Windstream Hosted Solutions has partnered with Racemi, a cloud migration software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider, to launch VMware vCloud Director-enabled cloud migrations using Racemi Cloud Path. The tool will enable businesses to automatically migrate existing physical and virtual servers into one of Windstream’s eight multi-tenant cloud platforms, all of which are VMware hybrid cloud-enabled.
By leveraging Racemi’s Cloud Path SaaS platform, Windstream will accelerate server migration, and enterprise customers to continue daily business operations during the migration without experiencing downtime.
Many businesses face cloud adoption barriers that include a lack of skill, knowledge or ability to move physical instances into a virtualized cloud environment. With the automated process, the data transfer occurs in the background while the production server stays up and running. Additionally, Cloud Path’s self-service portal has been fully integrated into Windstream’s cloud portal.
“Making cloud migration an easy, seamless process for our customers is a top priority for us at Windstream,” said Matt Preschern, senior vice president and enterprise chief marketing officer at Windstream. “Delivering this migration tool embodies the ‘smart solutions, personalized service” we promise to each of our enterprise customers.”
The solution also integrates with Windstream’s DRaaS Site Recovery Manager (SRM), which provides automated replication and recovery of Windstream Hosted Solutions managed cloud environments. SRM utilizes periodic or continuous storage-based replication, providing a recovery point objective of less than 15 minutes.
