Supporting You on the Road to Success with Managed IT Services
This liberalization leads to a reduction in costs, incidents, wasted time and stress.
This support can be provided in partnership with your local IT provider. If they are unfamiliar with this approach or with open-source technologies, we can train them in this methodology.
Think Ahead!
System reliability issues, difficulties scaling, license costs, software incompatibilities, unresponsive support—there are many sources of dissatisfaction.
Have you assessed your data loss risks? Do you test your backups? Is your Wi-Fi network secure? Is your IT environment safe? Are your servers physically protected?
Do you have an advisor independent of vendors and technologies, someone who will guide you in these areas, a long-term partner who prioritizes your interests and offers unbiased advice?
Virtualized Instances
Xen Hypervisor
VMware1the industry-standard hypervisor in data centers users, following its acquisition by Broadcom, now face unbearable licensing costs. Sowneo offers an exceptional open-source alternative: Xen.
Since Xen has commercial derivatives, we use the original free version, under the exclusive stewardship of the Linux Foundation.
Thanks to its R&D, Sowneo masters the Xen hypervisor in PVH mode. PVH mode allows virtualized instances to run at the speed of a non-virtualized server.
Le mode PVH permet également de ne plus utiliser QEMU. Xen contient environ 0.2M SLOC2Single Line Of Code et QEMU contient environ 2M SLOC, la suppression de QEMU réduit la couche d’hypervision d’une magnitude de SLOC, réduisant d’autant la surface d’attaque.
Xen in PVH mode is the simplest and highest-performing solution available on the virtualization market.
The Xen hypervisor is swift. A server with a 12- or 16-core Xeon and 64 GB of RAM will support at least 10 to 20 Linux server instances, depending on the services used and the performance expected.
Xen is so lightweight that a micro-machine with an Atom N2800 with 4 GB of RAM will still allow 3 instances: one for hypervisor control and technical tasks, and two production server instances. This limited configuration remains usable for a small backup server or light monitoring.
Linux Virtual Instances
Linux instances virtualized by Xen offer a wide range of services. Web hosting, SaaS applications, databases with or without replication, mail server, monitoring, backup, etc.
Imagination is the limit, yet always with particularly economical costs.
Linux Workstations, Laptops & Peripherals
We can help you choose hardware, operating systems, and software that reduce costs while boosting the quality of your IT setup.
Sowneo has developed strong expertise in user-facing machines, from high-end workstations (43" 4K) to connected laptops and ultra-portables.
These mobile systems come equipped with GPS, 4G, SMS, and all the software you'd expect from a fully functional PC.
