Not every workload belongs in Microsoft 365
Most businesses have at least one application that still needs a real server: accounting and practice-management software, an ERP, a SQL database, a scanning or imaging system, a file share that's too big or too busy for SharePoint. Those servers usually live in a closet, on hardware that's out of warranty, with backups nobody has tested.
Cloud hosting moves those servers onto enterprise infrastructure without rewriting anything. Your apps run exactly as they do today, but on redundant hosts, protected storage and a monitored network, with us responsible for keeping them patched, backed up and online.
Three ways to host
- Hosted servers. Dedicated Windows or Linux virtual servers for your applications and databases, sized to what they actually use.
- Private cloud. A set of hosted servers, network and firewall that belongs to your business alone, connected securely to your offices and remote staff.
- Data center hosting and management. Already own good hardware? We place it in a data center and run it for you: power, cooling, connectivity, monitoring and hands on the equipment.
Private cloud or public cloud?
Azure and AWS are excellent for workloads that scale up and down. Steady workloads, such as a server that runs the same app 24 hours a day, are often cheaper and simpler on a private cloud with a flat monthly price and no surprise egress or storage bills. We run both, so we recommend whichever fits each workload. See Azure and AWS management for the public cloud side.
What we're responsible for
Hosting with Infinite Cloud is managed, not just rented space. We patch the operating systems, monitor performance and capacity, back up every server, manage the firewall and VPN, and work with your software vendors when an update or upgrade is due.