Virtualization and Cloud Computing – as a Service
As the IT environment becomes increasingly more complex with new
technologies and applications, IT administrators are searching for
simplified and cost-effective means of delivery computing resources,
required for employees to do their daily work. Virtualization
technologies have provided an additional layer of complexity many small
businesses do not understand, nor truly have the resources to deploy
internally, without expensive training and dedicated personal resources.
So how can small companies (0-99 employees) truly benefit from
virtualization without incurring the additional costs and training
needed ?
Problem
While there are dominant providers of cloud computing services, and major host providers encouraging companies to host their applications externally, there still remain many small companies with the requirement of keeping certain data within their own IT department, from small accounting and medical services firms to financial and legal departments requiring regulatory compliance, as well as software development companies that prefer internal application testing.
Microsoft, Citrix and Vmware
It should also be noted, that although Microsoft, Citrix and Vmware provide feature rich functionalities and free virtualization for basic use, these solutions require a dedicated IT administrator with virtualization expertise plus additional time / cost to install and manage the platforms, as well as provide the regularly required maintenance.
To quote an analysts and IT consultant in the US, working with small and medium sized businesses “ It is still a pain to build a virtualized infrastructure, today “. There are over 1 million companies with fewer then one hundred employees in US. (US census 2007)
In particular for these small businesses, infrastructure management software is too complicated.
So how does Witsbits fit into this marketplace, today ?
Witsbits provides an entry level virtualization and cloud management platform – as a service. Customers, and IT consultants that support small businesses, use Witsbits services for the management of internal and private virtual infrastructures.
Benefits ?
Witsbits’ management platform is set up in minutes, is software maintenance free for the customer, and very simple to use via a web browser. Pricing is based on a “pay as you go” ( vRam under management) payment model. All data, applications and storage policies remain inside the company and behind the firewall.
The users log into the Witsbits console for the management of their own virtualized infrastructure, and IT consultants use Witsbits to manage virtualized environments across multiple customer sites at much lower costs, as the web based centralized console is used for one or a multiple of dispersed physical servers running virtual machines. The traditional upgrade per number of physical servers under centralized management is not required.
The newest release of Witsbits is scheduled for early September.
Problem
While there are dominant providers of cloud computing services, and major host providers encouraging companies to host their applications externally, there still remain many small companies with the requirement of keeping certain data within their own IT department, from small accounting and medical services firms to financial and legal departments requiring regulatory compliance, as well as software development companies that prefer internal application testing.
Internal and private virtualization
infrastructure solutions are also often preferred for reasons of
security, quicker and more convenient testing of software patches and
compliance to local regulations per country. An example here includes
data transfers that must remain within a particular country, region and
company. The compliance and security concerns are of particular
interest to media, financial, medical, military and high security
related companies, that want to keep their data internally secured.
It should also be noted, that although Microsoft, Citrix and Vmware provide feature rich functionalities and free virtualization for basic use, these solutions require a dedicated IT administrator with virtualization expertise plus additional time / cost to install and manage the platforms, as well as provide the regularly required maintenance.
To quote an analysts and IT consultant in the US, working with small and medium sized businesses “ It is still a pain to build a virtualized infrastructure, today “. There are over 1 million companies with fewer then one hundred employees in US. (US census 2007)
In particular for these small businesses, infrastructure management software is too complicated.
So how does Witsbits fit into this marketplace, today ?
Witsbits provides an entry level virtualization and cloud management platform – as a service. Customers, and IT consultants that support small businesses, use Witsbits services for the management of internal and private virtual infrastructures.
Benefits ?
Witsbits’ management platform is set up in minutes, is software maintenance free for the customer, and very simple to use via a web browser. Pricing is based on a “pay as you go” ( vRam under management) payment model. All data, applications and storage policies remain inside the company and behind the firewall.
The users log into the Witsbits console for the management of their own virtualized infrastructure, and IT consultants use Witsbits to manage virtualized environments across multiple customer sites at much lower costs, as the web based centralized console is used for one or a multiple of dispersed physical servers running virtual machines. The traditional upgrade per number of physical servers under centralized management is not required.
The newest release of Witsbits is scheduled for early September.
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