Cloud infrastructure migration services
It is a known fact that the biggest reason for cloud migration failure is lack of understanding of why cloud is needed in the first place, lack of understanding of the platforms limitations and relaxed approach in migration planning.
MIRhosting is now ready to provision a full migration support for your cloud applications. Our team has full capabilities to execute migrations into the cloud for the following business-critical applications:
- Microsoft Exchange
- Microsoft Active Directory
- Microsoft SharePoint
- Microsoft Dynamics
- Various types of CRMs
- MySQL
- Microsoft SQL Server
- And may other
Application migration starts with thorough project analysis and feasibility evaluation. In our approach we are using our extensive experience in cloud filed and previous migrations. We understand the importance of simplification of the cloud during the initial technical and business setup, but also we are experts in orchestrating platforms stability and performance on daily basis.
If you are currently looking at the cloud as part of your IT strategy but are unsure about what to do next, let us know and we will be more than happy to discuss your plans and concerns.
Frequently asked questions
How is resource consumption measured?
Resource consumption is measured in Cloudlets. One cloudlet is a combination of RAM and CPU processing power, 1 Cloudlet = 128 MB of RAM and 400 Mhz of CPU.
Billing is calculated every hour based on how many cloudlets were consumed.
What are the advantages of cloud based platform over standard application virtualization or desktop virtualization?
There are four main advantages:
- There are four main advantages: Billing is done on hourly basis and what is mostly convenient only actual consumption of each element of the application is factored in and monetized.
- Autoscaling feature allows customers to plan for resource consumption spikes related to certain time of the day (close of business day for accountants) or preparation for a marketing campaigns when web traffic can increase dramatically. If it is needed, we can provision container migration or resizing in real time without compromising container performance.
- Horizontal scalability and clustering any element of the environment can be clustered with a single click. For example, a database replica can be created instantly with immediate synchronization while simultaneously being deployed on a different server or in a remote datacenter.
- Distributed approach to file storage allows to bypass single SAN storage utilization (single point of failure). Binary data distribution across multiple servers delivers augmented failover and also significantly increases data processing speeds.
Why are containers better than virtual machines?
Among main advantages is absence of kernel within a container, which makes it extremely agile and flexible. Containers can be scaled up or down in real time (for example add or reduce RAM) without compromising performance or triggering a reboot and they are significantly safer (all critical updates are installed by your team).
What kind of special efforts are required in order to add an application to the cloud platform?
No special provisioning is needed in order to add an application to the cloud platform. Any Linux or Windows application can be integrated with MIRhosting cloud orchestration portal by loading it up in recognized/supported format - .WAR, .ZIP, .EAR or via a URL (http:// or ftp://). You can preinstall your application within the cartridge and deploy it with one click if needed.
Alternatively, an application can be deployed or updated by cloning from GIT or SVN repository.