FlexPod as a Service
Your core infrastructure. Delivered on our managed, flexible & scalable platform
Enterprise-class infrastructure – without the capital outlay
Buying and maintaining your own IT infrastructure is expensive and complicated. You need to pay upfront for the right hardware and software (or sign up to leasing or finance agreements). Then, to get the best out of it, you either have to pay someone to focus on this full-time or have a current member of your IT team do it as well as their day job, which isn't an ideal situation for your people or your IT.
What is FlexPod as a Service?
FlexPod as a Service (FPaaS) sees us deliver your entire infrastructure – storage, compute, network and hypervisor – as a managed, cloud-based service. You pay monthly only for what you use – and can scale up and down with demand. You get industry-leading technology from NetApp, VMWare and Cisco. And we manage everything according to agreed service levels.
Numerous financial benefits
With FlexPod as a Service, you don't have to buy expensive hardware and software or spend money increasing capacity, upgrading or maintaining it. You only pay for what you use via a monthly subscription. And unlike leasing, FPaaS allows you to move IT spend off your balance sheet, improve cash flow and, in many cases, reduce your tax liability.
All the support you need
Not only does FlexPod as a Service mean you get industry-leading infrastructure, it also ensures you get the 24/7 attention you need to get the best out of it. This can take the form of monitoring and incident resolution assistance (see Premium Support+ in the 'related services' section below), or you can take advantage of our fully-comprehensive management offering (see Service management), and enjoy the most business benefits.
A trusted partner
Whatever support option you choose, you'll benefit from agreed service levels delivered by our experienced team. We've been delivering managed services since 1994 and currently manage and secure over 100PB of customer data. As one of the first providers in Europe to deliver FlexPod solutions, we have the skills and knowledge you need to create a truly best-fit platform. As the market has matured, we've become one of the biggest players.
Benefits
Lower costs
No capital outlay for hardware, software or skills
Fully-managed
So you get the best performance, whilst freeing your team
Flexible
Scale up and down with demand. Choose your level of support
The best technology
Enterprise-class infrastructure from industry leaders
Simple
All aspects of your infrastructure delivered as one service
Completely secure
ISO27001-certified. Monitored by our own SOC experts
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Glencore Agriculture
With innovation being at the core of IT operations at Glencore Agriculture, the company achieved a modern yet scalable infrastructure by introducing FlexPod
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