FlexSafe Hybrid Cloud SM
The HDCS FlexSafe Cloud is a unique service that leverages the Horizon Flexsourcing model with a highly secure, virtualized computing enviroment. FlexSafe Cloud allows our clients to use the very best computing power in the industry, on-demand, with a scalability that cannot be achieved in a traditional hardware centric model.
The FlexSafe Hybrid Cloud provides clients with virtualized computing power, storage capabilities and DR solutions all within a secure, highly available and redundant architecture.
IaaS
The FlexSafe Cloud solution rests on a foundation of an industry leading infrastructure as a service (IaaS) platform. Horizon FlexSafe Cloud infrastructure resides in new, Tier III (with Tier IV attributes) data centers. Horizon then commissions buried-fiber, private DWDM, carrier-grade networks to connect the data centers to one another (and the world).
Horizon then adds a highly-available (HA) Cisco firewall, load balancing, and F5 switching fabric that provides hundreds of thousands of concurrent session capabilities with the ability to shift loads between physically separated cloud infrastructures.
VMware and HP Blade servers and 3PAR SAN round out the infrastructure giving the client the ability to rapidly scale computing and storage capacity.
Cloud Types
Of the four basic types of cloud deployment models: Private, Community, Public or Hybrid, Horizon delivers Hybrid and Private Cloud solutions. These are the most in-demand by enterprise and security-minded organizations that want to gain the benefits of virtualized hosting.
The “Three Pillars” That Support the FlexSafe Cloud SM :
Security. Physical security, network security and network access control. The FlexSafe Cloud utilizes leading edge security process and protocol from physical ATFP threat assessments to IDS, IPS and monitoring technologies.
Process. ITIL, ISO, and DIACAP-embracing international, Federal and industry processes allows Horizon to create a services-based computing environment that is completely interoperable and standards-based.
Compliance. The FlexSafe Cloud lives inside SAS 70 Type II audited data centers. Horizon employs best-practices that facilitate FISMA, PCI and HIPPAA audits.
Benefits: FlexSafe Cloud SM
Rapid Provisioning
Elasticity and on-demand scalability
Preservation of capital
Focus capital on core business building not infrastructure
Virtualized DR capabilities
