Cloud Enablement

Private Cloud

A private cloud is a dedicated cloud computing environment for a single customer. Many of the advantages of cloud computing are combined with the security and control of on-premises IT infrastructure.

A private cloud (also known as an internal cloud or corporate cloud) is a cloud computing environment in which all hardware and software resources are dedicated to a single customer and are only accessible to that customer. Many of the benefits of cloud computing, such as elasticity, scalability, and ease of service delivery, are combined with the access control, security, and resource customization of on-premises infrastructure in the private cloud.

Many businesses prefer private cloud to public cloud (cloud computing services delivered over infrastructure shared by multiple customers) because private cloud is a more convenient (or the only) way to meet regulatory compliance requirements. Others prefer private clouds because their workloads involve confidential documents, intellectual property, personally identifiable information (PII), medical records, financial data, or other sensitive information.

When a company builds a private cloud architecture based on cloud native principles, it gives itself the flexibility to easily move workloads to the public cloud or run them in a hybrid cloud (mixed public and private cloud) environment when they're ready.

Public Cloud

A public cloud is an IT model where public cloud service providers make computing services—including compute and storage, develop-and-deploy environments, and applications—available on-demand to organizations and individuals over the public internet.

The public cloud is a type of computing in which resources are made available by a third-party provider over the internet and shared by organizations and individuals who wish to use or purchase them. Some public cloud computing resources are free, while customers can pay for others via subscription or pay-per-usage pricing models.

From artificial intelligence services and developer tools to storage and computing capacity for virtually any workload, the public cloud enables businesses to leverage cutting-edge technologies and achieve global scale without incurring the associated costs and labor.

Public clouds differ from private cloud models in that the resources are only available to a single organization and the data center is managed by a vendor either on-premises or off-site. The public cloud provides nearly infinite scalability and self-service provisioning to meet workload and user demands for organizations looking for an alternative to traditional on-premises IT architectures or other types of cloud computing.

Hybrid Cloud

Hybrid cloud refers to a mixed computing, storage, and services environment made up of on-premises infrastructure, private cloud services, and a public cloud orchestration among the various platforms. Using a combination of public clouds, on-premises computing, and private clouds in your data center means that you have a hybrid cloud infrastructure.

Although cloud services can result in cost savings, their primary value is in facilitating a rapid digital business transformation. Every organization in charge of technology has two agendas: the IT agenda and the business transformation agenda. Traditionally, the IT agenda has been centered on cost-cutting measures. However, digital business transformation agendas are centered on making money through investments.

The main advantage of a hybrid cloud is agility. A core principle of a digital business is the need to adapt and change direction quickly. To gain the agility required for a competitive advantage, your enterprise may want (or need) to combine public clouds, private clouds, and on-premises resources.

IaaS, PaaS, & SaaS

Cloud computing has enabled businesses to gain access to a variety of services via the internet. This system was set up by cloud service providers all over the world. It makes it easier to use software, applications, platforms, and infrastructure to grow an organization's activity. These services are classified into three types: IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service), PaaS (Platform-as-a-Service), and SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) (Software-as-a-Service). Each term refers to a resource that is made available to users on an as-needed basis. This means that users do not need to spend a lot of money on infrastructure to host and use their services.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). A set of raw IT resources offered to the user by the cloud service provider. They can be used to virtualise an infrastructure, or for resource-intensive projects — i.e. machine learning, big data, hosting, etc.
Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). A platform that a provider offers to its customers via the internet. It enables teams — especially developers — to build applications and software on a solution without having to maintain it. Some applications support a wide variety of programming languages, which means they deliver more flexibility than an application hosted on a local infrastructure.

Software-as-a-Service (SaaS). This is the most popular cloud service. It is software that runs on a provider’s infrastructure. The user pays for the licence, but does not manage the data storage or physical hardware maintenance.

By outsourcing your services (SaaS, PaaS or IaaS), you can access technologies and resources at a lower cost. You can also get them up and running much quicker than you would if you were investing in an on-premises infrastructure. OVHcloud offers all of these cloud computing services in a sovereign, open cloud — so that you have full control over your data. We support you in your cloud migration with a range of trusted solutions. You can explore all of our Bare Metal Cloud, Public Cloud and Hosted Private Cloud solutions to launch your projects.

Multi-Cloud Journey

Multicloud is the use of cloud services from more than one cloud vendor. It can be as simple as using software-as-a-service (SaaS) from different cloud vendors – e.g., Salesforce and Workday. But in the enterprise, multicloud typically refers to running enterprise applications on platform-as-a-service (PaaS) or infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) from multiple cloud service providers, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, IBM Cloud and Microsoft Azure.

A multicloud solution is a cloud computing solution that's portable across multiple cloud providers' cloud infrastructures. Multicloud solutions are typically built on open-source, cloud-native technologies, such as Kubernetes, that are supported by all public cloud providers. They also typically include capabilities for managing workloads across multiple clouds with a central console (or 'single pane of glass'). Many of the leading cloud providers, as well as cloud solution providers such as VMware, offer multicloud solutions for compute infrastructure, development, data warehousing, cloud storage, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), disaster recovery/business continuity and more.

The key to maximizing the benefits of a multicloud architecture is to manage applications and resources across the multiple clouds centrally, as if they were part of a single cloud. 

Cloud to Edge

An edge-to-cloud platform is intended to provide a cloud experience to all an organization's apps and data, regardless of location. It provides a consistent user experience and prioritizes security in its design. It also enables organizations to pursue new business opportunities by providing new services with a point-and-click interface and easy scalability to meet changing business demands.

