NEW VENDOR: Cogeco Peer 1

NEW VENDOR: Cogeco Peer 1

Who is Cogeco Peer 1?

• Global provider of essential business-to business products and services, including colocation, network connectivity, managed hosting, cloud services and managed services.

• Canadian company with global reach – 16 data centers, extensive FastFiber® Network, more than 50 points-of-presence in North America and Europe and customer operations in 83 countries

• trusted partner to businesses small, medium and large, providing the ability to access, move, manage and store mission-critical data worldwide, backed by superior customer support

What is their super power?

• genuine choice and flexibility

• international reach

• deep technical expertise

• unshakeable human support

In Cogeco Peer 1 own words:

At Cogeco Peer 1, we enable businesses to unlock their potential. How do we do it? By helping customers design, build and manage hybrid IT solutions optimized for their business. Enabling them to focus on what matters most: powering transformation, driving growth and delivering exceptional experiences to their customers.

https://www.cogecopeer1.com/

RAPIDSCALE CLOUD PROVIDER

RAPIDSCALE

Overview

RapidScale is a global provider of managed cloud computing and application solutions for the SMB and Enterprise markets. RapidScale offers a unique managed cloud approach that complements any organization’s current IT efforts. With a global presence, enterprise-grade infrastructure, and a team of highly knowledgeable cloud experts, RapidScale provides the most comprehensive cloud solutions available in the industry. Rapid-Scale’s team of experts is available at every stage of the process, from designing a custom cloud roadmap to complete account management.

Services Sold

·         CloudServer- Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

·         CloudRecovery- Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)

·         CloudBackup

·         CloudDesktop- Desktop as a Service (DaaS)

·         CloudMail- Hosted Exchange- Multi-Tenant and Enterprise-Level

·         CloudDiscovery- Discovery and Reporting Tool

·         CloudOffice

·         SD-WAN

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RapidScale is a unique global cloud service provider built to support SMB customers all the way up to the Enterprise. Their vast portfolio of product offerings gives their customers the advantage of a working with a "1 stop shop", while giving them a true white glove experience in getting them up and running, and fully managing their environment.

Key Features and Differentiators

100% Uptime SLAs

24x7x 365 Domestic Based Support

Unlimited Bandwidth and Data Transfer

One throat to choke for SMB to enterprise customers

Managed Services around Cloud Solutions

Ideal Customer Profile

Limited IT resources or capital

Need to refresh servers

Run applications on physical or virtual servers

Need to implement DR plan

Heavily reliant on data

Need to upgrade Exchange server

Heavily reliant on 24x7x365 email access

Rapidly growing

Have compliance needs

Have remote employees

Want to enable BYOD model

Need to add or remove users quickly

Qualifying and Technical Questions

How many users are in your organization?

How many physical servers do you have today? Are they due for an upgrade?

What are your server specifications (Core/CPU, RAM)?

Which Operating System are you running?

What applications are you running today?

What is your current backup solution?

What is your current Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity plan?

What is your RTO and RPO?

Does your organization have compliance requirements?

Do you want to implement BYOD?

How do users share files today?

What version of Exchange are you on today?