Does your organization rely on long serving technology to run mission
critical computing workloads? Are you facing the risks, pitfalls
and major disruption of an “upgrade” or replacement? Do
you want to avoid all that while preserving, protecting and future
proofing your existing investment? If so, we can help.
Xview Solutions offers a unique portfolio of services centered on building
and supporting virtualized computing environments… especially for
vintage, legacy and vendor end‑of‑life applications and
systems.
We've been delivering proven IT solutions since 1997. Our
virtualization technology is open source and 100% portable so
there's no vendor lock‑in. It's reliable, flexible, private,
secure and works seamlessly with on‑premise, hosted or
cloud‑based platforms.
Contact us today to schedule a quick voice or video chat so we can talk
about your specific needs, goals and timeline.
Virtualized Computing
Our virtualization infrastructure is built on standard x86‑64
servers configured as hostnodes. The technology is open source
so there's no vendor lock‑in and no license fees. A hostnode
can be located anywhere… on your premises, in a data center, or at
a public hosting site. That means real flexibility and huge cost savings
over cloud providers like AWS, Azure and Google.
We create virtual environments by partitioning a hostnode into
portable private operating domains (pods). Each pod is an
independent computing environment with its own processing, storage and
network resources and its own GNU/Linux operating system. A pod is
100% software that can be readily moved between hostnodes or even
“de‑virtualized” into a stand‑alone installation
runnning on its own physical server.
Workloads may be deployed directly within a pod or further isolated in
containers (Docker or Podman) and virtual machines (KVM and QEMU).
Containers run GNU/Linux workloads. Virtual machines run workloads that
need specialized or obsolete operating environments or non‑x86
hardware. Migrating workloads to pods, containers and virtual machines
makes them enduringly reliable, available and maintainable.
Virtual environment (pod) setup
Complete GNU/Linux operating environment with optional
automatic updates.
Each pod supports multiple concurrent workloads plus
containers and virtual machines including emulation for many different
hardware architectures.
Dynamically adjustable processor, memory, storage and
network resources.
One or more static IPv4 addresses with optional network
bridge.
Backup and recovery with encrypted external storage.
Optional deployment of specific workloads.
Secure remote access from any location worldwide.
Contact us for a detailed proposal and quote.
Get started
Full hostnode setup
Convert an existing x86‑64 server into a
hostnode.
Complete system software installation and
configuration.
Supports multiple concurrently active virtual
environments (pods).
Backup and recovery with encrypted external storage.
Secure remote access from any location worldwide.
Contact us for a detailed proposal and quote.
Get started
Xview Solutions Inc.
Project Services
We provide end‑to‑end project management for the design,
build and delivery of virtualized computing solutions. Each project is
different but in every case we follow a well‑defined four stage
methodology.
Initiation
In the first stage we conduct a basic inquiry and formulate a problem statement. That gives us a focus for
discussing your goals and objectives, available resources, desired
timeline and the technical feasibility. At the end we'll present you
with an estimated investment and the option of receiving a formal
proposal.
Let's talk about your project. Contact us today.
Get started
Planning
In this stage we collaborate with your stakeholders to develop a
detailed project plan setting out:
Objectives and expected outcomes
Potential risks and roadblocks
Required resources and budget
Activities, tasks and delivery schedule
The result is a statement of work specifying
the scope, terms and deliverables of the project, which we present for
your approval.
Implementation
In this stage we work with your stakeholders to carry out the project
plan. The earliest tasks typically involve setting up the virtual
computing environment that will host your existing application or system.
As the project proceeds we review the ongoing work with your stakeholders
who sign off on each deliverable or request revisions which are processed
as change orders. Throughout the process we
document and monitor activities to keep the project on track and on
schedule.
Completion
In this stage we typically perform a preflight
check before the official handover to your stakeholders. In every
case we provide you with a final report and we later conduct a
post‑project follow‑up. Optionally you may ask us to prepare
a post‑project “lessons learned” report.
Contact us for a detailed proposal and quote.
Get started
Xview Solutions Inc.
