Hybrid Cloud Case Study
The Issue at Hand
- The Lathan Company’s aging infrastructure required replacing
- Strengthen data protection to include data backup that could easily be recovered in case of cyber attack, data loss, a server crash, or even a natural disaster
- Create a cybersecurity policy and response plan for different situations that may disrupt or compromise information systems
Evaluating Their Options
- The Lathan Company management requested quotes to analyze needed IT upgrades and conduct on-prem versus cloud comparison
- IT Expansion Requirements: 1 Server, 16 Cores, 3 Windows VMs w/ HA, 96GB RAM, 3TB SSD Storage with Backup
- Management was disappointed with the cost for the public cloud solution
16 Cores, 96GB RAM,
3 Windows VM’s w/HA,
3TB SSD Storage with Backup
3 Windows VM’s w/HA,
3TB SSD Storage with Backup
Cost Options
Nfina’s Hybrid Cloud
Turnkey Solution
$1,280
per month
✔ Affordable Business Continuity
✔ GEO-Redundancy Included
Compute and Backup
✔ Rapid Rollback
✔ World Class Intel Hardware
Azure Cloud Services
Plus Managed Services
$2,565
per month
✘ Overpriced Business Continuity
✘ GEO-Redundancy – Additional Charge;
Zone Redundant Storage Only
✘ Time Consuming Backups
✘ Hardware Unknown
Hybrid Cloud Case Study Conclusion:
Nfina Hybrid Cloud Turnkey Solution
- High performance and low latency: < 5 ms on-prem vs ~100 ms cloud
- $1,285 monthly savings; $77,100 5-year savings for Nfina’s Hybrid Cloud
- Nfina’s Hybrid Cloud was 1/2 the cost of the public cloud solution
- Eliminated the need for in-house IT Staff
“Nfina’s willingness to listen to my needs and find a way to meet them made them the clear choice.”
– Jerry Lathan, CEO & Owner, The Lathan Company
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