What Is The Ideal IT Infrastructure For Your Business?

For many businesses, information technology is a critical business function even though the core business may not be related to technology at all. For example, the financial industry relies on IT resources to manage accounts and process orders, but their core expertise is in money management. IT infrastructure occupies a unique position among such companies. The technology enables a company to perform their business at peak efficiency, but technology resources ultimately compete with core business areas.

There are many solutions to the above situation. Consonus is dedicated to providing viable IT systems at any level for any sized company. Solutions include virtual infrastructure and data center colocation, both of which can be directly scaled to business demands. Consonus also offers IT managed services to bolster existing IT systems, such as virtual business continuity and virtual infrastructure on demand.

Let's take a look at three different scenarios and how virtual infrastructure, data center colocation, and virtual business continuity can contribute to an effective IT solution.

IT Infrastructure for Large Organizations

Large companies and organizations often have in-house IT infrastructure, but that does not preclude them from utilizing virtual resources. One of the main benefits of virtualization is remote access to dynamically scalable virtual infrastructure. For a company that is expanding, undergoes seasonal changes, or is contracting their technology resources, virtual infrastructure can meet changing demands. With resources available on a subscription or on-demand basis, virtual infrastructure can instantly scale to meet the needs of the business cycle. Companies can utilize extra storage capacity, add software packages to their computers, increase their network bandwidth through virtual infrastructure, or implement virtual business continuity and disaster recovery procedures.

Consonus offers an array of managed services as well. For example, Consonus Virtual Business Continuity™ (Consonus VBC™) is a service that can be utilized to ensure a company will have maximum online time for their IT resources in the face of temporary or permanent data or equipment loss. Any or all of a company's information resources can be duplicated, archived, or run using virtual infrastructure. In the event of a disaster, virtual business continuity ensures that the data and functionality can be restored remotely. Having a backup server on site is not going to ensure business continuity in the case of a power failure or surge, natural disaster, vandalism, or even accidental damage.

Consonus' virtual infrastructure and managed services are well suited for large companies looking to expand their capabilities and enhance data protection and accessibility. Even for well-established organizations, adding managed services, such as virtual business continuity will strengthen overall IT capabilities.

Data Center Colocation Solutions

Data center colocation is an excellent option for companies with their own IT resources who lack the expertise and personnel to perform daily maintenance and troubleshoot issues, allowing them to focus on core business functions. An organization can place their physical hardware into a dedicated data center colocation facility. This allows a client to rent space, power, bandwidth, cooling, environmental control, and protection for their servers.

Data center colocation is an excellent service for a company that wants to use their own custom equipment, but is not well suited to providing the auxiliary services and overhead for their IT resources. Consonus can provide the technical expertise required in order to provide reliability, 24x7x365 staffing, security, and efficient device operation for any data center colocation implementation.

Virtual Infrastructure As A Service

For many companies, especially small and mid-sized businesses, purchasing access to an entire virtual infrastructure can be the best option. The capital expense inherent in a large implementation along with the risk of a rigorous uptime requirement forms a barrier to entry for many businesses. With Consonus Virtual Infrastructure Service™ (Consonus VIS™), Consonus offers all IT resources as virtual infrastructure, from servers and software to data center space and network equipment. These systems can be implemented from the ground up or as a supplement and expansion to existing resources.

This solution enables clients to fully realize the potential of computing and information technology for their business plans without having to possess any technical expertise. Running a data center requires a diverse technical skill set; IT resources have to be housed in climate controlled rooms, the latest security and reliability upgrades have to be constantly deployed, and 24x7x365 staffing is required for maximum uptime. These requirements are often beyond the scope of many smaller sized companies, but Consonus virtual infrastructure still enables the utilization of IT resources to enhance any business plan.

There are many options for virtual infrastructure to meet the needs of nearly any company. Regardless of the size of a business, its existing resources, or current level of technical expertise, Consonus prides itself on providing effective solutions, from virtual business continuity to data center colocation, for a diverse range of clients.