Cloud Computing Services

Alongside the more traditional methods of delivering IT services to the business, Northdoor also offers a number of cloud computing services:

• Cloud Advisory services – which of your services lend themselves to a cloud computing model, how should you go about this and what are the available options
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – provision of a virtualised server and storage infrastructure accessed over the internet.
• Platform as a Service (PaaS) – this is Iaas with the addition of a middleware layer (databases, messaging, application servers) accessed over the internet.
• Software as a Service (SaaS) – the provision of a complete business application over the internet.
• Microsoft Exchange delivered as Software as a Service and fully managed.
• Disaster Recovery solution for your business data and applications accessed over the internet and fully managed.

To know more about any of these services please call us on 020 7448 8534 or e-mail us at mss@northdoor.co.uk  

If a new IT service is to be provided to the business, or the provision of an existing service reviewed, then a cloud service could be an option. There are now a variety of ways of delivering an IT service to the business, ranging from the traditional model through to Software as a Service:

• The traditional model: Buy and own hardware and software, host and manage in-house
• Consolidate and virtualise infrastructure, host and manage infrastructure and applications in-house
• Co-locate virtualised infrastructure in a 3rd party datacentre, manage infrastructure and applications in-house
• Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – rent a virtualised infrastructure rather than owning your own, manage the applications in-house
• Software as a Service (SaaS) – rent the application and perform only end user administration type tasks in-house

You will need to assess the IT service you are considering against a number of criteria such as business requirements, system interoperability, security and regulatory compliance and service levels to determine the most suitable option for delivering the service. See our white paper which details these considerations for cloud computing.
 
To know more about any of these services please call us on 020 7448 8534 or e-mail us at mss@northdoor.co.uk