Private Cloud
- 14 Jun 2024
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Private Cloud
- Updated on 14 Jun 2024
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Service Overview
Private Cloud is a fully managed infrastructure-as-a-service that allows clients to run their VMware or Nutanix based workloads seamlessly on enterprise-class hardware and avoid refactoring applications while moving into a cloud operating model. Expedient maintains the hardware platform, software updates, licensing, and ongoing maintenance as a managed service so clients can focus on their applications and not the platform powering them. Clients have full admin access to their virtual machines, along with the ability to perform many of the same operations as their on-premises environment
Service Features
Choice of hypervisor
VMware Cloud Foundation
Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure
Pay per core
Pay per GB of storage allocated
All-flash storage, encrypted at rest
VMware: Standard and Performance Storage
Nutanix: Hyperconverged storage
Support for Windows and Linux operating systems
Software-defined networking allows clients to allocate preferred private IP networks
Single pane of glass, linked across sites
VMware vCenter per site
Nutanix Prism Central per site
REST API and CLI for management access and automation
Two-factor authentication
Default Deployment Settings
Client private networking will be configured on the Expedient platform
Hosts are dedicated to each client
External networking will be configured for client tenants through a firewall
Clients will be given access and authenticate to the management plane
Optional: Server migration services are available to assist clients relocating workloads to Private Cloud
Includes both virtual-to-virtual (V2V) and physical-to-virtual (P2V) services
Client user directory (i.e., Active Directory) will be configured for authentication
Use Cases
Virtual machines
Windows (64-bit only)
Linux
Database platforms
SQL Server
Oracle
SAP
Mission critical applications
Test/Dev/QA workloads
Responsibility and Accountability Matrix
Private Cloud Responsibility Matrix | ||||
Task | Expedient | Client | Co-Managed | Co-Managed tasks can be performed by Expedient or Client based on Client's preference |
Platform Infrastructure and Supporting Hardware Monitoring | X |
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Platform Infrastructure and Supporting Hardware Break/Fix | X |
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Firmware Updates | X |
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Platform Licensing | X |
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Platform Updates/Patches | X |
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Capacity Planning | X | |||
Expedient Service Integration | X | |||
Virtual Machine Configuration | X | Expedient will not have OS access without OS Management service | ||
Virtual Machine Interaction | X | Expedient will not have OS access without OS Management service | ||
Virtual Machine Provisioning | X | Expedient will not have OS access without OS Management service | ||
Operating System Licensing | X | Windows licensing must be purchased through Expedient | ||
Operating System Management, Patching, and Virus protection |
| X | Expedient will not have OS access without OS Management service | |
Workload Migration | X | Expedient can assist with migrating virtual machines to Enterprise Cloud | ||
Network Provisioning | X | Expedient will assist with creating tenant networks and configuring external networking | ||
Supported Platforms
Applications/Platforms Supported |
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Expedient Services
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Databases
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Guest Operating Systems
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Virtual Appliances
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Notable Applications/Functions NOT Supported |
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Operating Systems:
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Functions:
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