Simplified Private Cloud Management

ClouTor ON VSPEX by LOCUZ

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ClouTor

INTRODUCTIONClouTor on VSPEX for Enterprises provides an integrated software solution for

extending your existing infrastructure investment into a highly scalable, on -

premise cloud computing environment. Because it focuses on removing the

complexity of cloud infrastructure by integrating all of the key components,

customers realize instant efficiencies and without the overhead of integration,

professional services, and complex deployment schedules.

CHALLENGES• To accommodate increasing demand for new IT capabilities and services

while economic uncertainty and rising costs of materials creates barriers

to success.

• Responsiveness to changes in business requirements

• To reduce the cost of IT, there is a need to move from CapEx to OpEx

model of offerings.

• Ensuring compliance to standards while maintaining SLAs

THEREFORE: ON-PREMISE PRIVATE CLOUDClouTor on VSPEX for Enterprises provides an integrated software solution for

extending your existing infrastructure investment into a highly scalable, on -

premise cloud computing environment. Because it focuses on removing the

complexity of cloud infrastructure by integrating all of the key components,

customers realize instant efficiencies and without the overhead of integration,

professional services, and complex deployment schedules.

HENCE THE SOLUTION: LOCUZ ClouTor ON VSPEXVSPEX enables customers to deploy a Proven Infrastructure faster, without risk and the complexity

of the traditional built your own approach. ClouTor has been validated on VSPEX to solve the

challenge of private cloud deployments.

End-user self-administration

End users can self-service VMs, monitor utilization, costs and security settings

Service offering management IT departments can define service offerings centrally, develop and monitor internal controls,

and charge departments for utilization.

Virtual data center deployment Users can have complete control of their CPU, memory, network, and storage resources without

violating security and resource consumption policies setup by IT departments.

Because of these advantages, private clouds allow enterprises not only to improve how IT resources

are utilized and managed, but also improve access to IT services for end-users. ClouTor gives

enterprises a simple-to-deploy and easy-to-manage solution for implementing a private cloud.

VSPEX PROVEN SOLUTIONLocuz ClouTor has been proven on EMC VSPEX to address the many challenges that customers face

while provisioning IT resources. ClouTor seamlessly integrates into VSPEX to provide agility in IT

services provisioning while reducing costs and improving quality.

VSPEX Proven Infrastructure accelerates deployment of private cloud and virtualized applications.

Built with best-of-breed virtualization, server, network, storage and backup, VSPEX enables faster

deployment, more simplicity, greater choice, higher efficiency, and lower risk. VSPEX provides a

virtual infrastructure.

“Locuz built a Private Cloud Infrastructure for Y-Axis Solutions Ltd., the India’s No. 1 and fastest

growing overseas careers and immigration consultant. Locuz was chosen as their partner for

IT consulting, designing, implementing and thereby transforming the entire IT landscape to a

cloud model. ”

ClouTor ON VSPEX

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KEY BENEFITS OF CLOUTOR ON EMC VSPEXWith ClouTor VSPEX solution, customers can realize agility, quality and improved TCO in private cloud offerings. ClouTor offers following key benefits:

Simplify and accelerate service delivery by combining self-service provisioning with a catalog of custom built and pre-defined machine images/templates.

Provide end users a virtually unlimited amount of computing power – in public, private or hybrid deployments – that can be used on-demand, as required and metered by actual usage.

Bridge the public and private cloud paradigm by building on top of a standards based, open solution that is widely adopted by both cloud service providers and enterprises.

Completely automate compute, network and storage while adhering to defined policies on load balancing, data security and compliance.

Leverage existing cloud investments by implementing the Amazon API, enabling seamless integration of Amazon partners and the ability to run Amazon AMIs within the platform.

ClouTor helps by providing IT solutions at a lower cost and increased access to data from virtually any device.

Rapid deployment, lowered financial barriers to entry, and self-service capabilities. Increases business responsiveness and decreases value realization time of IT projects.

Decouples fixed overhead from demand and enables a pay-as-you-go model. Facilitates innovation and entry into new markets. People, power, and space costs can be reduced through standardization, automation, and elastic Capacity Management.

Improves an IT organization’s ability to manage customers’ expectations, perception of solutions’ responsiveness, capacity, and availability through the life cycle. ClouTor enables IT to procure as well as deliver functionality at an improved service level.

Provide real-time visibility and reporting capabilities within the cloud environment to ensure compliance & security.

Cloud Interface

ClouTor provides a feature-rich out-of-the-box user interface implemented on

top of the CloudStack API to manage the cloud infrastructure. It is a fully AJAX

based solution compatible with most of the latest internet browsers and can

also be easily integrated with your existing portal.

Self Service User Interface

Our out-of-the-box user interface is built using standards and can be easily

customized and branded to mirror your company’s existing look and feel.

FEATURE LIST

Secure Access Access virtual machine using any of the latest internet browsers without the

need of any external add-on such as a JRE, ActiveX, or Flash.

Secure Single Sign On

Integrate your existing applications with our management user interface via

our secure single sign on for a better user experience.

