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eCloud: an alternative for VMware

Due to recent changes in licensing and the resulting price increases, many VMware customers are now exploring potential alternatives. With Epact eCloud, we offer a fully featured, more affordable, and per-virtual-machine scalable alternative, based on the open-source technology of the European platform ProxMox.

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Does this sound familiar?

We regularly hear from customers about the challenges they face with their cloud hosting.

Significant price increases at VMware

Due to VMware’s recent changes, the cost of licenses and support contracts weighs heavily on your IT budget, especially if your environment is growing.

Limited quality support

You’re not getting the level of support you expect. Questions remain unanswered too long, or the proposed solutions simply don’t meet your expectations.

Lack of flexibility and control

You want more autonomy within your infrastructure and the ability to respond quickly to specific needs, but you keep hitting the limits of VMware’s closed ecosystem.

What can you expect from Epact eCloud?

You get a fully managed, high-performance, and continuously available Software Defined Data Center, built on the open-source platform ProxMox.

We take care of the management of your network, storage, servers, and hypervisor, while you remain in control of your virtual machines or containers.

In addition, we offer an optional package with extra features, such as managed backups.

Alongside Epact eCloud, we also provide Cloud-in-a-Box, our all-in-one solution based on ProxMox as well. This is another possible alternative to VMware, that can also be deployed on-premise.

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Why our customers trust us

Wesley Lichtert, IT manager
Wesley Lichtert
IT Manager, Boma
“We’ve relied on Epact’s expertise for over 15 years for our virtual infrastructure. Their independence, proactivity, and high-quality service provide an excellent price-quality ratio.”
Lieven Embrechts
IT Solutions Architect, BO Partner
“Epact allows me to fully focus on our core business. I know our IT infrastructure is secure, constantly monitored and perfectly managed. That means I gain valuable time to dedicate to other projects.”
Johan Konings, IT Manager
Johan Konings
IT Manager, regional hospital Heilig Hart Leuven
“Epact’s strength lies in their combination of knowledge and expertise. And in how they tailor their solutions and services to our size and industry-specific challenges, while still allowing room for growth.”

Open source versus VMware

How secure is open source?

Many companies still associate open source with risk, but in reality, ProxMox offers a platform that is just as reliable and secure as VMware.

ProxMox Virtual Environment is built on proven technologies used worldwide in mission-critical environments. Moreover, its community continuously releases updates and security patches, meaning vulnerabilities are often addressed faster than in more closed ecosystems.

With Epact’s local support on top, you can rest easy.

More information about ProxMox

Why choose Epact as your partner?

There are plenty of providers offering cloud solutions, but we add several key benefits that truly make a difference.

Local support

Rely on local experts to manage and maintain your cloud solution. Whenever you have a question, issue, or challenge, we’re just one call or one visit away.

Full managed services

We handle the full management of the network, storage, servers, and hypervisor layer. That way, you can focus entirely on your business without worrying about your infrastructure.

Knowledge and experience

We combine technical know-how, hands-on expertise, and years of practical experience with ProxMox, VMware, and other technologies. We dare say — we’ve probably seen and done it all.

How we work

We tailor Epact eCloud to your specific needs and challenges, following a proven and thoughtful process.

1

Sizing

Together, we identify your specific requirements for servers, storage, and network connectivity and create a customized proposal.
2

Feedback

We review the proposal in detail, discuss your feedback, and finalize a ready-to-implement solution.
3

Implementation/migration

We ensure a seamless migration and implementation of your Epact eCloud. The planning is done in consultation with you, and we handle everything , without business disruption.
4

Documentation & training

We value knowledge sharing, so we organize a dedicated moment for training and handover, ensuring your team builds internal expertise about eCloud.
4

Operational transfer or managed services

We define operational roles and responsibilities and then move to the final phase, either transferring control to your team or starting our managed services.

Our partners, your guarantee to top quality

Logo Proxmox
ProxMox develops open-source platforms for server virtualization and IT infrastructure management, offering powerful, flexible, and cost-effective alternatives to traditional virtualization and hyperconverged solutions.
Logo Cato Networks
Cato Networks is a pioneer in Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), helping companies modernize their networks and security. Through one integrated cloud platform, Cato Networks provides secure and fast connections for all your sites, users, and applications, wherever they are.
Logo Veeam
Veeam is known as a global leader in backup, recovery, and data protection solutions for both on-premise and cloud environments.

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