NaviCloud
NaviCloud is built on VMware ESX technology and provides an IaaS platform that enables clients to seamlessly migrate or integrate workloads currently virtualized using this hypervisor. Navicloud provides compute, storage and an array of bolt-on security and managed services to enable migration and robust delivery of applications.
Features
- VMware based IaaS Platform
- Managed Services Available
- Hybrid Solutions
- Security and Compliance Services
- 24x7x365 Managed Support
- UK Based Cloud Nodes
- API Integration
- Managed On-boarding and Migration
- Managed Application Services
- Proactive Monitoring, Reporting and Support
Benefits
- Assistance in the Design and Architecture of platfroms
- Managed Migration Options
- Maximize application configurations with flexible network architectures.
- Decrease capital expense (CapEx) via a pay-as-you-go pricing model.
- Trust routine management and maintenance to Navisite’s experts
- Seamlessly integrate Hybrid and Multi-cloud Solutions
- Self-Service IaaS available for agility and control
- Access via the Proximity portal, vCloud Director and APIs
- Support for enhanced security and compliance
- UK Cloud Nodes in Secure UK Facilities
Pricing
£30 a virtual machine a month
- Free trial available
Service documents
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Framework
G-Cloud 10
Service ID
8 8 7 5 4 4 1 2 0 9 7 6 8 2 1
Contact
Navisite Europe Ltd
Sean McAvan
Telephone: 0800 6122933
Email: smcavan@navisite.com
Service scope
- Service constraints
- There are no constraints - maintenance windows are arranged with client consent, all server and network configurations are customisable, to the specific client needs.
- System requirements
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- We offer various machine templates for Windows and Linux
- Customers may import their own server images and templates
- We can supply OS and Software licenses
- Clients can use their own application licenses
User support
- Email or online ticketing support
- Email or online ticketing
- Support response times
- Urgent Tickets are responded to within 15 minutes
- User can manage status and priority of support tickets
- Yes
- Online ticketing support accessibility
- None or don’t know
- Phone support
- Yes
- Phone support availability
- 24 hours, 7 days a week
- Web chat support
- No
- Onsite support
- No
- Support levels
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99.999% Availability on NaviCloud VM's
15 Minute Response to Urgent Tickets
Service Manager and Account Manager
24x7x365 Technical Support Avialble by Email, Portal or Phone
Infrastructure and Network Monitoring
Application Monitoring and Support
Enhanced Security Services (IDS, IPS, FIM, Log Management)
Managed OS (Patching and Support)
Compliance Support and Professional Services
Solution and Platform Design Services
Migration Support and Project Management
Database Administration Services
Physical Remote Hands Support
Backup and Restore
Managed Business Continuity - Support available to third parties
- Yes
Onboarding and offboarding
- Getting started
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We can provide managed on-boarding with design, migration and build services.
For self-service clients we provide training, an online Wiki and extensive user documentation. - Service documentation
- Yes
- Documentation formats
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- HTML
- End-of-contract data extraction
- Users can export OVF server images and backup files. Or our support teams can copy data to media and ship these to the end user
- End-of-contract process
- At the end of the contract users can export their own data and server images. For an additional cost Navisite can copy server images and data to media and ship that media to the client. As part of this exit procedure we can also provide service documentation and arrange for secure erasure of all client data.
Using the service
- Web browser interface
- Yes
- Using the web interface
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Users can use our Proximity portal to view real-time information on their solutions.
They can create custom reports and views
They can create and manage service tickets
For self-service clients they can use the portal to create and manage their infrastructure and network
The portal can integrate NaviCloud, Hybrid environments and some 3rd party cloud platforms - MS office 365 and Azure - Web interface accessibility standard
- None or don’t know
- How the web interface is accessible
- Available via a secure web portal that can be accessed from any browser
- Web interface accessibility testing
- None
- API
- Yes
- What users can and can't do using the API
- NaviCloud is built on top of VMware's vCloud Director (vCD). vCD has a RESTful XML-based API interface that allows you to programmatically access and manage your virtual assets. API's can be used to create machines, power up/ down machines, clone machines, create auto-scaling; API's can also create, power-up/down and configure network resources.
- API automation tools
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- Chef
- Puppet
- Other
- Other API automation tools
- VMware Vrealize
- API documentation
- Yes
- API documentation formats
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- Open API (also known as Swagger)
- HTML
- Command line interface
- Yes
- Command line interface compatibility
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- Linux or Unix
- Windows
- MacOS
- Using the command line interface
- Service must be set up via our orchestration portal. But then individual machines may be accessed by CLI; users can use CLI to amend configurations, power up/ power down VM's; create network rules and configure network devices.
