Hybrid Cloud Solutions

The best of both worlds — Microsoft 365 productivity, with private cloud control where it matters most.

For organisations that need the collaboration power of Microsoft 365 alongside the security, compliance and cost advantages of dedicated infrastructure, Penta's hybrid cloud brings both together under a single managed service.

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Private Cloud

Safe, secure, accessible cloud services.

All businesses that run mission-critical applications must remain 'up' all the time, which is why Penta hosts both data and applications in the cloud. This guarantees high availability and reliable delivery, alongside increased redundancy and resilience.

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Microsoft 365 meets Penta Private Cloud

Many organisations run Microsoft 365 for email, collaboration and productivity — and for good reason. But not every workload belongs in the public cloud. Sensitive data, regulated applications, legacy systems or latency-critical workloads often need to remain on dedicated, sovereign infrastructure.

Penta's hybrid cloud model connects Microsoft 365 with our managed private cloud, so each workload sits exactly where security, compliance, cost or performance demand it. One environment. One managed service. No compromise.

Why organisations choose a hybrid approach

Compliance & data jurisdiction

FINMA, DFSA, FSRA and GDPR may require certain data to stay within a specific jurisdiction. Penta's private cloud keeps it in Geneva or Dubai, while Microsoft 365 handles everything else.

Cost efficiency

High-storage and compute-intensive workloads are often more economical on dedicated infrastructure than on metered public cloud. Hybrid lets you place each workload where it makes financial sense.

To mitigate these risk, Penta offers a range of solutions and products

  • Private cloud and infrastructure
  • On-demand computing workloads
  • Self or Penta managed
  • Long term backups
  • Custom-made disaster recovery
  • High security + SLA
  • Premium service desk
  • Data protection
  • Flexible billing

Backup & disaster recovery

Penta's private cloud can serve as a backup or secondary tier for Microsoft 365 data, adding a resilience layer you control — fully independent of your primary cloud provider.

Legacy applications

Not every application can move to the public cloud. Legacy systems run securely in Penta's private cloud while staff stay fully productive on Microsoft 365 for day-to-day collaboration.

Phased migration

Hybrid is often the most pragmatic path: move collaboration to Microsoft 365 now, and migrate remaining workloads on a timeline that suits your operational and compliance readiness.

Performance & low latency

Latency-sensitive applications benefit from dedicated resources close to your users. Penta's data centres in Geneva and Dubai put compute power exactly where your people need it.

Cyber Risk Solutions

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Cyber Security Awareness

Cyber Security Monitoring

Security Audits and Penetration Testing

Microsoft 365 Security

Remote Monitoring and Management

Backup as a Service

Web and Application Filtering

Cyber Insurance Support

Cyber Risk Products

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Private cloud: the cost-effective choice for intensive workloads

Public cloud pricing is built around convenience and elasticity, but for organisations with consistent, high-volume or compute-intensive workloads, the metered cost model often works against them. Storage-heavy environments, always-on databases, and processing-intensive applications can accumulate public cloud bills that significantly exceed the equivalent dedicated infrastructure.

Penta’s managed private cloud provides dedicated, predictable infrastructure at a fixed cost — no egress fees, no surprise scaling charges, no shared-resource contention. For the right workloads, this translates into measurable savings year over year, without trading away performance, security, or control.

To understand the true economics of public cloud versus private cloud — including hidden costs that rarely appear in initial comparisons — download Penta’s white paper: The True Cost of Cloud Computing and the Alternatives.

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What Penta delivers

Microsoft 365 integration End-to-end M365 deployment and migration, hybrid identity management, Microsoft Purview for data governance, and security hardening aligned to your regulatory framework.

Private cloud for sensitive workloads Dedicated infrastructure in sovereign data centres for regulated applications, private storage, databases and custom hosting — with full data sovereignty and no shared infrastructure.

Secure hybrid connectivity Encrypted site-to-site links, hybrid Active Directory, consistent SSO and MFA across both environments, and 24/7 monitoring of all connection points.

Compliance & security management Unified compliance posture across FINMA, DFSA, FSRA and GDPR. ISO 27001:2022 certified operations, 24/7 SIEM monitoring, penetration testing and annual independent audits — covering both environments.

Managed services One team, one contract, one point of accountability for your entire hybrid estate. SLA-backed monitoring, incident response, patching and VIP support.

Why Penta for Hybrid Cloud?

  • Over 20 years managing private cloud for regulated industries

  • Certified Microsoft Partner with Azure and M365 architects on staff

  • ISO 27001:2022 certified; experienced in FINMA, DFSA, FSRA and GDPR compliance

  • Data centres in Geneva and Dubai — sovereign, audit-ready jurisdictions

  • Trusted by over 120 financial institutions across Europe and the Middle East

  • Single provider for both Microsoft 365 and private cloud

Case Studies

Where strategy meets success. Pioneering solutions for complex challenges.

In over two decades, Penta has been part of hundreds of success stories across many countries and sectors. If you’re interested in joining them, these Case Studies and other resources give you an inside track. Simply enter your email address to download.