Cloud Colocation at City Lifeline
Cloud computing and unified communications is a phenomenon of our times. The availability of cheap, reliable, high speed fibre communications allows servers and data communications to be moved from an organisation’s own premises to a private cloud in a colocation data centre. For a cloud services provider, City Lifeline is an ideal facility for cloud colocation.
In a professional colocation data centre, massive efficiencies can be gained by sharing resources amongst many users, resulting in lower costs and increased flexibility.
Cloud for the User
For the end user, cloud computing and unified communications offer instant scalability – workloads can be extended or contracted at will, without worrying about hardware availability. There are no costs associated with hardware acquisition and replacement, no maintenance costs or scheduling, no software maintenance or upgrades.
There are no internal data centre concerns or costs and costs are fixed, visible and controllable far into the future. Using the services of a private cloud from a trusted cloud provider removes most security concerns.
Cloud for the Cloud Provider
For the cloud provider, moving to a private cloud configuration and cloud colocation in a professional data centre allows a much smaller amount of physical equipment to service many users. Server virtualisation is the key technology, allowing one physical server to perform the tasks of many individual servers.
Virtualised servers in a professional colocation data centre give the cloud computing provider massive gains in efficiency and ease of maintenance. Cloud computing and private cloud colocation move the cloud provider to a subscription business model, with all its advantages of customer loyalty and fixed, visible, controllable income streams.
London Data Centre for Cloud
The City Lifeline London data centre is an ideal facility for hosting private cloud operations. The data centre has multiple connections to many fibre carriers, connecting at high speed and low cost all over London and the rest of the UK. Connections are available to LINX and other internet exchanges and to Amazon Web Services and other public cloud providers.
A private cloud operation can be hosted in racks in a data hall or in a private suite, and a NOC can be operated on site if 24/7 hardware support is needed. The City Lifeline London data centre offers you control of your data and operations, easy access and absolute security for a private cloud computing or unified communications operation.
City Lifeline is one of the best facilities in London for private cloud colocation.
