For organizations seeking to maintain sovereignty over their data, the collaboration between Nexsan Unity and Vates VMS presents a viable option. This innovative platform is specifically designed for hosting virtualized workloads in-house or within privately owned data facilities.
### Why Choose Onsite Hosting?
In light of recent political shifts in the US, many European organizations are reassessing their dependence on US-based cloud providers. Additionally, the concept of data sovereignty, where data is subject to the laws of the country where it is stored or processed, is gaining prominence on a national level. By keeping data within their own infrastructure, companies can ensure greater control and streamline compliance procedures.
The Vates and Nexsan solution leverages Vates VMS, a Linux virtualization platform built on the open-source Xen architecture. Offering features like live migration, high availability, snapshots, and centralized management, Vates VMS provides a robust foundation for virtualized environments. Complementing this, Nexsan Unity delivers storage capabilities for file, block, and S3 object workloads, with a flexible architecture optimized for heavy workloads and configurable to different RAID levels.
One of the key advantages of onsite hosting for enterprises is the ability to create customized, secure environments that simplify compliance efforts and reduce vulnerability to cyber attacks. Additionally, organizations can exercise precise control over their data and storage, a level of granularity often obscured by third-party cloud services.
Depending on the nature of the workload, an on-premise deployment can offer enhanced cost efficiency compared to cloud subscriptions and virtual machine licensing. This platform may also appeal to businesses seeking alternatives to restrictive licensing models from major players like Broadcom/VMware. Furthermore, the open-source foundation of the Nexsan+Vates platform allows for seamless scalability and expansion as needed.
The solution eliminates the need for vendor-specific drivers or middleware and supports standard protocols like iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel. Browser-based management consoles for Virtualization (XOA) and storage (Unity Management GUI) streamline administration tasks, while data optimization features such as tiering, thin provisioning, and on-the-fly compression enhance efficiency.
With native asynchronous replication and immutable snapshots, the platform is well-suited for local disaster recovery scenarios. However, its performance capabilities go beyond mere archival purposes, emphasizing speed and efficiency under demanding workloads.
While onsite infrastructure entails upfront capital expenditures (CAPEX), it offers distinct advantages for organizations requiring localized data storage, facing high cloud costs, and possessing the internal expertise to manage such infrastructure effectively. The extensible solution from Vates and Nexsan provides a compelling option for businesses with specific onsite data needs.
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