Scaling
- Scaling available
- Yes
- Scaling type
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- Automatic
- Manual
- Independence of resources
- We manage capacity on the platforms, adding additional resource when average usage reaches 70% on Compute. We do not contend RAM. We can also create hybrid solutions for those solution elements that require guaranteed resources (i.e. guaranteed IOPS)
- Usage notifications
- Yes
- Usage reporting
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- API
- Other
Analytics
- Infrastructure or application metrics
- Yes
- Metrics types
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- CPU
- Disk
- HTTP request and response status
- Memory
- Network
- Number of active instances
- Other
- Other metrics
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- Application monitoring (synthetic transactions and custom monitors)
- Security Monitoring and Log Review
- Database Monitoring
- Backup Monitoring
- Reporting types
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- API access
- Real-time dashboards
- Regular reports
- Reports on request
Resellers
- Supplier type
- Not a reseller
Staff security
- Staff security clearance
- Conforms to BS7858:2012
- Government security clearance
- None
Asset protection
- Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Data storage and processing locations
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- United Kingdom
- EU-US Privacy Shield agreement locations
- User control over data storage and processing locations
- Yes
- Datacentre security standards
- Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
- Penetration testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Penetration testing approach
- Another external penetration testing organisation
- Protecting data at rest
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- Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
- Physical access control, complying with SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Physical access control, complying with another standard
- Encryption of all physical media
- Other
- Other data at rest protection approach
- Secure archive of encrypted backup data to offsite locations.
- Data sanitisation process
- Yes
- Data sanitisation type
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- Explicit overwriting of storage before reallocation
- Deleted data can’t be directly accessed
- Hardware containing data is completely destroyed
- Equipment disposal approach
- Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
Backup and recovery
- Backup and recovery
- Yes
- What’s backed up
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- Files
- Virtual Machine Images
- Databases
- Backup controls
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Self-service users can select the files or machines they wish to backup and the frequency and retention of those archives. These jobs can be triggered manually or set to an automated schedule.
Managed backup services are available including validation of backup jobs and test restores.
Dedicated backup solutions can be provided, including archive to psychical media and secure offsite storage. - Datacentre setup
- Multiple datacentres with disaster recovery
- Scheduling backups
- Users schedule backups through a web interface
- Backup recovery
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- Users can recover backups themselves, for example through a web interface
- Users contact the support team
Data-in-transit protection
- Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
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- Private network or public sector network
- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
- IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
- Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
- Other
- Other protection between networks
- We can use native encryption functionality on our storage platforms to provide encryption-at-rest.
- Data protection within supplier network
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- TLS (version 1.2 or above)
- IPsec or TLS VPN gateway
- Legacy SSL and TLS (under version 1.2)
- Other
- Other protection within supplier network
- We use segregated VLANS and deliver dedicated network segments for each customer.
Availability and resilience
- Guaranteed availability
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SLA is measured as a percentage of monthly availability.
Standard SLA is 99.999%
Service credits are paid as follows:
99.99 - 99.998% 2% of monthly fee
99.9 - 99.98% 7% of monthly fee
99.5 - 99.89% 12% of monthly fee
99.49 - 99% 25% of monthly fee
<99% 50% of the monthly fee - Approach to resilience
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We have multiple cloud nodes, in geographically diverse locations, connected by a resilient fibre ring.
All Datacentre's are minimum Tier III
At the platform level all elements are designed for high-availability
VMware VMotion is native to the platform to ensure seamless recreation of a failed VM.
Users can also replicate environments between cloud nodes, using Zerto or other replication tools. - Outage reporting
- We report outages via our secure portal, email and we contact clients via telephone during any significant service disruption.
Identity and authentication
- User authentication
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- 2-factor authentication
- Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
- Dedicated link (for example VPN)
- Username or password
- Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
- Segregated bastion hosts with individual, randomized passwords generated uniquely for each session. Full access logs are kept for 12 months. Access controls are externally audited. Remote admin access is further secured using two-factor authentication.
