SERVERS, CLOUD & INFRASTRUCTURE

SERVERS

We build servers/domain controllers (DNS/DHCP/AD/WEB) and perform server administration on the following server Operating Systems: 2003, 2008, 2012 & 2016, as well as UNIX/Solaris and Linux/Red Hat.

CLOUD

While cloud infrastructure is the hardware and software components required for cloud computing, infrastructure as a service (IaaS) is a cloud model that gives organizations the ability to rent those IT infrastructure components — including compute, storage and networking — over the internet from a public cloud provider

VIRTUALIZATION

We are experts on cloud and virtualization infrastructure: VMware virtualization, AWS, Azure and Google Cloud infrastructures, as well as hosted exchange/Office 365 and G-suite email administration

SERVERS, CLOUD & VIRTUALIZATION IN DETAIL

Cloud infrastructure is a term used to describe the components needed for cloud computing, which includes hardware, abstracted resources, storage, and network resources. Think of cloud infrastructure as the tools needed to build a cloud. In order to host services and applications in the cloud, you need cloud infrastructure.

Virtualization technology is used to abstract resources from physical hardware and pool them into clouds; automation software and management tools allocate these resources and provision new environments so users can access what they need—when they need it. 

Cloud infrastructure is also a term used to describe a complete cloud computing system, once all the pieces are put together. In the same way that “IT infrastructure” is a singular term used to describe the multiple technologies that—together—serve as the foundation for an organization’s various computer systems.

In the same way, “cloud infrastructure” can also be used to describe the technologies that—once architected together—serve as the foundation for operating in a cloud environment. It’s a classic example of something becoming greater than the sum of its parts.

All this technology has to be enabled in order for cloud infrastructure to work. That relies on perhaps the most overlooked technology of all: the operating system.

What’s included in cloud infrastructure?

Cloud infrastructure is made up of several components, each integrated with one another into a single architecture supporting business operations. A typical solution may be composed of hardware, virtualization, storage, and networking components.

Components of cloud infrastructure

Hardware

Although you probably think of clouds as being virtual, they require hardware as part of the infrastructure.

A cloud network is made up of a variety of physical hardware that can be located at multiple geographical locations.

The hardware includes networking equipment, like switches, routers, firewalls, and load balancers, storage arrays, backup devices, and servers.

Virtualization connects the servers together, dividing and abstracting resources to make them accessible to users.

Virtualization

Virtualization is technology that separates IT services and functions from hardware.

Software called a hypervisor sits on top of physical hardware and abstracts the machine’s resources, such as memory, computing power, and storage.

Once these virtual resources are allocated into centralized pools, they’re considered clouds.

With clouds, you get the benefits of self-service access, automated infrastructure scaling, and dynamic resource pools.