Multi-role Support

Three distinct account roles for user interface and API access are supported

out-of-the-box:

» Admin: can manage both the virtual and physical resources of the cloud

» Domain-Admin: can manage only the virtual resources owned by the

accounts within their domain

» User: can manage their own virtual resources

Dynamic Workload Management

Completely automates the distribution of compute, network, and storage

resource across the physical infrastructure while adhering to defined policies

on load balancing, data security, and compliance.

Broad network Virtualization

Capabilities

Support for embedded software-based network management as well as

VLAN. Our Direct Attached IP enables you to integrate with a virtual network

architecture that best fits your needs.

Secure Multi-Tenancy

Ensures that all memory, CPU, network, and storage resources are both

available and isolated from one user account to another within the cloud.

Hypervisor Agnostic

The Portal provides you with the flexibility to integrate with the major

hypervisors in the market today including VMware, KVM, Citrix XenServer,

and Citrix Xen Cloud Platform.

Easy Template Creation Process

The User Interface allows you to easily create pre-defined templates for

efficient virtual machine deployments.

Snapshot Management

To help protect data loss and a way of disaster recovery, users are given the

capability of either taking adhoc snapshots of their disk volumes or setting

up a comprehensive schedule for taking periodic snapshots of their data.

Certified by EMC2 VSPEX LABS | Validated

Features Description

VM Sync and High Availability

VM Sync technology constantly monitors and maintains the state of all virtual

machines within the cloud from notifications of individual VM status to the

ability to automatically ensure that the VM remains running.

FEATURE LIST

BillingBe able to deliver real-time visibility, produce historical usage reports, and

create billing invoices by integrating with metering data generated by the

ClouTor Usage Engine.

Alerts and Notifications

With built-in cloud system monitoring processes, you will be able to receive

up-to-the-minute alerts such as reaching a certain physical resource

threshold or detecting machine failures through the Portal API and/or via

email using SMTP.

Virtual Routers, Firewalls and

Load Balancers

ClouTor supports integration with both software and hardware firewalls and

load balancers to provide additional security and scalability to a user’s

cloud environment.

Broad Storage Support

Portal supports many storage solutions while iSCSI and NFS being preferred..

This gives you the ultimate freedom in deciding your storage servers from using

commodity hardware to integrating with enterprise-grade solutions.

Storage Tier-ing

As part of the Portal’s ability to integrate with multiple storage solutions, one

dedicate commodity hardware to support non disk intensive applications

and dedicate fast and robust hardware for disk intensive applications such as

databases.

Event/Audit LogsAll user interactions via the ClouTor UI or API are recorded as events. Each

event will indicate the type, severity level, description, owner of the resource,

the user that initiated the action, and when the event occurred.

Undisrupted maintenance and

migration

Upgrades and hardware maintenance can be achieved on the cloud with

no downtime for guest VMs. Portal will live-migrate any VMs from hosts that

have been targeted for maintenance to prevent any disruption of service.

Flexibility

The Portal based on CloudStack was built from the ground up to

support integration with a variety of hypervisors, storage, network, and

authentication solutions. This allows you to further customize the cloud to

suit your business needs.

Comprehensive Service Management

Administrators can define, meter, deploy, and manage multiple service and

disk offerings within the cloud.

Certified by EMC2 VSPEX LABS | Validated

Features Description

PREMIUM BUNDLESClouTor on EMC VSPEX

Locuz ClouTor Unlimited VMs Bundle with 1Yr Support

Virtualization with XenServer / KVM. Upgrade to VMware available at extra cost

Cisco UCS Chassis with 3 Blades and Dual Fabric Interconnects

EMC VNX 5400 with FCoE

Unlimited VMs Cloud Bundle

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STANDARD BUNDLESClouTor on EMC VSPEX

Locuz ClouTor 50 VM Bundle with 1Yr Support

3 x Cisco UCS Rack Servers

Virtualization with XenServer / KVM. Upgrade to VMware available at extra cost

EMC VNXe 3200 series with 10G

50 VM CLOUD BUNDLE

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ClouTor ON VSPEX

ABOUTLOCUZLocuz is a leading IT organization focused on delivering smart, next-generation solutions that help enterprises overcome their business IT challenges. These solutions leverage innovations in technology, knowledge of business processes, and domain expertise to provide clients a competitive edge.

ABOUT EMC & THE VSPEX VALIDATION PROGRAMEMC Corporation is the world’s leading developer and provider of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable organizations of all sizes to transform the way they compete and create value from their information. Information must be intelligently and efficiently stored, protected, and managed—so that it can be made accessible, searchable, shareable, and ultimately actionable. EMC creates complete information environments that are reliable, efficient, and secure. The VSPEX Validation Program offers Independent Hardware and Software Vendors the opportunity to validate, and market joint solutions with EMC VSPEX. Through this program, the VSPEX’s Partner community and their channel influence can be leveraged to reach customers around the world. Solving tomorrow’s IT challenges requires technology innovation, business leadership and strong partnerships.