Some customers prefer to own their infrastructure – they have purchased the hardware and are running their own private cloud. But building, operating and supporting a cloud platform requires specialist skills that are increasingly hard to find. This is where Routed’s VMware Cloud Foundation as a Service (VCFaaS) comes in.
For businesses that already have infrastructure in place, Routed delivers the back-end platform engineering needed to keep that cloud running – including the design, deployment, operate and break-fix support. With Routed managing the platform layer, clients and partners can focus on where they add the most value: business growth, service delivery and innovation.
Routed’s VCFaaS solution is designed for organisations that have already invested in physical infrastructure, but require cloud platform expertise to extract the full value from that investment. In this Managed Private Cloud model, Routed delivers and operates a VMware Cloud Foundation stack on the client’s private cloud infrastructure.
Whether the hardware is deployed in a co-location facility or in a customer-owned data centre, Routed is responsible for building and managing the cloud platform. This approach is ideally suited to clients or partners that want to maintain ownership of the infrastructure while outsourcing the technical complexity of cloud platform operations.
Key Benefits of Routed’s VCFaaS Solution
Co-managed cloud operations
Routed’s Managed Private Cloud begins with the design and deployment of the VMware Cloud Foundation platform, followed by ongoing platform operations. A self-service interface is included, giving clients direct control over their environments where needed, while Routed handles the underlying platform operations. We then operate the platform on behalf of the client or partner, with clear demarcations of roles and responsibilities.
Full transparency, retained control
In a co-managed engagement, Routed remains fully transparent about everything happening in the back-end, while customers and partners retain full control over their infrastructure and go-to-market strategies. Routed manages the software stack – building, running and operating the platform – while the customer manages their own hardware, commercial direction, and service delivery. This clear division of responsibilities removes operational complexity, without compromising strategic control.
Tailored service catalogue
Adopting a co-managed approach of this nature offers clients a wide range of benefits, including a tailored service catalogue. This means clients can customise the platform to include tools like Veeam or Zerto for backup, disaster recovery and more, while retaining the flexibility to adjust offerings based on their unique business requirements.
Operational efficiency and cost management
By outsourcing platform management to Routed, clients can reduce the need to hire, train or retain in-house cloud platform specialists. This frees up internal resources to focus on business growth, service development and innovation. The shared management domain model also offers cost efficiencies by enabling clients to save on hardware spend, while still maintaining control over their workload domains.
White-labelling opportunities
Partners can brand and customise the solution as their own, including layering services and selling them to end customers, while relying on Routed for back-end delivery. This enables smaller providers to offer a cloud experience under their own brand, without the overhead of managing the underlying platform.
Use Cases
Cloud operations for existing infrastructure
Where clients already own infrastructure but lack the internal resources to manage a complex VMware environment, Routed offers full platform support, from deployment to day-to-day operations. This is particularly useful when equipment is still under warranty or maintenance, and the business wants to avoid unnecessary capex by maximising the lifespan of their existing investment.
Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS)
Companies seeking a disaster recovery (DR) solution are able to utilise Routed’s Virtual Private Cloud as a cost effective DR offering, without the need to build their own secondary site. In the event of a failure, the Routed Cloud can be used to replicate and run workloads, providing continuity of operations and peace of mind.
This option gives partners a simple, reliable way to strengthen their DR strategy, while still leveraging their existing infrastructure and Routed’s back-end platform expertise.
Supporting service providers and developers
Managed services providers, developers, and smaller channel partners can all benefit from Routed’s VCFaaS model. It gives them a ready-built and expertly managed platform to work from, freeing them to focus on their go-to-market strategies, without having to concern themselves with the back-end engineering.
Support and Service
Clients commit to a three-year term, which includes all licensing and ongoing platform operations. Routed handles design, deployment, management, upgrades, patching, monitoring, and technical support – ensuring the platform remains continuously available and current.
This includes not only component and application upgrades, but also security patching, break- fix support, and migration assistance where needed. Routed keeps the platform running in line with VMware best practices and provides a reliable foundation for business operations.
