navigation Basic navigation BUSINESS CLOUD Bring up contents and menu Press and hold your finger on the sheet Move to another sheet Swipe right / left Movement within the sheet Swipe up / down The biggest infrastructure cloud located in the Czech Republic the biggest commercial cloud in the Czech Republic data stored in the Czech Republic SLA 99.99% 3 PB capacity UP TO 2.5 THz performance We regularly invest in our data centres. During reconstruction, apart from capacity and performance increases, there is also a great emphasis placed on further upgrading security measures in the form of biometrics and continuous building of private data centre rooms on the premises of transmission towers. CRA Business Cloud is a modern and secure solution of business IT infrastructure. It enables using an unlimited amount of computing power while maintaining high availability and business data security without the need of investments into own hardware. Customers utilise and pay only for computing power and data storage that they actually need. CRA Business Cloud is an IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) type solution. It utilises hi-end infrastructure by the market’s leading manufacturers. For customers, there is VMware vSphere virtualisation available that enables virtual data centre online management. SERVICE ADVANTAGES Cost optimisation of business IT No investment expenses (CAPEX) Hardware and software life cycle is of no concern Zero cost on the non-IT environment (data centre) Server starting-up or removing in a matter of minutes Performance and capacity setting based on the current need No problem with the capacity planning of purchasing hardware and software SERVICE CUSTOMERS Medium businesses and enterprises, state administration Businesses that do not have their own IT department Businesses focusing on software (app) development Commercial businesses (wholesale, retail) Multi-branch businesses Advertising and marketing agencies Web-based projects CRA Business Cloud connection diagram End user Storage VPN/INTERNET Virtual Data centre DATA SECURITY HIGH AVAILABILITY Data centre security CRA Business Cloud is being run within DC TOWER that provides sufficiently dimensioned and backed-up power supply, fire protection system, 24/7 guarding and technical support. We are the only data centre provider in the Czech Republic that has a TIA 942 certificate. Every technology element in the data centre is installed in redundancy N+1 at a minimum, including servers, RAIDs, SAN/LAN/WAN networks and non-IT components alike. Geographically spread cloud CRA Business Cloud is located in two geographically separated data centres DC TOWER. These services are connected to each other so yet even higher service availability is guaranteed. High availability (SLA) The service has guaranteed SLA at 99.99%. This is being reached by the utilisation of VCE technologies. Every technology element – servers, RAIDs, SAN/LAN/WAN networks – in the data centre is installed in redundancy N+1 at a minimum. Thanks to this, the continual operation is always guaranteed. Hardware malfunctions or its maintenance have no effect on the customer’s virtual data centre. Security certificates CRA Business Cloud is being run on VMware vSphere according to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation and certificated on CC EAL 4+. This norm certification (ISO/IEC 15408) assures customers that the process of specification, implementation and evaluation of a security product is managed by rigid and standard procedures. Furthermore, we are certified for IT services secure operation according to ISO 27001 and we are, of course, compliant in service operation certification according to ISO 20000. Slide to move SERVICE ATTRIBUTES Virtual Private Centre Virtual data centre running on an infrastructure that can adjust its parameters whenever you need. PRIVATE CLOUD Virtual data centre running on a dedicated infrastructure. With it you will gain a guaranteed performance and the special features like for example an isolated computing performance or an option to pin the CPUs that is suitable for the real-time apps etc. PRIVATE CLOUD PAYG The service combines the advantages of both previous variants. You will gain and pay for only what you need at a given time and with it you will also get a guaranteed performance. Computing power During a service upgrade in 2017, the computing power was increased up to 10 TB. Touch to read more PERFORMANCE High-performance storage systems on EMC Unity technology allow for the operation of critical applications (SAP, SQL or BI). All-Flash solution SSD or the combination with existing storage NL-SAS, two geographically separated centres and full synchronisation enabling the operation of even the most critical real-time applications. ARCHIVE Entirely separated storage systems for the long term but also actively utilised data archiving. Data can be stored for any time thanks to high capacity, fast throughput, two localities and the possibility of synchronisation and snapshots. With the transition of part of the storage to AllFlash (SSD) drive systems in 2017 the cloud storage performance was increased 50 times, capacity increased from 2.5 PB to 3 PB and thanks to the chosen technology there is even significantly lower power consumption (from 12 kW to 3 kW). Storage and data backup Touch to read more Public IP address There is one public IP address assigned to each virtual server. Firewall CRA Business Cloud environment is connected to other networks through an access firewall that manages the maximum network security. WAN connectivity Virtual data centres can be connected to the Internet, VPN or assigned networks. CRA Business Cloud is located in the DC TOWER data centre where NIX.CZ is also located, which is the main node of the Czech Internet. Independent VLAN Possibility of creating an independent VLAN for the specific connection of the customers. Load Balancing Possibility to manage the balanced arrangement of the workload coming to the app or presentation servers. Virtual networks Enabling you to dynamically create LAN according to the customer’s needs, create DMZ and separate the inner LAN from the outer WAN networks. NETWORKS Virtual data centre DC TOWER data centre End user VPN/INTERNET COMPLE-MENTARY SERVICES We are providing licenses to run operating systems, databases and other apps. Within the service, there can be utilised a license program for Microsoft software products or any Linux distribution. Don’t be afraid of migration, we’ve got your back! For several years now, there is digital transformation taking place in businesses worldwide, when the on premise systems are being replaced by cloud computing. The same can be said about the Czech businesses that migrate to new technologies slowly, but the evolution towards the cloud is unavoidable. Let us join this trend together! From day one of your interest in cooperation, our cloud solution technical expert will be present at all meetings. He can recommend and consult you on a specific form of virtual data centre. As part of the provided solution, data transfer project management can also be included. Touch to read more According to global surveys, the biggest concern that prevents the migration of business IT to the cloud is security followed by uncertainty about the legislative treatment of storing the data abroad. As per Eurostat data for 2016, roughly 18% of all Czech businesses utilise at least one cloud service, whereas the global average is about half. REFERENCES “During both the tendering and service implementation itself, CRA displayed thorough preparation, professional approach and flexibility. Despite the few concerns at the start we can confirm that telco and ICT services by CRA are at a very high and professional level. The most important factor for us is an awareness and now also an experience of a technologically robust solution with sufficient capacity for development.” Miroslav Šimánek CFO/COO “P.V.A. systems s.r.o. is primarily a supplier of stock and cash systems. Recently, apart from selling the goods in this field, there has been the trend of providing online services to customers, for example payment transaction, gift cards, lottery games, partner loyalty programmes etc. Operating these services demands high stability and availability of the system thereby making the cloud solution the optimal choice for such purposes.” Ing. Radek Nachtman CTO “The reason to transition from our IT structure to a virtual data centre was moving of our company headquarters to a new office building where we would have to replace the existing older hardware equipment that was no longer supported by the manufacturer. IT operation outsourcing was the most advantageous solution, both from a technical and ROI point of view. Of all the candidates, CRA offered the best and most cost-effective solution.” Bohumír Blažek Strategic purchases manager