How does it Work?
Virtual infrastructure is the next
generation of server environment, and is designed to address the
inefficiencies of the in-house server model and the limitations of
dedicated servers. Doing away with the restrictions and hassles
associated with having to own, manage and maintain server hardware,
dynamic servers instead offer ready-to-use, fully supported server
capacity on a simple monthly subscription basis. However, our
dynamic servers don't have to act as islands - they can be fully
integrated with your existing networks to behave as a seamless
extension of your infrastructure.
Unlike dedicated servers,
Cloudserve's dynamic servers offer grid computing features,
allowing you to expand or shrink your CPU, RAM and storage on the
fly - almost like having a super computer! Don't get trapped in a
fixed specification - utilise real cloud computing to increase any
resources at the touch of a button, as your site or application
demands.
Our virtual infrastructure servers
look and feel exactly like traditional dedicated servers but,
because they're based on our state-of-the-art cloud computing grid
infrastructure, you have instant access to an almost limitless pool
of computing resources.
As such, changes to your server can
be made on the fly, without any of the headaches or cost penalties
associated with moving from one server to another. Thus, whilst
you're guaranteed a minimum level of resources, you've always got
access to more should you need them.
Additional RAM, CPU and disk space
can all be added and removed at the click of a button, without any
need for rebooting, providing you with a truly agile, scalable
server environment. This means you don't have to over-subscribe in
order to provide for seasonal peaks or unanticipated demand, you
can just expand server resources as and when they're needed.
Cloudserve Technology Platform
Intelligence Abstraction
In its basic form, the brains
behind creating and delivering services and resources. This layer
talks with virtualisation and clustering grid service controllers
to generate services such as desktops, VOIP systems, Exchange etc.
from the right location, for the right customer. This layer also
manages the billing of plan/services and gives end-users access to
configure these services once provisioned.
Operating System
The operating system which is
stretched over the set of resources allocated. Currently Windows
and Linux are the two options customers can create, but these can
inhabit the same networks for a heterogeneous environment.
Virtualisation Layer
Virtualisation and clustering are
two ways of generating pools of resources from which services can
be deployed and launched. Virtualisation allows the scaling up and
down of elements such as CPU on the fly and, once plugged into the
IA layer, allows this to be done via a GUI and billed. This layer
also self-heals by moving resources around the grids and data
centers to maintain quality of service.
Cloud Compute Pool
At Cloudserve we are able to
create single instances from our hardware platform, offering the
same abilities as a single server but made up from dedicated
resources assigned from the layers below (i.e. CPU power, memory,
storage etc.) We can present this mass of computing power as single
or multiple devices, which we call virtual infrastructure. They can
straddle this grid using 1,2,4,8 CPUs at a time, as well as memory
and other resources.