Organizations around the world are embracing digital transformation, but in many cases, their existing technology infrastructure must be reexamined to meet the demands of data growth, edge expansion, IoT, and distributed workforces. There is a significant risk of information silos forming across the enterprise as data is generated and consumed across clouds, edges, data centers, and colocations, limiting an organization's ability to make effective, data-driven decisions.

While most data remain on-premises, other types of data collected, processed, and managed at the edge—outside of traditional data centers or public clouds—are expected to grow significantly in the near future. Managing workstreams across these remote sites, as well as those on-premises, to ensure always-on connectivity, compliance, and security in the most cost-effective manner is a difficult task. Platforms, capabilities, and advisory and consulting services are required to enable organizations to manage, protect, and capitalize on all of their data, from the edge to the cloud.

A unified experience with the same agility, simplicity, and pay-per-use flexibility across an organization's entire hybrid IT estate is provided by an edge-to-cloud approach. This means that organizations no longer have to make compromises in order to run mission-critical apps, and critical enterprise data services can now leverage both on-premises and public cloud resources.

Cloud Migration

Cloud migration is the process of moving a company’s digital assets, services, databases, IT resources, and applications either partially, or wholly, into the cloud. Cloud migration is also about moving from one cloud to another.

Companies looking to transition away from outdated and increasingly inefficient legacy infrastructures, such as aging servers or potentially unreliable firewall appliances, or to abandon hardware or software solutions that are no longer performing optimally, are increasingly turning to the cloud to reap the benefits of cloud computing. This is why so many businesses are making at least a partial shift to the cloud.

We understand the importance of cloud migration in achieving real-time and updated performance and efficiency. As a result, careful analysis, planning, and execution are required to ensure the cloud solution's compatibility with your business requirements.

When planning your cloud migration strategy, keep in mind that it's not just about getting there; it's also about what you do once you're there. For example, what are your options for rebuilding applications to perform optimally in the cloud? Companies are asking themselves, "What is application modernization?" because of the cloud migration process.

Many questions must be answered along the way, and businesses of all sizes require assistance in embarking on their cloud journeys. As a result, many service providers can make a compelling case for their lift-and-shift cloud migration capabilities or traditional modernization services like automated language translation and traditional re-platforming.

Cloud Security

Cloud security is a set of procedures and technology that are designed to address both external and internal threats to business security. As they implement their digital transformation strategy and incorporate cloud-based tools and services into their infrastructure, businesses require cloud security.

In recent years, the terms digital transformation and cloud migration have become commonplace in business settings. While both phrases can mean different things to different organizations, they all have one thing in common: the need for change.

As businesses embrace these concepts and work to optimize their operational approach, new challenges emerge in balancing productivity and security. While more modern technologies assist organizations in expanding capabilities beyond the confines of on-premise infrastructure, shifting to cloud-based environments can have several consequences if not done securely.

To strike the right balance, modern-day enterprises must understand how to benefit from the use of interconnected cloud technologies while implementing the best cloud security practices.

In modern-day enterprises, there has been a growing transition to cloud-based environments and IaaS, Paas, or SaaS computing models. The dynamic nature of infrastructure management, especially in scaling applications and services, can bring a number of challenges to enterprises when adequately resourcing their departments. These as-a-service models give organizations the ability to offload many of the time-consuming, IT-related tasks.

As companies continue to migrate to the cloud, understanding the security requirements for keeping data safe has become critical. While third-party cloud computing providers may take on the management of this infrastructure, the responsibility of data asset security and accountability doesn't necessarily shift along with it.

By default, most cloud providers follow best security practices and take active steps to protect the integrity of their servers. However, organizations need to make their own considerations when protecting data, applications, and workloads running on the cloud.

Security threats have become more advanced as the digital landscape continues to evolve. These threats explicitly target cloud computing providers due to an organization's overall lack of visibility in data access and movement. Without taking active steps to improve their cloud security, organizations can face significant governance and compliance risks when managing client information, regardless of where it is stored.

Cloud security should be an important topic of discussion regardless of the size of your enterprise. Cloud infrastructure supports nearly all aspects of modern computing in all industries and across multiple verticals.

However, successful cloud adoption is dependent on putting in place adequate countermeasures to defend against modern-day cyberattacks. Regardless of whether your organization operates in a public, private, or hybrid cloud environment, cloud security solutions and best practices are a necessity when ensuring business continuity.

Office in a Box

An Office in a Box is a pre-packaged solution that includes technology and materials such as a computer, printer, malware protection, and a variety of resources to allow employees to work remotely while maintaining a professional-grade experience.

With functionality as the primary goal of small office deployments, promoting a high level of work produced necessitates the use of numerous products and technologies.

A server bundle is a critical component of small office deployments. Small businesses' workload support is severely limited in the absence of a server. Businesses that have a small office server can deploy it in branches or remote offices and use it as a powerful point-of-sale platform. Servers are critical for small office deployment scenarios because they provide support and essential reliability for a data environment.

A secure network is another critical component of small office deployment. Either wired or wireless networks are adequate, depending on which will benefit the business environment the most.

Remote desktop services (RDS) can also play an important role in small office deployments because it ensures that IT can remote in for necessary administrative requirements and updates, improves collaboration through better connectivity, and increases control for IT departments through simple management.

Finally, backup and storage are critical for successful small office deployments. Backups are essential for restoring your data environment and ensuring as little disruption as possible.