Why Univa for Cloud Enablement?

Only Univa possesses the expertise, heritage, and breadth of solutions you need to successfully implement your cloud strategy.

We understand the challenges you face that are driving you to consider or explore cloud computing, and we understand the benefits you stand to gain. In addition, we've defined the path to get there, and our approach ensures you get there in a fast and low-risk way.

But perhaps most importantly, we have the range of solutions you need to make it happen, including private/internal, public/external, and hybrid/mixed cloud solutions.

Key differentiators include:

• Mature, proven technology: With a decade's worth of experience in grid and utility computing, only Univa UD products are production-ready for internal, external and hybrid cloud scenarios. We have the depth, breadth, and quality of products and services that companies need to make their cloud vision a reality.

  Why that's different: Other providers are either trying to retro-fit old technology into "cloud" or have developed brand-new tools from scratch (untested and unproven). We're unique in that we've been dealing with the same cloud issues (scale-out, unbounded applications, service approach) via our grid solutions for years, and we have the proven technology to build the solutions you need.

• Incremental approach: We take an evolutionary (not revolutionary) approach to cloud implementations, working with customers to determine the best way to leverage cloud. Our lightweight products integrate with and leverage your existing systems and technologies, rather than requiring you to 'rip and replace' what you've already invested in.

  Why that's different: Other solutions require you to use specific tools for scheduling, provisioning, reporting, VM management and more in order to implement cloud. You shouldn't have to replace the tools you've already purchased and learned in order to achieve your cloud strategy. Our Reliance product doesn't require replacing your existing technology - we absorb your chosen tools into the cloud for the simplest, most efficient and low-cost overall solution.

• Experienced team: Our customers benefit from the wisdom of our experience in deploying hundreds of production infrastructures and in pioneering several of the first external cloud implementations.

  Why that's different: New vendors/technologies have not been proven to operate in complex, legacy computing environments with a range of heterogeneous products. Ask your chosen vendor how many production implementations they've worked with and how many of their customers are involved in cloud implementations.

• Nimble, responsive organization: Our smart, dedicated team of experts is unmatched in working with customers to deliver the right solution on time every time. We have the agility to move quickly.

  Why that's different: Monolithic organizations can rarely produce the kind of adaptable, flexible solutions that a cloud approach requires. In contract, we've perfected our lean and adaptable approach for years and have proven our capabilities with hundreds of customer implementations.