3 Top Benefits to Choosing a Virtual Data Centre
Explore how a Virtual Data Centre can help your business cut costs, work smarter and strengthen security with flexible, scalable infrastructure.
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Virtual Data Centres
A powerful and scalable solution with complete control over infrastructure configuration to provision servers, set up secure firewall rules & VPN connections, configure private & public networks, all from a single control panel.
Addtional Information & Charges
Data Charges
| 1-10,000 GB | $0.03/GB |
| 10,000-50,000 GB | $0.02/GB |
| 50,000-100,000+ GB | $0.01/GB |
Backup Options
| Veeam Licence | $12.50 per vm |
| 1-10,000 GB | $0.07/GB |
| 10,000-20,000 GB | $0.06/GB |
| 20,000+ | $0.05/GB |
What's included
| 1 Public IP Address |
| FREE Dual-zone High Availability |
| 10+ free and paid Operating System templates |
| DDoS Protection included |
| Highly Available NSX-T Firewall |
| vCloud Director console access |
Virtual Infrastructure
Bring Your Virtual Infrastructure Together
Create a connected environment for running and managing multiple virtual workloads from one Virtual Data Centre.
Our Virtual Data Centres bring compute, networking and virtual resources together within an Australian-hosted environment. Build infrastructure around multiple applications and workloads without having to deploy and manage the underlying physical data centre hardware.
- Centralised Virtual Infrastructure
- Multiple Virtual Workloads
- Connected Network Resources
- Scalable Infrastructure Capacity
- Australian Hosted Environment
Virtual Data Centres
More Flexibility. Less Complexity.
Flexible, secure and resilient infrastructure designed to reduce complexity, improve uptime and scale with your business.
Product Features
Scale Resources Your Way
Increase or decrease vCPU, RAM, storage and IP resources as your infrastructure requirements change.
Deploy Virtual Machines
Create and manage VMs for applications, databases, services and other business workloads from your VDC environment.
Dual-Zone High Availability
Keep critical workloads resilient with infrastructure designed to operate across separate availability zones.
Centralised Cloud Management
Manage virtual machines, resources and networks through VMware Cloud Director from one centralised interface.
Flexible Virtual Networking
Build private and public networks and control firewall, NAT, VPN and DHCP configurations within your environment.
Integrated Backup Options
Protect virtual workloads with integrated Veeam backup options, including scalable backup storage and immutable backups.
Specifications
Reserved Compute Resources
Allocate reserved vCPU and RAM capacity across the virtual machines running within your VDC.
Multiple Storage Tiers
Choose from Warm, Hot and Blaze storage tiers to match capacity and performance requirements across your workloads.
NSX Edge Networking
Configure firewall rules, NAT, IPSec VPN, DHCP and internal networks using your VDC’s NSX edge infrastructure.
Up to 10GbE Networking
Connect virtual workloads through high-performance networking with VDC configurations supporting up to 10GbE connectivity.
Flexible Operating Systems
Deploy supported Linux and Windows Server operating systems using available images or your own custom ISO.
Self-Service Resource Scaling
Adjust vCPU, RAM, storage, additional IPs and Windows licences through the mySAU Portal as requirements change.
Why Choose Servers Australia
Australian Infrastructure
Run your Virtual Data Centre on established infrastructure hosted within Australian data centres.
Data Sovereignty
Keep workloads and data hosted in Australia where location, sovereignty and compliance requirements matter.
Connected Network
Connect virtual workloads through Servers Australia’s network and integrate with your wider infrastructure.
Infrastructure Expertise
Build your VDC with an Australian infrastructure provider experienced across cloud, dedicated, network and data centre environments.
Professional Services
Get assistance planning, designing and migrating workloads into your Virtual Data Centre environment.
24/7 Australian-Based Phone Support
Access an Australian technical team with experience across the infrastructure supporting your VDC.
Comparison
Physical Data Centre vs Virtual Data Centre
Physical and Virtual Data Centres both support business workloads, but differ in how infrastructure is deployed, managed and scaled.
