The 7 Essentials of AIS CloudOne
- 1. The 7 Essential Features of AIS CloudOne Enterprise Grade Offering 1
- 2. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials 1. Availability 2. Performance AIS 3. Reliability CloudOne 4. Security 5. Scalability 6. Compatibility 7. Network 2
- 3. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 1 - Availability – At the hardware level, designed with complete redundancy. • Configured to eliminate any single point of failure (SPoF). • A/B powered from separate UPS systems • Either dual-power supplied or is powered from a static transfer switch. – Network access is both redundant and diversified. – The entire systems architecture is self- healing with automated failover. 3
- 4. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 2 - Performance – Incorporates industry and vendor best practices • VMware optimized hardware and software environment. – Maximizes I/O performance • Redundant I/O paths • Segregated management traffic from the VM storage network. – VMware’s latest Quality of Service (QoS) features implemented • Including Network / Storage I/O and DRS. More… 4
- 5. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 2 - Performance – AIS has designed in additional performance wherever possible • adding SSD-based vhost local caching and NetApp flash cache. 5
- 6. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 3 - Reliability – VMware self-provisioning system requires no human intervention. • Tasks are completed quickly and with fewer errors. – AIS commitment to ITIL for establishing and operating IT service management • Used for change management and continuous improvement. More… 6
- 7. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 3 - Reliability – Comprehensive internal and external monitoring • vCenter Operations provides continuous monitoring of services and subsystems. • External monitoring and vCenter Ops provides Fault isolation and capacity planning for system resources. Actionable intelligence! 7
- 8. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 4 - Security – Incorporates a full array of networking options to accommodate any security requirements. • No internet access (all operations kept internal to the client’s vDC) • Firewalled access to internal or external networks (vShield) • Direct Internet access • Private switched access to client colo or corporate facilities No Internet Firewalled Direct Internet Private switched Access access access access More… 8
- 9. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 4 - Security – Clients can also configure unlimited, completely isolated internal networks with VMware’s built-in security features. • Physical security is assured with AIS SSAE 16 SOC II certified access controls • Clients have granular control over administrative access to their private data center. 9
- 10. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 5 – Scalability – Provides easy, rapid deployment of individual VMs or entire applications (vApps). • Additional resources are available on demand, with no human intervention required. – The clients can take advantage of VMware’s vCloud Director API and manage CloudOne resources from within their existing vCenter management portal. – Large data sets can be quickly stored and processed by using direct network connections into the client’s virtual data center. 10
- 11. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 6 – Compatibility – VMware selected for a number of reasons: • Widespread adoption • Inherent functionality • Robust ecosystem of support and product development. VMware is the market leader in virtualization. Their technology, which is production-proven, is used by more than 170,000 customers, including 100% of the Fortune 100. 11
- 12. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 6 – Compatibility – Most AIS clients use VMware already • Many of them use vCenter to manage their virtualized environments. • Some features, like vCenter Operations, can be extended into the client environment to monitor and maintain the client’s cloud. 12
- 13. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 7 – The AIS Network – AIS has the most reliable regional network in the southwest. • It is used to provide redundant connectivity to both Los Angeles and Phoenix. • This wide area network can be used to enable rapid recovery in a DR situation: clients can replicate data almost synchronously between AIS CloudOne instances or colo environments. 13
- 14. AIS CloudOne Enterprise-Grade Service featuring 7 Essentials • No. 7 – The AIS Network – AIS CloudOne can also be a “zero CapEx” solution 14
- 15. Why Partner with AIS? • We offer a significant opportunity for achieving cost-savings while maintaining an acceptable level of risk. • You'll gain agility and enhanced functionality without the headaches. Plus… 15
- 16. Why Partner with AIS? • Our Insightful Professional Services Staff knows: – The Cloud – Networks and High-Availability (HA) Infrastructure – Managed Services – Service Architecture based on ITIL V3 Service Lifecycle and GIP – That there is no "one-size fits all" solution 16
- 17. Let us white board a solution for you… • www.americanis.net • 866-971-2656 17
Editor's Notes
- #7: http://www.americanis.net/service-architecture
- #8: http://www.vmware.com/products/datacenter-virtualization/vcenter-operations-management/overview.html
- #10: http://www.vmware.com/products/vshield/overview.html http://www.vmware.com/products/vshield/overview.html
- #11: Should add white board drawing.
- #12: Should add white board drawing.