and let organizations easily scale up storage and compute capacity. InterVision can help you select technologies to build a customized private cloud that meets your business requirements. We also work with leading IT vendors to offer pre-packaged solutions that speed up the deployment. This includes converged, highly virtualized infrastructure built on front end open systems, unified fabric, and backend storage topologies.

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Cloud Storage Services

Cloud storage allows organizations to store, access and manage almost any amount of data on infrastructure managed by a service provider. InterVision can help you develop an enterprise cloud storage strategy tailored for your environment and requirements, while ensuring that your data is preserved and protected.

Cloud Storage Use Cases• Back up of active data needed for business system recovery• Archival of data that is not being actively updated• Collaboration across workgroups and multiple devices• Serve static data for websites

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Hybrid Cloud Integration Services

Hybrid clouds offer a number of advantages and use cases, including:• Dynamic capacity expansion (cloud bursting)• Keeping intellectual property on site• Dev/test • Flexible business operations• Optimized costs

InterVision works with customers to understand their application environment and create a hybrid cloud strategy that leverages public cloud resources. We help IT staff monitor and secure the management of resources across public and private clouds.

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Cloud Management Tools

InterVision systems engineers have expertise in the best cloud automation and management tools leading manufacturers. These solutions orchestrate the provisioning of data center services to make workloads operational within minutes, and enable use of a self-service portal for management, monitoring and chargeback.

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Cloud Support Services

InterVision tailors cloud solutions to each customer’s service availability needs. We design, procure and build the right IT infrastructure to support any cloud model.

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InterVision’s Cloud Methodology

Steps to help you get started in the cloud

1. Analyze your business initiatives and application flow

2. Review overall IT requirements including workload, I/O, security, backup, disaster recovery, and multi-tenancy

3. Help you clarify your goals and requirements

4. Identify solutions and service delivery models that will maximize the effectiveness of IT spend

5. Create a cloud roadmap and strategy

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If you have any questions about cloud computing or are interested in 

discussing cloud in your company, please feel free to reach us at 

info@intervision.com