The ACS Enterprise Cloud combines public and private cloud components to offer high levels of security, reliability and compliance requirements.
ACS says one of the main aims of the new service is its simplicity and flexibility.
Ken Stephens, Senior Vice President of global strategy and service management for ACS, said: “This service takes the fog out of cloud computing. They will know exactly what they are purchasing, when they are buying it and how much it is costing them.
“In today’s challenging economic times, enterprises are increasingly demanding IT services that provide more flexibility and business agility as well as deliver significant cost savings.”
Users will be able to purchase cloud computing capabilities on a flexible model, increasing or decreasing the level of service as their individual business demands it. Users can also use an on-demand model for rapidly available standardized business applications.
They will also be able to create a “roadmap” to secure cloud computing while keeping control of their business and avoiding high costs.
ACS designed its cloud solution with key partners utilizing their certified Vblock Infrastructure Package recently announced by the Virtual Computing Environment coalition (VCE), which was formed by Cisco and EMC together with VMware.
Manjula Talreja, Vice President, Virtual Computing Environment coalition at Cisco said: “By choosing to utilize a Vblock Infrastructure Package to enable its Enterprise Cloud solution, ACS will accelerate the creation and consumption of innovative, cost-effective and reliable cloud computing environments for its clients.”