Virteva is an independent managed IT services firm headquartered in Minneapolis MN, offering IT consulting and uniquely efficient IT solutions.

Public & Private Clouds

Has power, floor space or cooling of your IT systems ever caused you to second guess what business you are in? Sure, we all rely on computers to make us more productive, but does owning and running these datacenter assets really give your business a competitive advantage?

Many organizations are saying no, and are moving their application workloads to the Public Clouds. Email is one of the easiest applications to isolate and move. The most popular email system in the world, Microsoft’s Outlook client and Exchange Server, is now available as a Public Cloud (SaaS) service called Office 365. Virteva is an expert at helping companies plan and execute this move, and once it is complete, Virteva can assume management responsibilities for it if needed.

Public Cloud Hype - Private Cloud Reality

Public Cloud types such as - Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) have massive scale and are fundamentally changing the economics of IT delivery for specific applications and uses.

For many organizations, however, concerns over security, performance and customization are holding them back from making the leap. Enter the Private Cloud. With Private Clouds, customized, secure and high performance infrastructure deployments can be made while still leveraging specific Public Clouds for certain applications. When added to the always present Premise based IT, these Composite IT platforms are the pragmatic future of IT.

Your Private Cloud – CapEx or OpEx?

If a Private Cloud is the right solution for your business, and you would like to own the assets of your Private Cloud, Virteva can assist in the design and build phase of the deployment.  The selection and integration of the Hardware, Virtulization options and Cloud Operating System will be the foundation of your Private Cloud.  The use of a Cloud Orchestration layer by enStratus, provides additional security, automation and governance capabilities in addition to mulit-cloud bursting.  When completed, Virteva can remotely manage your Private Cloud as an option.

If you like the Private Cloud model but would rather rent than own, Virteva's Private Cloud service called V-COR™ provides highly available virtual servers and virtual desktops, elastic and high performance storage, in addition to security measures and customizations typically available only in private datacenters.  V-COR, short for Virteva Cloud On-Ramp, can be scaled up or down based on the business requirements, and can be used to run production workloads, as a transition platform during complex moves, or as a disaster recovery platform.

Our view is that all IT infrastructure will someday reside in the Public Clouds. Until then, Private Clouds will help increase availability and reduce cost for applications that that are not yet suited for the Public Clouds.

Cloud Consulting Services

Cloud computing has a simple value proposition: Deliver more flexible computing resources at the lowest possible price with no capital expenditure and the ability to increase or decrease usage as required. However, it can be a complex and risky venture without the insight, integration and controls in place to manage it properly in the enterprise.

Virteva’s Cloud Consulting Services uses a best-of-breed approach for cloud services integration that provides clients with service level management, remote monitoring, reporting and auditing. Virteva provides automated arrangement, coordination, management, security, federation and operation of private, public, and hybrid cloud computing environments, ensuring industry-specific compliance and auditing practices. In addition, we can help you write RFPs and manage the process to select the right provider(s) to meet your business requirements.

Along with our partners, we bring a unique and successful history of enterprise service and private/hybrid cloud management experience for commercial and public entities. We specialize in partnering with your team to orchestrate secure and effective deployments of IT infrastructure in the cloud.