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Private Cloud

Dedicated infrastructure. Fully managed. Predictable costs.

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Private Cloud

Dedicated infrastructure. Fully managed. Predictable costs.

A managed private cloud combines dedicated resources with the flexibility of cloud — all maintained by Summit’s engineers. Your infrastructure is exclusively yours: enhanced security, full control, consistent performance.

Choose VMware, Hyper-V, or Proxmox. Summit handles monitoring, updates, security, scaling, and maintenance so you don’t have to build an in-house team around it.

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Single-Tenant No shared resources, no noisy neighbors. 100% yours.
End-to-End Management Setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, updates — all on Summit.
24/7/365 Support Phone, email, support portal, or Slack — always available.
100% Uptime SLAs Contractual 100% uptime SLAs across network, compute, and storage.
Hypervisor Options

Choose Your Private Cloud Platform

Dedicated performance, consistent pricing, and your choice of three hypervisors — all fully managed by Summit.

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Hyper-V

Hyper-V Private Cloud

Windows-Aligned. Cost-Predictable.

Lower, more predictable licensing costs with tight integration into Windows Server and hybrid capability via Azure Arc. No sudden licensing surprises — if you already pay for Windows licensing, there’s no additional hypervisor cost.

Best fit for:

Teams wanting a reliable private cloud with a rich feature set, support ecosystem, and stable platform not tied to a single vendor’s roadmap.

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Proxmox

Proxmox Private Cloud

Open Source. Enterprise-Grade.

Lowest-cost hypervisor option. Open-source virtualization with strong performance for mixed VM and container workloads. Built-in clustering, high availability, and backup tooling — no per-core or per-socket licensing models.

Best fit for:

Teams wanting maximum flexibility, cost control, and no dependency on a single vendor’s roadmap.

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VMware

VMware Private Cloud

Familiar vSphere Ecosystem.

Strong support for existing VMware-dependent workloads and smooth lift-and-shift from on-prem VMware environments. If you’re deeply invested in the VMware ecosystem, Summit manages it fully.

Best fit for:

Organizations deeply invested in VMware-specific workflows who need continuity while planning a longer-term strategy.

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What’s Included

Everything in Private Cloud, Managed by Summit

No hunting for add-ons. Every managed private cloud deployment includes the essentials from day one.

Single-Tenant Infrastructure

The private cloud is 100% yours — no shared resources, no resource contention.

End-to-End Management

Setup, monitoring, troubleshooting, and updates — Summit handles the entire environment.

24/7/365 Support

Support available anytime via phone, email, support portal, or Slack — always a real engineer.

100% Uptime SLAs

Contractual 100% uptime SLAs covering network, compute, and storage — not just a marketing claim.

Platform Upgrades

Fully managed OS, firmware, and hypervisor updates including migrations to supported versions.

Predictable Costs

Steady, predictable monthly pricing with no hidden egress fees or licensing surprises.

Core Use Cases

Built for Organizations That Can’t Compromise on Control

Any organization that needs dedicated infrastructure, compliance alignment, or freedom from public cloud variability.

Financial Services
Healthcare & HIPAA
SaaS & Software Companies
VMware Migration
High-Performance Workloads
Enterprise IT Teams
The Summit Difference

Platform Freedom. Operational Rigor.

Summit stands apart with true hypervisor choice and the scale to back it up — not just another reseller wrapping a public cloud.

Platform choice VMware, Hyper-V, or Proxmox — all fully managed by Summit engineers.
Operational scale Proven to support thousands of workloads globally across 22 data centers on 6 continents.
Transparent pricing Steady, predictable costs with no surprise egress bills or licensing changes.
Hybrid flexibility Add colocation, DRaaS, or managed services to build exactly the architecture you need.
Compliance-ready Meet HIPAA and PCI DSS standards via Summit’s SOC 2 Type II audited infrastructure.
22
Data centers worldwide
6
Continents covered
100%
Uptime SLAs
3
Hypervisor platforms

Summit delivered true clarity and simplicity to our systems that were growing more complicated by the day.

— Fortis Solutions Group

Platform Comparison

Hyper-V vs VMware vs Proxmox

See how licensing, operations, and long-term cost really compare.

VMware Hyper-V Proxmox
Licensing model Complex, frequent changes Included with Windows Server ✓ Open-source, no per-core fees ✓
Total cost of ownership Higher platform & tooling costs Lower TCO for Microsoft teams ✓ Very low platform costs ✓
High availability Requires higher licensing tiers Enterprise-grade via Windows Failover ✓ Built-in, no extra tiers ✓
Live migration vMotion — mature but adds overhead Clean Windows management integration ✓ Included for VMs & containers ✓
Automation Spans multiple VMware tools PowerShell-native ✓ API-driven, IaC-ready ✓
Vendor flexibility High lock-in risk Microsoft-aligned ✓ Platform-agnostic by design ✓
FAQ

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