What Are Cloud Project Services?

Cloud project services are tailored around a company’s business and IT needs as they specifically relate to cloud computing. A company may integrate cloud hosting services into its IT infrastructure to meet a variety of business or technology needs, such as increasing productivity, reducing downtime, or enhancing security. Whether your business is seeking to improve upon existing cloud-based infrastructure or establishing wholly new cloud hosting services, NexusTek’s cloud project services make your cloud computing goals a reality.

NexusTek Cloud Project Services — Our Process

With any of our cloud project services, we start by working with our customers to define clear goals and expectations as they relate to cloud computing. Our certified engineers assess your environment and technology systems to gain a thorough understanding of your company’s current IT reality. We then construct an organized plan that guides the transformation from your current situation to your desired cloud-based infrastructure.

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NexusTek Cloud Project Services—Common Objectives

Zero Trust / Security

The traditional perimeter-based security model grants trust to users inside a company’s network, designating those outside of the network as not trustworthy. The rise of cloud hosting services in general, and remote work specifically, has made this model of security outdated. This is because in today’s world, most companies no longer have an easily defined network perimeter. Furthermore, a perimeter-based security model leaves companies vulnerable to bad actors operating from inside the network or with stolen credentials. The zero trust model has become the new standard of security, focusing on protecting your resources rather than network segments. Cloud project services deliver security solutions that enable businesses to adhere to zero trust principles that include:

  • Conduct continuous, explicit verification
  • Base security decisions on multiple data points, such as identity, location, device health
  • Leverage least-privilege access
  • Implement next-generation endpoint security
  • Assume breach, institute measures to limit blast radius
  • Automate context collection and response
 

Modernization

As technology continually advances, businesses often find themselves encumbered by outdated IT infrastructure. Modernization projects involve use of cloud hosting services to update a company’s infrastructure in ways that lead to increased productivity, efficiency, and collaboration. Cloud project services for modernization purposes may include:

  • Conduct continuous, explicit verification
  • Base security decisions on multiple data points, such as identity, location, device health
  • Leverage least-privilege access
  • Implement next-generation endpoint security
  • Assume breach, institute measures to limit blast radius
  • Automate context collection and response

IT Resiliency / Backup

Regardless of whether a company uses an on-premises, fully cloud-based, or hybrid cloud infrastructure to support its operations, use of cloud hosting services to support IT resiliency has become a popular strategy. IT resiliency refers to a company’s ability to withstand disasters and other events that may cause IT system downtime and data loss. Cloud project services to bolster IT resiliency may include:

  • Establishment of redundant infrastructure using the NexusTek Cloud environment, ensuring that critical business systems remain operational during a disaster
  • Maintain data backups to protect against data loss in the event of disaster
  • Secure data backups to keep them safely out of reach of ransomware attackers

Migrations

Most cloud project services involve transferring data from its current location to the new, cloud-hosted location. Our cloud project services engineers recognize that access to data and applications is essential to keep your business running, and we strive to make this process as seamless as possible. Common cloud migration projects include:

  • Transfer data from on-premises infrastructure to cloud hosting provider environment
  • Transfer data from one cloud-hosted environment to a NexusTek single- or multi-tenant cloud environment
  • Enable hybrid cloud adoption by shifting specified portion of data from on-premises infrastructure to cloud hosting environment, ensuring that users can access both cloud-based and on-premises applications and data
  • In cases where an exact “lift and shift” migration is not feasible, assess any changes to infrastructure that will be necessary to achieve successful migration

Compliance

Organizations are required to comply with various requirements related to data handling and storage, based on the nature of the data. Sensitive data such as patient health records and financial records that are stored on-premises or in cloud hosting environments must comply with industry-specific regulations. NexusTek’s cloud services project engineers can assist with development of fully compliant cloud-based environments, including:

  • Compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) for the transfer and storage of electronic protected health information (ePHI)
  • Compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) rules for storage of financial data
  • Compliance with SOC 2 Type II security standards

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why NexusTek for cloud project services?

When you partner with NexusTek for cloud project services, you gain access to a diverse set of private and public cloud hosting services, which can be customized to fit your business needs. We offer a range of service types as well, including Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and our own cloud-hosted NexusTek Virtual Desktop. Beyond our cloud hosting services, however, we also offer IT services including cyber security solutions and managed IT services. The breadth of our IT services makes NexusTek a partner you can turn to for end-to-end IT services and support.

Can NexusTek help my business to determine its cloud computing needs?

Many businesses need assistance determining their specific cloud computing needs, and NexusTek’s technology consultants are well prepared to assist you with weighing the pros and cons of different cloud hosting solutions. We recognize that the decision to partner with a cloud hosting provider is not just a technology decision—it’s also a business decision. Our technology consultants will work with you to determine whether a private cloud, public cloud, hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud cloud solution is right for your business. We start with a thoughtful discussion regarding your company’s daily and strategic cloud hosting services needs, which is followed by a deep dive into your IT infrastructure to determine the right cloud solution for your business. The end result is a cloud project services plan that aligns with your business needs and supports your long-term strategic success.