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ZeroStack has partnered with T5 Data Centers and Colovore, representing managed service providers (MSPs) and colocation service providers that will host individual ZeroStack Z-Block Cloud Appliances for each customer who wants the benefits of private cloud but doesn’t want to host them on-premises.

Enterprise users have been frustrated with a broken private cloud model that forces them to understand the complexities of on-premises cloud infrastructure, OpenStack, and other software. ZeroStack offers an alternative by abstracting complexity through a hyperconverged cloud appliance and integrated, web-based software that can be consumed like a public cloud. This platform opens up new revenue opportunities for regional service providers that want to offer the convenience and added security features of a hosted self-serve private cloud. With deployments by T5 in its Los Angeles data center and in Colovore’s high-density Santa Clara facility, ZeroStack customers can seamlessly and time-efficiently migrate public or on-premise workloads into state-of-the-art, robust colocation environments.

“451 Research recently completed a study of enterprises using cloud technology and found that 62% of the responding organizations have integrated multiple cloud venues,” said Andrew Reichman, research director at 451 Research. “Solutions like ZeroStack’s cloud platforms make it easier for service providers, integrators and end users alike to tackle the complexity of cloud solutions, reduce the time and risk of solution implementation and ultimately drive better results.”

“Our customers have been asking for hosted private cloud solutions that offer flexibility, ease of use and ability to scale as an alternative to the public cloud, but in a more economical and secure package. Although we’ve explored a number of options, we were reluctant to invest the time and money in creating a whole DevOps organization that is versed in the complexities of cloud,” said Craig McKesson, EVP at T5 Data Centers. “By offering a plug-and-play cloud appliance that marries private cloud infrastructure with public cloud ease-of-use, ZeroStack makes it easy for us to offer hosted self-serve private cloud services that match up with our customers’ business needs.”

“While the cost, performance and security advantages of private cloud deployments versus public clouds have become compelling, the physical migration can be challenging for customers,” said Ben Coughlin, co-founder of Colovore. “ZeroStack allows us to provide a private and hybrid cloud solution with a simple platform that’s easy to deploy and cost-effective to manage. It’s hosted in our high-density racks and ready to be provisioned instantly.”

“Colocation solves a lot of management headaches for many enterprises, but MSPs need a robust cloud platform that’s easy to integrate into their data centers,” said Sean Cardenas, VP of Sales at ZeroStack. “ZeroStack’s Cloud Platform is the easiest path to hosted and private cloud for regional MSPs and hosting providers who want to offer those services.”