Orange Business Gets Cloudy

PARIS -- Orange Business Services launches “Flexible Computing,” the new generation of virtual IT infrastructures.

This offer supports Orange Business Services’ will to offer private “cloud”, guaranteeing security and quality of service.

Flexible Computing allows businesses to outsource a part or all their IT infrastructures, based on virtual technology: intranet (key applications supported by an Orange Business Services VPN) or internet (institutional web sites, e-shopping, SaaS platforms, etc).

This solution answers the demand for flexibility and adaptability of crucial business applications. Flexible Computing offers completely customizable virtual server architectures to address the growing demand in terms of performance, availability and of security.

Flexible Computing, that accommodates all businesses, from small to large, brings the following benefits to businesses:

▪ Flexibility: businesses define the components of their Flexible Computing structure to answer their IT needs; so, the number of virtual machines, the processor speed as well as the amount of RAM and hard disk space are completely configurable.

▪ Optimization: businesses keep the management of their IT infrastructure without having to cope with their constraints. Orange Business Services manages the Flexible Computer infrastructure and guarantees that SLAs are available.

No investment is entailed and expenses are limited to a monthly service plan and installation costs, meaning that businesses keep their IT budget tight

▪ Security: companies’ applications are hosted in the Orange Business Services – secured and state of the art – data centers (ISO 9001, SOX section 404, SAS70, ISO 27001, ITIL…). Orange Business Services manages security and of data storage policies.

▪ Adaptability: an IT infrastructure should evolve as new permanent or temporary services are implemented. Flexible Computing enables IT managers to adapt components of their infrastructure in real-time.

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