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Put your IT at the core of the network


Cybernest has taken virtualisation beyond the conventional server level by creating an end-to-end virtualised data centre environment that frees customers from the traditional constraints of physical infrastructure.

"It's well known that IT managers battles to ensure that legacy dedicated resources are efficiently deployed and that, by contrast, virtualisation - or sharing - is where the cost savings are. What we've done differently is to take virtualisation to the next level with an end-to-end virtualised data centre architecture that seamlessly converges telco and IT services," says Thembinkosi Nzimande, Executive.

Cybernest's virtualised hosting solutions use the backbone network itself as the underlying platform, Nzimande says. "By placing your IT in the core of our network, Cybernest's hosting services deliver significant operational performance and cost benefits to our customers."

Another advantage of Cybernest's fully virtualised data centre architecture, based on Cisco 3.0 architecture, is the speed and agility with which connectivity, storage and servers can be provisioned. "The long build-out and scaling timelines often associated with data centre provisioning no longer apply."

Further reducing provisioning times is the fact that access into Cybernest's data centres is network neutral. "Our network neutrality puts us within the reach of all enterprise customers in the marketplace, regardless of what network or service provider you use," Nzimande says.

Cybernest's flexibility extends to its infrastructure hosting offerings, comprising basic hosting, managed hosting and managed virtual hosting:

  • Basic hosting: This is ideal for customers who have their own IT expertise and require a highly available offsite data centre to host their infrastructure. Customers have access to pre-provisioned racks, which are powered and have pre-wired under floor network cabling. Backup power and security services are available as required. Basic 24-hour up/down monitoring and notification is provided.
  • Managed hosting: This is an outsourcing solution, with Cybernest taking responsibility for the day-to-day operations associated with keeping the infrastructure available. Cybernest can procure, install, configure and maintain the servers and blade systems, security solutions, NAS and SAN storage and backup devices. Services are centrally monitored 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  • Managed virtual hosting consists of dedicated virtual hosting and shared virtual hosting. Dedicated virtual hosting allows the customer to consolidate a number of physical machines into virtual machines that run on a smaller physical server footprint. With shared virtual hosting, multiple customers share the underlying hardware, with individual customers only buying the processing capacity they need. Virtual servers can be configured to customer requirements.
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