Sirius

Open Source Virtualisation

Open Source Virtualisation gives all the features and benefits of Proprietary VM systems, but at massively reduced cost. Virtualising environments gets expensive quickly, and many deprive themselves of the benefits because of this. Don't.

Features

• Genuinely Free and Open Source software
• World-Class team of experts, consultants and delivery engineers
• 24/7/365 Support (Fully Managed Service also available)
• Massive scalability
• Huge ecosystem of potential suppliers
• Sirius is wired directly into the dynamic Open Source world
• ‘Economic Scalability’ comes as standard

Benefits

• Lowest possible cost of software acquisition and no ongoing fees
• The expertise you need to make your project/product outstanding
• The long-term care you need to protect your investment
• You can build your system as big as you like
• You are not locked into us or any other provider
• Gain all the products benefits, from experts, in real-time
• Your money goes further, and spent on building not licensing

£696.50 to £1,050.00 a person a day

• Education pricing available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at mark.taylor@siriusopensource.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.

Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

455333925137383

Contact

Mark Taylor
0333 344 5055
mark.taylor@siriusopensource.com

Planning

• Planning service: Yes
• How the planning service works: Strategic consultancy, business analysis, solution design and security architecture are an integral part of the Sirius model. We have, and continue to, advise at the acknowledged world-class expert level of Open Source at the very highest levels of Government (and Industry).; From informal 'pre-sales' advice, to multi-year multi-million projects with attendant briefings, workshops and detailed planning documentation, we have helped 'household name' Public Sector institutions make successful their Digital and Cloud endeavours.
• Planning service works with specific services: No

Training

• Training service provided: Yes
• How the training service works: Our training courses are available in a variety of formats from one-day seminars to custom multi-day training workshops.; ; Seminars - Open source training seminars are lecture-only, with a focus on creating knowledge awareness in a short-period of time. Sessions last 2-4 hours, accommodate up to 20 people, and can be delivered at our site or yours.; ; Hands-On - Hands-on training is customized, instructor-led training with an in-depth presentation of a technology and its concepts. Sessions are typically multi-day and accommodate up to 10 people.; ; Workshops - Workshops are instructor-led lab-intensives focused on the practical application of technologies through the facilitation of a project-related lab. Sessions are typically multi-day and accommodate up to 10 people.; ; Mentoring - Individualized mentoring delivers targeted knowledge transfer and application to small teams. Sessions range in length and accommodate up to 5 people.
• Training is tied to specific services: No

Setup and migration

• Setup or migration service available: Yes
• How the setup or migration service works: Sirius was born within, and native to, the Open Source and Digital world and now has an almost two-decade history of helping organisations migrate from closed, proprietary, 'server-room' infrastructures to 'triple-open' (Source/Standards/Data), licence-fee free, Cloud based ones.; We are experts in disentangling legacy systems, identifying migration points, and implementing and migrating to Cloud hosted ones. At each step from strategic consultancy, to planning, to migration, to training, to support (or Managed Service) we are set up to be the right partner to achieve success in the Digital arena.
• Setup or migration service is for specific cloud services: No

Quality assurance and performance testing

• Quality assurance and performance testing service: Yes
• How the quality assurance and performance testing works: We ensure the quality of our code through code review processes, and we always apply best practice and accepted standards where available. We provide monitoring services and constantly review performance metrics to ensure that resources are being used most efficiently. Where appropriate, we use third-party profiling tools such as New Relic to gain insight into code and software performance.

Security testing

• Security services: No

Ongoing support

• Ongoing support service: Yes
• Types of service supported:
  • Buyer hosting or software
  • Hosting or software provided by your organisation
  • Hosting or software provided by a third-party organisation
• How the support service works: Sirius provides user management, service management and helpdesk support for our entire range of Digital and Open Source offerings.; ; Our support services include maintenance and updates, bugs and patch support, problem resolution, compatibility advice, migration advice, upgrade support, performance and tuning advice, configuration advice, and much more.

Service scope

• Service constraints: None that we are aware of.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: We respond to questions within the hour at the latest, and 92% of the time immediately.
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: WCAG 2.1 A
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: No
• Support levels: Support levels include Business Hours, Extended Business Hours and 24/7/365. We offer customised customer defined support levels if needed.; ; Cost of support levels generally described in our pricing document, but depend upon factors around size and complexity of deployed software.; ; We provide a Technical Account Manager as standard for all our Clients.

Resellers

• Supplier type: Not a reseller

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Conforms to BS7858:2019
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: ALCUMUS ISOQAR
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: 14/02/2020
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: Nothing. It is all covered.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: No
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  Tackling economic inequality

  Tackling economic inequality

  Create opportunities for entrepreneurship and help new, small organisations to grow, supporting economic growth and business creation. Support innovation and disruptive technologies throughout the supply chain to deliver lower cost and/or higher quality goods and services. Support the development of scalable and future-proofed new methods to modernise delivery and increase productivity. Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support resilience and capacity in the supply chain.

Pricing

• Price: £696.50 to £1,050.00 a person a day
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes

Service documents

• Pricing document

  PDF

• Skills Framework for the Information Age rate card

  PDF

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at mark.taylor@siriusopensource.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.