If you use an online service to send email, edit documents, watch movies or TV, listen to music, play games or store pictures and other files, it is likely that cloud computing is making it all possible behind the scenes.

Cloud computing is the delivery of on-demand computing services – typically over the internet and on pay-as-you-go basis. Rather than owning their own computing infrastructure or data centers, companies can access to anything from applications to storage from a cloud service provider. Cloud computing is becoming the default option for many apps. Software vendors are increasingly offering their applications as services (SaaS) over the internet on subscription model.

For a company with an application that has variable and un-predictable traffic, it may make financial sense to have it hosted in the cloud. Moving to a services model also moves spending from capex to opex, which may be useful for some companies.

Cloud computing is the on-demand availability of computer system resources. Cloud computing can be broken down into three models.

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS):  refers to the fundamental building blocks of computing that can be rented: physical or virtual servers, storage and networking. It is typically used for – test & development of new application, website hosting, storage, backup & recovery,

Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) includes IaaS and middleware, database management, operating systems, and development tools. PaaS is typically used for development framework, analytics or business intelligence.

Software as a service (SaaS)  is a method for delivering software applications over the Internet, on demand and typically on a subscription basis. With SaaS, cloud providers host and manage the software application and underlying infrastructure and handle any maintenance, like software upgrades and security patching. Users connect to the application over the Internet, usually with a web browser on their phone, tablet or PC.

According to researchers IDC,  SaaS is – and will remain the dominant cloud computing model.  Most widely used SaaS services include- web based email (Gmail, hotmail, Yahoo), office productivity tool like Microsoft Office 365, Zoom and business applications such as CRM, ERP & Document Management.

SaaS makes even sophisticated enterprise applications such as CRM and ERP , affordable for organizations that lack the resources to buy, deploy and manage the required infrastructure and software themselves.

We partner with industry leading Data Centre/cloud service provider  for hosting and co-location service to meet your specific requirement.

In the areas of digital workspace-  system performance, user interface & experience play very important role in employee’s productivity. Based on the diverse working environment, computing power, and other factors, we can categorise computer users broadly in 3 groups – Desk worker, mobile professional and power user. 

Desk workers who use standard office productivity suite  like MS office,  adobe, email, browsing and server based applications like CRM,  ERP etc, thin clinet/zero client based VDI solution is very effective and efficient.

Demand for power users who use applications that are CPU intensive, graphic accelerated, high I/Ops need workstation. We focus on  Virtual desktop and workstation to create simple and powerful computing environment in organisation.

Modern day computing in specific operation demands lot of audio video, complex computing, multi tasking  capabilities that  commercial desktop cannot deliver.

Workstations are purpose built for high performance and heavy workloads.  They are primarily used by engineers, product designers, media & entertainment professionals, financial analyst, researcher, software developers and anyone that requires data manipulation, Graphic intensive work, 24×7 operation, high resolution video.

Typically classified workstation must  have these features:

• Motherboard: specially designed rugged motherboard to run more than one processor with 16 or more memory slots available, space for multiple graphics cards, dual Gigabit LAN ports, Thunderbolt and even legacy ports to support diverse applications.
• CPU:Intel’s Xeon is the preferred processor for workstations. Xeons support features like multiple sockets, ECC memory, cache memory – essential for heavy workloads.
• ECC RAM.Error-correcting code memory makes your system more reliable. It fixes memory errors before they affect your system, preventing crashes and saving your downtime.
• RAID – uses multiple internal hard drives to store and process your data. Depending on the type of system, you can get multiple drives configured with RAID 0,1,5,6 ensuring data integrity in case of any disk failure.
• Optimized GPU. Higher end GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) can actually take over some of the load from the CPU-  making everything faster  and  helping you to achieve very high quality visual effect.
• Redundant PSU:server-grade feature like redundant  power supply allows another power supply unit to take over immediately in the event of failure of the main PSU..

Manufacturing engineers and product designers use leading edge softwares such as Ansys, Catia, Creo, Inventor, Keyshot, SolidEdge, SolidWorks etc to push the boundaries of 3D CAD. One size does not fit all, so whether you’re building mechanical 3D models, simulating product performance, or running PLM software- maximizing your toolset requires professional grade workstations custom-configured for your workflow.

