SummitData's Cloud Solution offers a fully functional IT environment for an office or our hosted environment enabling deployment of virtual servers, Smart Desktops, and Smart SAN storage. It effectively combines advanced technologies such as golden images, server virtualization, and dispersed storage to provide a utility computing platform for businesses at an affordable price. SummitData's Cloud Solution is available in two deployment models. Smartnode Office, which is a cloud deployed at a client site, and Smartnode Cloud, which is deployed at our data centers.

Smartnode Computing is available in two deployment models:

• Smartnode Office, which is a cloud deployed at a client site
• Smartnode Cloud, which is deployed at our data centers.

Features

• User image is no longer tied to the desktop PC
• User's data and operating system are stored centrally on the main platform
• Rich user experience like a standard desktop PC
• Deploy and manage workstations more efficiently with golden image and disk snapshot technologies
• Supports Windows, Linux and Solaris operating systems

• VirtualBox hypervisor is integrated for deploying virtual servers
• Supports Windows, Linux and Solaris operating systems
• Create templates for faster virtual server deployments within minutes
• Built-in workflows automate restoration of virtual servers during hardware failures

• Integrated highly reliable, efficient, and cost-effective storage platform
• Data stored on highly advanced dispersed storage technology which is far more reliable than current RAID storage mechanisms
• High-performance using large solid state disk-based caching
• Point-in-time restores for virtual servers and Smart Desktops using advanced snapshot and cloning technologies
• Allows data to be kept at the customer location

• Intuitive web interface with built-in workflows
• Easily deploy and manage Virtual Servers and Smart Desktops