High Availability as a Service
CloudFirst’s High Availability as a Service solutions are purpose-built to keep your business running, ensuring seamless business continuity and maximum service availability across IBM i, AIX, Windows and Linux platforms. Our fully managed, real-time replication services deliver the operational resilience your organisation needs to withstand system failures, minimise downtime and meet compliance requirements with confidence.
Supported Platforms:
Key Statistics
In today’s always-on world, even the most reliable platforms face growing risks. From hardware failures and network outages to ransomware and compliance demands, downtime is no longer acceptable.
46%
Reduction in downtime-related costs through High Availability as a Service adoption.
60%
Improvement in system resilience compared to traditional infrastructure.
80%
IT leaders consider High Availability as a Service essential for operational efficiency.
Key Features
Enterprise-Grade Architecture
CloudFirst’s enterprise-grade architecture is engineered to support mission-critical workloads with the performance, speed and reliability today’s businesses demand.
Real-Time Replication
Ensure data consistency and high availability across systems with real-time replication, minimising the risk of data loss and service interruption.
Aggressive Recovery Objectives
Achieve a Recovery Point Objective (RPO) of 5–10 minutes and a Recovery Time Objective (RTO) of 30 minutes under optimal conditions, keeping your business up and running with minimal disruption.
Built for Performance & Uptime
Designed for high-performance environments, our infrastructure delivers the scalability and resilience needed for continuous operations across complex IT landscapes.
Dedicated Mirrored Systems
CloudFirst provides dedicated mirrored environments that ensure your systems are always protected and ready for immediate failover.
Always-On Standby
Maintain real-time mirrored systems that remain in constant standby, allowing for instant switchover in the event of failure or disruption.
Zero Downtime During Maintenance
Supports planned maintenance activities without interrupting business operations, keeping your critical workloads fully operational at all times.
Eliminates Single Points of Failure
Built to deliver continuous availability, our architecture removes single points of failure, enabling seamless system redundancy and high resilience.
Fully Managed Service
CloudFirst offers a fully managed service model designed to maximise system performance, ensure 24/7 operational integrity and reduce the burden on your internal IT team.
24/7 Proactive Monitoring & Expert Remediation
Certified engineers continuously monitor your systems and resolve issues before they impact your business, ensuring uninterrupted availability.
Comprehensive Maintenance & Updates
Includes operating system updates, PTF patching and routine system health checks to keep your environment optimised and compliant.
Reduced IT Overhead
Offload day-to-day infrastructure management and free up your internal resources to focus on strategic initiatives, while we ensure your systems run at peak efficiency.
Compliance-Ready Infrastructure
CloudFirst delivers enterprise-grade infrastructure hosted in ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR-certified Tier 3 data centres, ensuring your environment is secure, resilient and aligned with today’s most demanding compliance standards.
Certified Hosting Environments
Infrastructure hosted in globally recognised, compliance-certified data centres, supporting strict security and privacy requirements.
Built-In Security & Audit-Ready Reporting
Leverage integrated security controls, access logs and comprehensive audit reporting to simplify regulatory compliance and risk management.
Industry-Specific Compliance Support
Purpose-built to meet the regulatory demands of healthcare, financial services, retail and other highly regulated industries.
Customizable & Scalable
CloudFirst delivers a flexible and enterprise-ready architecture designed to adapt to your unique workloads and growth trajectory, no matter the size or complexity.
IBM Storwize Flash System SAN with Global Mirror
Ensure robust and efficient data replication with IBM SAN technology, featuring Global Mirror for continuous availability and disaster resilience.
Dynamic Resource Provisioning
Easily adjust processor, memory and storage resources to meet shifting performance and capacity demands without disruption.
Tailored Configurations
Deploy infrastructure that aligns precisely with your business objectives, compliance requirements and application workloads.
Seamless Scalability
Scale on demand to support seasonal spikes, business growth or changing risk profiles, with no need for costly overprovisioning.
Benefits
Organisations trust CloudFirst’s High Availability as a Service to maintain uninterrupted operations, eliminate single points of failure and simplify business continuity planning.
With real-time data replication, dedicated mirrored systems and fully managed 24/7 expert support, CloudFirst ensures seamless failover and enterprise-grade resilience across IBM i (AS/400) and AIX environments, without the complexity of traditional high-availability infrastructure.
Board Approved Plan
CloudFirst delivers a risk-reduction strategy you can confidently present to your board. Our disaster recovery solution ensures data restoration during incidents, helping you minimise downtime and protect your business from operational risk.
Managed by Experts
CloudFirst’s certified HA specialists handle all aspects of your high-availability solution — including 24/7 monitoring, patching and system health checks. Free your internal team to focus on strategic growth instead of infrastructure maintenance.
Compliance-Ready
CloudFirst solutions are hosted in ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR-compliant facilities. We perform regular failover testing and provide audit-ready reporting to support your regulatory compliance and risk management goals.
What our
clients say
"For three years, CloudFirst’s service has worked perfectly and provided 100% service uptime to Cook Brothers."
- Cook Brothers Management
"We were pleasantly surprised by the capabilities of HA4i — a great recommendation from CloudFirst."
- Ocean State Job Lot
"CloudFirst's HAaaS keeps our IBM i systems continuously available — even during upgrades."
- Apparel Industry Client
"Their team is always ready to assist — truly exceptional service."
- Retail & Manufacturing Clients
Zero Downtime. Total Confidence.
CloudFirst’s High Availability as a Service solutions are designed to eliminate single points of failure and deliver seamless continuity. This ensures your critical systems stay online, responsive and resilient.
Let us help you modernise your availability strategy and meet the demands of a 24/7 business landscape.