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We round up the best cloud software, services and products the channel has to offer.
Cloud Business IaaS
Specs: Cloud Business IaaS’s Xterity Platform delivers: Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated Compute Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Disaster Recovery Solutions and Cloud Backup as a Service.
“Cloud Business IaaS provides advanced, easy-to-use and highly available cloud server infrastructure solutions with no upfront capital costs. Cloud Business IaaS’s Xterity platform is an enterprise-class, managed Cloud service specifically built for MSP and IT channel partners. The Xterity platform provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop cloud management solution that simplifies all cloud workflow processes including customised server/solution design, deployment, management, pricing, margin analysis, and billing.”
Contact: Brigantia Distribution – 020 3358 0090, info@brigantia.com – brigantia.com
Giacom Cloud Server
Specs: Giacom’s Cloud Server is available in 3 sizes: Entry, Standard and Premium. With CPU ranging from 2CPU to 4CPU with RAM ranging from 4GB to 16GB, the Cloud Servers come with a range of storage options from 64GB up to 2048GB. Each server is hosted within Microsoft’s UK South Data Centre.
“Exclusive to Giacom, Cloud Server is a simple, out-of-the-box, fixed cost server solution. It’s powered by Azure, but provisioned quickly
and easily in the Giacom portal, whether you’re an Azure newcomer or expert. If you want to replace an end of life server such as Windows Server 2008/R2, Cloud Server saves you time and effort, whether you sell physical servers or build replacements directly in Azure. Perfect for IT companies supporting SMBs who want to future-proof their business in the cloud, it’s a secure, flexible and reliable solution available with optional VPN and backup. With its healthy, predictable and recurring margins, Cloud Server is the smart choice.”
Contact: Giacom – cloudmarket.com
D-Link Nuclias Cloud
Specs: Fully-hosted solution with out-of- the-box optimised feature set and dedicated cloud devices. Zero-Touch Provisioning – it’s as easy as powering up, plugging in and managing via the Nuclias Cloud app. Pay for what you need, with the ability to expand or scale back in line with business demand.
“Automate, monitor, manage and scale your network without the complexity or cost. Automate, monitor, manage and scale your network without the complexity or cost. D-Link’s Nuclias Cloud-Managed Switches come pre-configured and are controlled remotely through the Nuclias Cloud web-browser interface or Nuclias app. Enjoy feature-rich yet easy-to-use cloud management, rapid deployments, and unlimited scalability to match the requirements of your network.”
Contact: Exertis – Luke Lee-Nutbrown, Exertis Networking Product Manager – exertis.co.uk
SolarWinds AppOptics
Specs: Full-stack application performance monitoring (APM), including infrastructure (server, host, and containers). 150-plus out-of-the-box integrations, plugins, dashboards, and intelligent alerting, including dozens of AWS and Azure integrations. Auto-instrumented distributed transaction tracing. Custom dashboards combine infrastructure, application, and business metrics.
“SolarWinds AppOptics is a next-generation, SaaS-based application performance monitoring (APM) solution. It’s a convergence of APM, infrastructure monitoring, and custom metrics into a single, simple, affordable tool that delivers a deeper and wider understanding of system availability and performance.”
Contact: SolarWinds – solarwinds.com
Atlas Cloud
Specs: Atlas Cloud is one of the UK’s fastest growing Managed Service Providers. It aims to help reduce business risk and increase company agility by delivering effective, hosted IT solutions. Its suite of business cloud services include secure file-sharing, email security, web security, Office 365, graphics, network connectivity, telephony and VoIP.
“Atlas Cloud offers a comprehensive infrastructure management service which covers everything including servers, storage, firewalls, hardware, end user issues, switches, connectivity and more. Comprehensive cloud infrastructure services (IaaS), from server to user, the service will seamlessly convert a company’s existing setup and processes to the cloud. Atlas Cloud’s cloud infrastructure consultants will build a cloud computing infrastructure that best suits the needs of your business.”
Contact: Atlas Cloud – atlascloud.co.uk
Cloud Business Phones
Specs: Cloud Business Phones Altos Platform delivers flexibility, scalability and ownership: Partner owns customer and contract, Partner margin control, Partner controls feature set, Full whitelabel available, Technical and sales training included as standard.
“Cloud Business Phones provides a comprehensive range of features that allow businesses to link their fixed and mobile telephony easily and efficiently, helping them to improve their productivity and corporate image. Quick and easy to install, with no capital outlay, the Cloud Business Phones System provides all the functionality of a traditional telephone system with advanced features that make communicating with staff, customers and suppliers easy and efficient. Instant messaging, presence and click to call features enable you to instantly see who is available and connect with them, while hunt groups and wallboards help you manage and monitor your inbound calls and group communications. The easy to use portal enables company administrators and site administrators to view team activity and make real-time changes. Users can quickly and easily access standard features such as call forwarding, busy and much more.”
Contact: Brigantia Distribution – 020 3358 0090, info@brigantia.com – brigantia.com
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