Cloud

Flexible solutions to keep your business agile

Discover our Cloud solutions

Our technical experts work with customers to understand business needs today and their plans for the future, ensuring all recommendations whether they be private cloud, public cloud such as AWS or Azure or hybrid cloud, always fit business demands and direction.   

Backup as a Service (BaaS)

Providing a range of BaaS services means we can bespoke services in line with the importance of data

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

Experts ready and able to deliver a speedy and thorough response when disaster strikes

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Availability and Security on demand – delivered from our multiple data centres across the UK

Private Cloud

Koris365 Cloud is our own private cloud built and managed and monitored 24/7/365 by our team of experts

Public Cloud

Eliminate the hassle of dealing with the regular refresh cycles and removes the need to manage physical servers and storage

Fully operational cloud solution with P1 support whenever you need it

We were one of the first companies in the United Kingdom to offer our own cloud services, supported by our own cloud platform that has been in operation for many years and evolved into a market-leading service. With our fully operational cloud solution hosted in private, Tier 3 datacentres, you can achieve your required level of service plus P1 support whenever you need it.

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Full DR replication to a secondary DC with a 24-hour RPO and 4-hour RTO

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14 days of backup

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Full N+1 High Availability at all levels of the infrastructure

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Fully managed OS patching for Windows VMs with quarterly updates

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Koris365 support for the infrastructure and the Windows OS

Migrating to the Cloud

Having the option of cloud services has changed the way some IT teams provision IT services to their businesses. While migrating to the Cloud is not the answer for all businesses it does have many advantages.

Services can flex up and down as needed.

Perfect for businesses….

With variations in demand on their services.



Exceptionally speedy provision of services.

Perfect for businesses….

That need to respond quickly to change.



Enterprise grade cloud solutions provide resilience to support multiple failures and have no single point of failure.

Perfect for businesses….

With a critical need for uptime.


Workloads are sized specifically for your business.

Perfect for businesses….

Who don’t want to over engineer their business against their needs.


Pay for the service / capacity you use.

Perfect for businesses….

Who prefer an OPEX model.



Allow access to employees on any device (platform dependant), from anywhere.

Perfect for businesses….

With geographically dispersed workforce (dependent on workload and infrastructure).

Full managed services are available across most cloud platforms.

Perfect for businesses….

With IT teams wishing to focus on business transforming technology.


Multitude of cloud offerings are available and businesses can mix and match to suit applications, data, budgets, skills.

Perfect for businesses….

With a mix of requirements


How we approach migrating to the cloud

Our experience and knowledge across a multitude of cloud offerings; including public, private and hybrid means we can make recommendations that help businesses deliver on their ambitions now, while also preparing for their future.

Our experts consult and analyse before making cloud recommendations. We look at: 

Regulatory restrictions / needs

Commercial needs

The needs of users

Measurement of risk

The business’ future ambitions

Resource and skills available in house

Financial requirements

Existing infrastructure investments

The needs of applications

The importance of  data sovereignty

When the approach is agreed, project planning for the transition is kicked off, using our years of experience to leave no stone unturned and nothing to chance.

When the migration has taken place we manage the services and regularly review the provisions to make sure they reflect any changing business needs.

Cloud Migration – a how to checklist

Planning a cloud migration strategy and looking for some pointers? Here you go!

Assessment:

Conduct a thorough assessment of the existing IT infrastructure, applications, and data to identify workloads suitable for migration to the cloud.

Planning:

Define clear objectives and expectations for the migration process, including cost savings, scalability improvements, and enhanced performance.

Which cloud Model:

Public, private, hybrid, or multi-cloud, based on the organisation’s requirements, security needs, and regulatory considerations.

Security and Compliance Considerations:

Address security and compliance requirements early and implement robust security measures, such as encryption, access controls, and identity management, to protect data in the cloud.

Select the Right Cloud Provider:

Consider factors such as service offerings, reliability, performance, geographical presence, and data residency requirements.

Data Migration Strategy:

Plan and execute data migration carefully to ensure data integrity and minimise downtime. Decide whether to use live migration, offline migration, or a combination based on the workload and criticality.

Application Refactoring and Optimisation:

If necessary, refactor applications to take full advantage of cloud services and optimise their performance and scalability.

Testing and Validation:

Conduct extensive testing of applications and workloads in the cloud environment before migrating production systems.

Training and Skill Development:

Train the IT team and end-users on the use of cloud services and new tools to ensure a smooth transition and efficient utilisation of cloud resources.

Incremental Migration Approach:

Move less critical workloads first to gain experience and confidence before migrating mission-critical systems.

Monitoring and Performance Management:

Implement robust monitoring and performance management tools to track application performance, resource utilisation, and cost optimisation in the cloud environment.

Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity:

Implement a comprehensive disaster recovery and business continuity plan for the cloud environment to ensure data availability and resilience.

 Cost Optimisation and Governance:

Continuously monitor cloud costs and enforce governance policies to avoid unnecessary expenses and maintain control over cloud resources.

Post-migration Review

Conduct a post-migration review to evaluate the success of the migration and identify areas for improvement.

All things Cloud

Our team of Cloud experts have much to share. Therefore, be sure to check back regularly.

Regulatory compliance is becoming increasingly complex, whilst at the same time, more important than ever for businesses to avoid legal issues, reputational damage and financial penalties. Typically, time frames for compliance are short and testing vigorous, leaving many businesses scrambling to ensure compliance.
Reliable, secure and good performance, all key attributes of a Local Area Network (LAN), which is after all the backbone of any organisation's communication and employee productivity. COVID necessitated a change to budget priorities for many businesses, with home working set up becoming pivotal to ensure employees remained operational. These changes in priorities saw a number of businesses push the upgrade of their LAN infrastructure lower down the list. While pre COVID LAN infrastructure was usually replaced / upgraded every 5 years, many businesses have kicked the can down the road longer than usual and are now feeling the effects, with slower less reliable performances causing a reduction in employee productivity. If your LAN is feeling tired and not performing as it once did look no further, here is a step by step approach to successfully undertaking a LAN refresh.
With Microsoft Copilot for Security released, the use-cases, possible pitfalls and associated costs are up for debate In our next lunchtime LIVE.


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