- Access restriction testing frequency
- At least every 6 months
- Management access authentication
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- 2-factor authentication
- Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
- Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
- Dedicated link (for example VPN)
- Username or password
- Devices users manage the service through
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- Dedicated device on a segregated network (providers own provision)
- Dedicated device on a government network (for example PSN)
- Dedicated device over multiple services or networks
- Any device but through a bastion host (a bastion host is a server that provides access to a private network from an external network such as the internet)
- Directly from any device which may also be used for normal business (for example web browsing or viewing external email)
Audit information for users
- Access to user activity audit information
- Users have access to real-time audit information
- How long user audit data is stored for
- User-defined
- Access to supplier activity audit information
- Users have access to real-time audit information
- How long supplier audit data is stored for
- User-defined
- How long system logs are stored for
- User-defined
Standards and certifications
- ISO/IEC 27001 certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
- Certification Europe(UK) Ltd
- ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
- 13/12/2017
- What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
- Source Code (VMware are responsible)
- ISO 28000:2007 certification
- No
- CSA STAR certification
- No
- PCI certification
- Yes
- Who accredited the PCI DSS certification
- NQA
- PCI DSS accreditation date
- 31/11/2016
- What the PCI DSS doesn’t cover
- Certification is for physical location and physical security controls. However we do design and manage PCI compliant solutions for our clients, adding enhanced logical security controls and working with our clients QSA to help them pass audit at additional cost.
- Other security certifications
- Yes
- Any other security certifications
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- SSAE16 SOC 1
- SSAE 16 SOC 2
- ISO27001
Security governance
- Named board-level person responsible for service security
- Yes
- Security governance certified
- Yes
- Security governance standards
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- ISO/IEC 27001
- Other
- Other security governance standards
- SSAE16
- Information security policies and processes
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Security is certified to ISO27001 & SSAE16 - additionally our Woking site is a UK Government List-X rated facility. SSAE16 controls are audited annually by Ernst and Young; ISO controls are audited bi-annually
Logical security follows SSAE16. Policies and process are audited annually by Ernst and Young. We include policies for securing networks infrastructure and applications; policies for managing people (staff and contractors/ sub-contractors) and for securing human access to systems and data. Policies that cover the the encryption, storage and transmission of client data. Policies that deal with how we respond to security incidents.
Operational security
- Configuration and change management standard
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Configuration and change management approach
- Following ITIL; Naviste supports Service Requests and Requests for Change, with the latter triggering the Change Management Process. All changes require review and approval. The approval level varies depending on the risk and impact of the change. This can be from technical peer review through to full CMRB review and sign-off. Changes can be initiated by both NaviSite and the customer and all chnages that might impact a client environment, require customer notification and approval. Client requested Changes are validated only after the appropriate authorisation in writing is received from a Customer contact with the Signatory role.
- Vulnerability management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Vulnerability management approach
- Navisite deploy network-based security solutions , which include intrusion protection, vulnerability management, and compliance automation to help protect networks from threats that bypass perimeter, desktop, and server defenses. For vulnerability management we use we use 3rd party IDS tools, combined with integrated vulnerability scanning. Threat signatures are assessed against a variety of "known threat" databases. Patches maybe part of regular scheduled work; or could be as a result of a discovered vulnerability, dealt with via our emergency maintenance policies.
- Protective monitoring type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Protective monitoring approach
- Navisite use a variety of 3rd party tools to detect and mitigate network based threats; to aggregate and review log files; File Integrity Monitoring to review changes made to client systems and Application level monitoring and remediation to mitigate attempts to inject or change web code. our SLA for response to an urgent incident is 15 minutes. If a threat is to a specific to a single client, we will work in collaboratively to remediate. If a vulnerability poses a threat to other clients; Navisite may act to remediate unilaterally; following our emergency maintenance procedures.
- Incident management type
- Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
- Incident management approach
- Navisite follows ITIL based processes for incident management. Incidents are categorized by severity of impact; escalations in categorization can be requested by the end-user. Severe incidents are responded to within 15 minutes; a client telephone bridge is opened and incident manager appointed who co-ordinates resources in trouble-shooting. Client communication may be constant via the open bridge, or at regular intervals agreed with the client. Root Cause Analysis and Remediation detail are delivered to the client in a formal Incident Analysis Report; typically delivered within 48 hours after resolution.
Secure development
- Approach to secure software development best practice
- Conforms to a recognised standard, but self-assessed
Separation between users
- Virtualisation technology used to keep applications and users sharing the same infrastructure apart
- Yes
- Who implements virtualisation
- Supplier
- Virtualisation technologies used
- VMware
- How shared infrastructure is kept separate
- Separate containers, separate VLANs; individual virtual or physical firewalls; separate LUNs for each client and we can also build hybrid solutions with dedicated hardware connected to shared cloud infrastructure.
Energy efficiency
- Energy-efficient datacentres
- Yes
Pricing
- Price
- £30 a virtual machine a month
- Discount for educational organisations
- No
- Free trial available
- Yes
- Description of free trial
- Trial can include access to a limited amount of compute, storage and network resource for a fixed period, generally a month. We can also work with clients to build Proof-of-Concept environments that might also test support and other services; these PoC projects may be free of charge or at cost.