{"id":500,"date":"2015-06-02T18:21:59","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T08:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/?page_id=500"},"modified":"2021-03-22T23:38:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-22T12:38:18","slug":"cloud-virtualisation-open-source","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/?page_id=500","title":{"rendered":"Cloud, Virtualisation, Open Source"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-500\"  class=\"panel-layout\" >\n<div id=\"pg-500-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\"  data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_repeat&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;no_margin&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-500-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"textwidget\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DO_Logo_Vertical_Blue.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-489 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DO_Logo_Vertical_Blue-300x190.png\" alt=\"DO_Logo_Vertical_Blue\" width=\"174\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DO_Logo_Vertical_Blue-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/abswww.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/DO_Logo_Vertical_Blue.png 401w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-0-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"textwidget\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/specialty_ubuntu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-42 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/specialty_ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"specialty_ubuntu\" width=\"164\" height=\"61\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-0-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-0-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/linux.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-331\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/linux.jpeg\" alt=\"linux\" width=\"91\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-0-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-0-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<div class=\"textwidget\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/specialty_freebsd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/specialty_freebsd.jpg\" alt=\"specialty_freebsd\" width=\"200\" height=\"102\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-500-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-500-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"1\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">How Alchester helps you deploy into the Cloud or stay Inhouse when required<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textwidget\">Alchester assists its customers with considering Cloud (Data Centre External Managed Servers\/Services) as an alternative to operating in-house servers, where the application, budget and security suits.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Some production environments simply don&#8217;t permit consideration of a Cloud solution, and in those situations,  suitable in-house infrastructure is needed, and Alchester can assist with this solution as well, by introducing the appropriate technologies and skilled partners to suit. Examples include real-time warehousing and intensive workflow scenarios that require local dedicated application servers\/processes,  or those that can not tolerate a communications delay\/outage.   <\/p>\n<p>At a desktop application level,  there are also highly interactive applications that do not lend themselves to a Cloud solution, such as 3D modelling, rendering, and or similar intensive graphic type desktop applications to name one such situation.  <\/p>\n<p>Outside of these exceptions, and where there is a special focus on powerful Unix based operating systems,\u00a0 Alchester can assist with:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pg-500-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" >\n<div id=\"pgc-500-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_image_attachment&quot;:false,&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Technology components<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textwidget\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Review of purpose for<br \/>\nCloud adoption<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Virtualisation Technology options<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Software distributions<br \/>\nand update policies<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> SaaS PaaS DaaS environments<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> CPU\/Memory\/Storage<br \/>\nload balancing<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Selection of appropriate<br \/>\nDataCentre location<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Consideration of<br \/>\nspeed\/latency\/response<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-2-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-2-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Criteria to consider<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/> <\/span>Budget \/ ROI.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Compatibility with other processes.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Support, in line with <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 production expectations.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Performance\/response times.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Integration into other <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 applications\/workflows.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Reliability and vendor <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 support and reputation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-2-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-2-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Scalability<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Cpu performance adjustment.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Dependent memory tailoring.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Network bandwidth scaling.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Storage growth and expandability.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Multiple user growth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"pgc-500-2-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\"  data-weight=\"0.25\" >\n<div id=\"panel-500-2-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" data-style=\"{&quot;background_display&quot;:&quot;tile&quot;}\" >\n<h3 class=\"widget-title\">Security and Backup<\/h3>\n<div class=\"textwidget\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Backup, Snapshots, Disaster. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Recovery, Mirroring.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Failover, fallback, recovery processes.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Offsite\/offline disaster archives <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<em>(data and systems)<\/em>.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Development, testing and<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 production environments.<br \/><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"decoded\" src=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" alt=\"http:\/\/www.alchester.com.au\/images\/red-tick.png\" \/><\/span> Alerts, reporting, monitoring facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How Alchester helps you deploy into the Cloud or stay Inhouse when required Alchester assists its customers with considering Cloud (Data Centre External Managed Servers\/Services) as an alternative to operating in-house servers, where the application, budget and security suits.\u00a0 Some production environments simply don&#8217;t permit consideration of a Cloud solution, and in those situations, 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