In the field of scientific research, innovative technologies can enable miracles—but only when running on reliable systems. Increasing complexity in workflows is driving demand for data scientists to transform massive amounts of data into insights and create amazing customer experiences. Workstations support the Medical & Science industry by empowering professionals in

• Hospitals
• Radiology centers
• Cardiology centers
• Pharmaceutical research and development
• Clinical research organizations

Creating visual effects, animation, simulation, video editing, video streaming and broadcast  for Media & Entertainment industry demands  hardware solutions purpose-built for professional software applications such as 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, Adobe creative, Arnold, V-Ray, and DaVinci Resolve.

Solution design for workstation cannot be completed without integrating with high definition monitor to achieve best user interface.

OEMs: HP, Dell, Fujitsu

For the ages, raw data is captured and stored in hard disk.  But today, choices are many and hence understanding of  related technology and functions of different types of hard disks is essential to choose and design the appropriate solution to meet specific requirement.

SATA ( Serial Attached ATA) drives support data transfer rate of 300 and 600 MB/sec and runs at 7.2K rpm speed. This type of hard disk is cost effective and suitable for desktop and non critical applications.

SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) drives support higher transfer rate (6 and 12GB/sec)  and runs at 10K and 15K rpm. It has very high MTBF, lesser latency  and suitable for server, SAN and critical applications with 24/7 operation.

The IOPS value indicates how many different input (write)  or output(read) operations a device or array of devices can perform in one second. It may be used along with other metrics, such as latency and throughput, to measure overall performance.

The mechanical nature of traditional HDDs makes them susceptible to fragmentation and physical damage. SSD or Solid State Drive  technically refers to any storage device without moving parts. Based on the performance requirement and cost benefits, we can choose SATA SSD or SAS SSD for your specific requirement.

Flash storage is any type of drive or system that uses flash memory to keep data for an extended period of time. The size and complexity of flash-based storage varies in devices ranging from portable USB drives, smartphones,  embedded systems to enterprise-class all-flash arrays (AFAs). Flash is SSD, but not all SSD is Flash.

A Server or storage system (JBOD, NAS or SAN) that includes multiple disks, is to be managed for data protection and performance. RAID (Redundant array of independent disks) is a storage technology that balances data protection, system performance, and storage space by determining how the storage system distributes data.

Each RAID level offers a trade-off of data protection, system performance, and storage space.  For example, one RAID level might improve data protection but reduce storage space. Another RAID level might increase storage space but also reduce system performance.

Due to rapid growth of data, conventional server with internal disks outgrows its storage capacity and demands for new server to be added. A general purpose server, which utilizes a wide range of hardware and software to perform many different tasks – is not suitable for optimum utilisation and efficient storage performance. Hence, storage has become a sub-system of the enterprise computing.

For the ease of management and enhanced efficiency, data across conventional and virtual server environments is consolidated using DAS, NAS, IP-SAN and FC-SAN solutions, with a wide choice of disk and I/O interfaces (SAS, iSCSI, FC).

Direct Attached Storage(DAS): consists of one or multiple disk drives, attached directly to a server. Data is typically transferred using SCSI commands. For  short term expansion of storage capacity, DAS or JBOD(Just Bunch of Disk) is the choice of mass.

Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a file-based storage architecture attached directly to the LAN. NAS devices are optimized to serve specific storage needs with their own operating system and integrated hardware and software. NAS devices are well suited for Web caching , audio-video streaming, backup, and data storage with file serving.

Storage Area Network (SAN)– is a high-speed sub-network connecting storage devices and servers to provide consolidated storage and storage management. The equipments connected in a SAN communicate via Fibre Channel or iSCSI protocol.

Advanced SAN features increase server performance, optimize storage use, and enhance high availability features such as fail-over, load balancing, and distributed applications. SANs are beneficial for data warehousing, database, and OLTP (On-Line Transaction Process) applications.

IP-SANs are conceptually similar to traditional FC SANs, but are built on the iSCSI protocol, which enables the transmission of data across existing TCP/IP networks using the familiar SCSI protocol.

Third stage of DLM is to categorise & store data which are not accessed frequently and content does not change.

Data archive is a collection of records that have been selected for long-term preservation.   Archiving is focused on helping customers reduce storage costs & increase performance, by moving data from  higher cost server or primary storage to a lower cost storage tier.

Archiving is especially critical for rich media, government, BFSI, R&D and engineering companies  that are experiencing explosive growth of content. For them, archiving is not an “offline” process where data is moved to a tape and stored on a shelf. Instead it is a “online / active” process where data is stored in a repository that can be accessed for repurposing and revenue generation.

File and Email archiving enables you to meet regulatory compliance requirements, helps you to identify and resolve potential business issues such as security breaches, legal risk etc.