Cloud infrastructure
Affordable, flexible foundations for your business
Cut your IT overheads and remove barriers to productivity with externally hosted cloud infrastructure solutions.
What is cloud infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure is the backbone of your daily computing.
It’s the hardware (like servers and backup devices), software, storage, security and networking that your business relies on, hosted in secure data centres rather than physically within your business.
You rent the capacity and features you need and add or adjust as your business evolves, all without buying or replacing equipment.
And because it’s accessed via the cloud, your team is empowered to work seamlessly and securely across locations.
What our cloud infrastructure solutions give you
Why is cloud infrastructure good for business?
It serves the same purpose as physical networking equipment and data storage devices would in your building.
But because it’s all hosted externally and accessed via the cloud, your overhead and maintenance costs are reduced and you’ve got a more flexible and cost-efficient way of supporting remote, multi-site and hybrid working.
Explore our cloud infrastructure solutions
Microsoft Azure
Make daily work easier for your people, with infrastructure that integrates seamlessly with your other Microsoft apps and services
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Access the broadest range of cloud infrastructure and platform services, ready to build and scale almost any workload
How simple is migration?
If you’re new to cloud infrastructure, migration is usually the real hesitation rather than the technology itself.
Even if you’ve already got cloud infrastructure, you may be worried about the migration running over budget – or it being delayed or stalled by complexity and incompatibility with legacy systems.
That’s why we keep migration simple from day one.
We’ll assess your existing tech to understand what you need from migration and we’ll plan the move around your business, ensuring your team can keep working while the transition happens in the background, rather than going through extended downtime.
Why choose our cloud infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure FAQs
What are the downsides of cloud infrastructure?
Everything runs over the internet, so a reliable business broadband or leased line connection matters. Over time, costs can also creep upwards if you’re adding tools, but we can help you audit your environment and keep your solution right-sized to mitigate for creeping costs.
Is cloud infrastructure secure?
Cloud infrastructure includes built-in security and is designed with redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities, helping protect your data and ensuring minimal disruption even if a fault occurs. However, you’ll likely still need additional cybersecurity for other aspects of your IT environment (like your devices).
Why is cloud infrastructure more reliable than on-premises infrastructure?
Cloud infrastructure is operated over a network of highly secure datacentres, rather than relying on individual local servers. This dramatically reduces the likelihood that too many people or devices being connected to your infrastructure, would cause it to crash – even if there was a hardware issue in one of the datacentres.
What is the difference between public, private and hybrid cloud?
Public cloud runs in shared data centres operated by providers such as Microsoft and Google. Private cloud is dedicated to one organisation. Hybrid cloud mixes the two.
What’s the difference between cloud infrastructure and cloud productivity solutions?
Cloud infrastructure is the foundation: the servers, storage and networking that your systems run on. Cloud productivity solutions like Microsoft 365 and Adobe Acrobat are the apps your people use every day, which can integrate with and be delivered over that foundation.
Both solutions provide enterprise-grade technology on demand, without the need for expensive hardware or ongoing maintenance. This can mean greater flexibility, lower costs and more productive teams.