Active Support
You need skilled proactive support to ensure your essential technology
assets are reliable, available and secure. We offer subscription plans to
monitor, manage and maintain select workloads running in our virtualized
computing environments. Our focus and key objective is preventing
downtime.
Typically for our virtual environment solutions a daily snapshot of the
portable private operating domain (pod) filesystem is saved to
backup. However, in a recovery from backup all changes to data, programs
and settings since the most recent successful snapshot will be lost.
Moreover, there is no guarantee that running workloads will be recovered
intact. In particular, workloads running as virtual machine (KVM/QEMU)
images within a pod are not backed up.
For more frequent or fine‑grained backup with more assured
recovery and rollback options (including backup and recovery of virtual
machines) you need an Active Support plan.
Active Support plans typically provide:
Automated backups of files and data sets
Recovery testing and backup set validation
Software updates and patching
Status monitoring and remedial intervention
Activity and change logging and reporting
Trouble ticketing and telephone callback
Out‑of‑scope services at preferred rates
Plan development
Before we can offer you an Active Support plan for workloads deployed in
our virtual environments we must perform a preliminary no‑charge
assessment. If the assessment is positive we'll present you with an
offer to develop and price a plan specifically for your environment. If
you accept our offer we'll perform the following process…
Discovery
We examine the virtual environment as we find it. We investigate its
configuration and catalog the components: applications, services and data
sets. We identify the components we will be able to monitor, update,
patch, back up and recover.
Specification
Based on the results of discovery we develop, document and price an
Active Support plan for your existing environment. We list the specific
activities and procedures we will perform, and their objectives. The plan
defines the scope and limits of the offer and the subscription fee.
Enrollment
Upon your acceptance of the specification we set up the administrative,
technical and reporting procedures for your custom plan within our
internal systems. You may be asked to take some actions to complete the
enrollment. Finally, you must pay the subscription fee.
Go live
We set up and configure any software, services or other components
required by the Active Support plan and the subscription begins.
Contact us today for your preliminary no‑charge assessment.
Get started
Plan features
Active Support plans generally offer in‑scope coverage for backup,
recovery, updates, monitoring, reports and help. Additional
out‑of‑scope services are also available.
Backup
Specified filetrees and data sets are copied to archives for subsequent
recovery in case of error, accident, failure or malicious action. Data
backup support includes…
Defined RPOs and RTOs
Separate physical storage sites
Multiple point‑in‑time versions
In‑flight and at‑rest encryption
Automated, scheduled, verified
Recovery
Data backup archives are retrieved from storage and restored as
required. Data recovery support includes…
Integrity checks of archived data
Recovery testing from backup archives
On‑demand access to archived content
Updates
Vendor updates and patches are, as available, reviewed and applied to
specific software in your virtual environment, depending on the Active
Support plan. The covered software is verified working after update or
patching. Failed updates and patches are rolled back.
Updates and patches typically fix software bugs, add features, enhance
performance and resolve security issues. Applying updates and patches
helps maintain the reliability, availability and security of
business‑critical software.
Monitoring
The availability and performance of specific systems, services and
applications in the virtual environment are actively monitored. If a
problem or failure is detected an alert is generated, triggering an
investigation, followed by remedial intervention as necessary.
Status monitoring tools deployed in the virtual environment observe,
analyze and report on the components covered by the Active Support plan.
Our engagement tools receive and act upon the reported information. These
interactions are mostly automated and manual interventions are
uncommon.
Monitoring provides information necessary to understand how the covered
systems, services and applications are performing momentarily and over
time. This determines any remedial or preemptive actions required to
avoid or minimize downtime, which is our key objective.
Reports
All maintenance activities, notes, comments and recommendations are
documented and recorded. Incident reports are prepared and provided to
you when interventions occur or investigations are resolved.
Help
Our trouble ticketing and telephone callback services are available 24/7
to handle in‑scope service requests and inquiries. Callback service
is only available to Active Support subscribers.
Out‑of‑scope
Your monthly subscription fee covers the activities, procedures and
services listed in your Active Support plan. On request and as available,
out‑of‑scope services are billable at preferential rates.
Contact us today for your preliminary no‑charge assessment.
Get started
Xview Solutions Inc.