Powerful virtualisation. Without the licensing complexity.

As an official Proxmox reseller partner, Layer8 designs, deploys and supports Proxmox Virtual Environment for organisations that want a secure, resilient and scalable virtualisation platform without being tied into restrictive proprietary licensing.

We combine the flexibility of open-source technology with the people, expertise and ongoing support needed to make it work in the real world.

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Proxmox Virtual Environment

One platform. Total control.

Proxmox Virtual Environment brings virtual machines, containers, storage, networking, clustering and high availability together in a single open-source platform. Enterprise subscriptions focus on stable repositories and support rather than restricting the features you can use. Layer8 supplies all three tiers (Basic, Standard and Premium), tailored to each client’s support needs. Download the Proxmox Virtual Environment datasheet

Virtual machines & containers

Run KVM virtual machines and Linux Containers side-by-side on one platform.

High availability & clustering

Build resilient clustered environments with live migration and automated failover.

Flexible storage

Use ZFS, Ceph, NFS, iSCSI and other storage options to suit your environment.

Software-defined networking

Manage virtual networking, segmentation and firewalling from within the platform.

Backup & recovery

Use integrated backup and replication, with deeper protection through Proxmox Backup Server.

Central management

Manage hosts, workloads, storage, networking and permissions from one web interface.

Proxmox Datacenter Manager

A centralised, open-source management layer for distributed Proxmox infrastructures. It provides a single control plane for multiple Proxmox Virtual Environment and Proxmox Backup Server remotes across clusters, sites and data centres.

Designed for large-scale enterprise environments, it gives IT teams a complete overview of their distributed Proxmox virtualisation infrastructure.

Download the Proxmox Datacenter Manager datasheet

Proxmox is the platform. Layer8 makes it work for your business.

Downloading virtualisation software is the easy part. Designing the right architecture, migrating workloads safely, building resilience and supporting it afterwards is where the real work begins.

Plan

Design & consultancy

Workload assessment, architecture, capacity planning, storage, networking and resilience.

Hardware & infrastructure

Specification, procurement and deployment of compute, storage and network infrastructure.
Build

Deployment

Standalone hosts, clusters, high availability, storage and networking configured around your requirements.

Virtualisation migration

Planning and migration from existing virtualisation platforms, including VMware and Hyper-V environments.
Run

Backup & disaster recovery

Resilient backup architecture with appropriate local and off-site protection.

Ongoing support & management

Monitoring, maintenance, patching and troubleshooting from a UK-based technical team.

Sam Tyler, Systems Lead at Layer8 — **Sam Tyler** Systems Lead, Layer8

Built from using Proxmox, not just selling it.

“We’ve worked with Proxmox in real production environments for years, so our decision to become a Proxmox partner wasn’t based on a product demonstration. It came from our own experience of the platform.

We’ve seen first-hand the stability, flexibility and performance it can deliver, from individual workloads through to clustered infrastructure.”

Proxmox-trained expertise

Layer8’s Systems Lead has completed official Proxmox training covering deployment, management, clustering and shared storage.

Deployment and Management Official Proxmox Virtual Environment training
Clustering and Shared Storage Official Proxmox Virtual Environment training

Why Proxmox

Enterprise capability without enterprise licensing complexity.

Reduce licensing overhead

Open-source virtualisation with subscriptions centred on support and stable repositories.

Avoid vendor lock-in

Open standards and broad hardware compatibility give you greater strategic control.

Start small, scale up

Deploy a single node or grow into highly available clustered environments.

Use your hardware intelligently

Design around business and technical requirements rather than restrictive licensing models.

Keep control of your data

Build infrastructure around your own operational and security requirements.

Talk to a Proxmox specialist

“Spencer Group has been running on Proxmox since 2011, and today it powers the vast majority of our IT infrastructure.

Layer8 has led our Proxmox projects from the very beginning, and their expertise has been invaluable. Most recently, they carried out a full rebuild of our virtual environment, installing new server drives, updating our network configuration and significantly improving the overall stability of our systems.

Having a team that knows our infrastructure inside out, and who plan every change carefully, gives us real confidence that our systems will keep running smoothly as the business grows.”

Dave Jennings Chief Information Officer, Spencer Group

Ready to talk?

Thinking about your next virtualisation platform?

Whether you are replacing an existing platform, refreshing ageing infrastructure or designing something new, we start by understanding what you are trying to achieve, then build the right solution around it.