| Consideration | Physical Data Centre | Virtual Data Centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Requires higher upfront investment in hardware, physical space, power, cooling and supporting infrastructure | Pay-as-you-use model. Minimal initial investment and more predictable ongoing costs |
| Investment type | Primary Capital Expenditure (CapEx) model, including purchasing and maintaining physical infrastructure | Operating expenditure (OpEx) model, with costs based on the resources and services you use |
| Setup speed | Designing and deploying physical infrastructure can take months. | VDCs can be provisioned in a matter of days, with new VMs and resources deployed in minutes |
| Servers | Physical servers have fixed CPU, memory and storage capacity. Upgrades can require new hardware and manual installation | vCPU, memory and storage resources can be resized or provisioned as requirements change |
| Networking | Requires physical networking infrastructure | Software-defined networking (SDN) simplifies scaling |
| Security | Security needs to be managed across physical infrastructure, devices and access points | Centralised security controls can simplify management across virtual infrastructure |
| Migration | Moving workloads between physical platforms can be complex, time-consuming and disruptive | Easily migrate data between hardware platforms |
| Scalability | Scaling typically requires purchasing, installing and configuring additional physical hardware | Resources can be easily scaled up or down as business requirements change |
| Power | Requires dedicated power and cooling | Power and cooling managed by the VDC provider |
| Management | Requires ongoing infrastructure management | Centralised management via a single interface |
| Backups | Backup infrastructure and processes need to be provisioned and managed alongside the physical environment. | Backup and recovery services can be integrated around virtual workloads without maintaining dedicated physical backup infrastructure. |
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Resources
Virtual Data Centre Resources
Explore guides, insights, and technical resources to help you deploy, manage, and scale applications and workloads within your Virtual Data Centre.
FAQ's
What is Servers Australia's Virtual Data Centre?
Servers Australia's Virtual Data Centre is a pool of virtualised infrastructure resources, including compute, memory, storage and networking, that can be used to run multiple workloads and environments. It gives you many of the benefits of a traditional data centre environment without requiring you to own and manage the underlying physical hardware.
How can Servers Australia's Virtual Data Centre make it easier for my business?
Servers Australia's Virtual Data Centre (VDC) can bring a number of benefits to businesses of all sizes.
Cost savings: VDCs can help businesses save money on their IT infrastructure costs by eliminating the need to purchase and maintain expensive physical hardware and equipment. Instead, businesses can leverage the virtual infrastructure of a VDC provider, paying only for the resources they use.
Scalability: VDCs allow businesses to easily scale their infrastructure up or down as needed, without having to worry about the physical limitations of their own data centre. This can be particularly useful for businesses that experience spikes in demand or have seasonal fluctuations in traffic.
Flexibility: With VDCs, businesses can quickly and easily deploy new applications, services, and resources to meet changing business needs. This can help businesses stay agile and responsive to market changes and customer demands.
Reliability: VDCs typically offer high levels of uptime and availability, with redundancy built into their infrastructure to help ensure that businesses can continue to operate even in the event of hardware or software failures.
Security: Servers Australia implements robust security measures across its VDC infrastructure to protect business data and workloads from cyber threats.
Overall, Servers Australia's Virtual Data Centre can help businesses reduce costs, improve flexibility, and enhance reliability and security, making it easier for them to focus on their core business objectives.
How can a Virtual Data Centre reduce my business costs?
A Virtual Data Centre removes the need to maintain costly onsite server infrastructure. With the underlying hardware and services managed for you, you can focus your resources and budget elsewhere in your business. You’ll also avoid the cost of regular hardware refreshes, along with ongoing insurance and maintenance expenses.
Can I scale my Virtual Data Centre as my business grows?
Yes. vCPU, RAM, storage and additional IP resources can be adjusted as your requirements change. This can help you accommodate business growth, new applications and changing workload demands without continually purchasing new physical hardware.
How is a Virtual Data Centre different from a standard cloud server?
A cloud server typically provides resources for an individual virtual machine or workload. A VDC gives you a broader virtual infrastructure environment, allowing resources to be allocated across multiple workloads and giving your organisation greater flexibility over how the environment is structured.
What applications can I run in a Virtual Data Centre?
You can run a wide range of applications and virtualised workloads in a VDC, including websites, business applications, databases, development environments and multi-tier applications. Virtual machines can be deployed using supported operating system images or your own custom ISOs.
What are the benefits of a Virtual Data Centre?
Flexibility and scalability: Virtual Data Centres enable easy provisioning and scaling of computing resources.
Resource optimisation: Virtualisation allows for efficient utilisation of hardware resources.
High availability and disaster recovery: Virtual Data Centres often offer built-in redundancy and failover capabilities.
Centralised management: Virtual Data Centres provide centralised management interfaces that allow administrators to monitor and control the entire infrastructure from a single location. This simplifies administrative tasks and enhances overall efficiency.
Cost savings: By leveraging virtualisation and cloud computing, organisations can reduce capital expenditures on hardware and maintenance costs.
Use Cases
Replacing Ageing Physical Infrastructure
Move workloads from ageing physical servers into a virtual environment without having to replace and manage the underlying hardware yourself.
Running Multiple Business Applications
Bring multiple applications and virtual servers together within one organised infrastructure environment.
Infrastructure Requirements Are Growing
Expand your virtual infrastructure as applications, workloads and resource requirements increase.
Separating Workloads and Environments
Keep production, development or different application workloads separated while operating within the same Virtual Data Centre.
Hosting Workloads in Australia
Run virtual infrastructure within Australian data centres when data location and sovereignty are important requirements.
Moving Towards a Cloud Environment
Transition existing server workloads into virtual infrastructure as part of a wider cloud or infrastructure modernisation strategy.
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