What is IFS cloud hosting?

IFS cloud hosting is the infrastructure and managed technical service used to run a customer-controlled IFS environment away from its original on-premises platform. It can include compute, storage, networking, operating systems, Oracle database services, monitoring, backups, patch-cycle management and recovery. The phrase does not always mean the vendor-operated IFS Cloud service. Pro DBA first confirms whether the requirement concerns IFS Applications, an eligible IFS Cloud remote deployment or technical support around an IFS-hosted service.

Which IFS environments can Pro DBA host?

Pro DBA can assess customer-managed IFS Applications environments and supported IFS Cloud remote deployments, including production and non-production estates. Suitability depends on the IFS release, architecture, database, middleware, integrations, licensing, support status and the rights the customer has to operate each component. Pro DBA confirms those facts before proposing a hosting design and will not assume that a vendor-managed IFS Cloud environment can simply be moved to another provider.

Is Pro DBA hosting the same as IFS Cloud Services?

No. IFS Cloud Services is the vendor's own cloud service and includes platform responsibilities defined by the customer's IFS contract. Pro DBA's hosting service is an alternative managed platform for customer-controlled environments and can also provide agreed technical support around other hosting models. The correct option depends on the IFS product, residency model, commercial agreement and how much infrastructure responsibility the organisation wants to retain.

Can Pro DBA migrate an existing IFS environment into its UK cloud?

Yes, subject to technical discovery and a viable target design. The migration plan considers the Oracle database, IFS application or middleware tier, file services, interfaces, identity, certificates, network routes, scheduled processing and acceptable downtime. Higher-risk moves may be rehearsed before cutover. Production acceptance includes application connectivity, user access, processing, interfaces, monitoring, backups and an agreed rollback decision.

How is an IFS hosted environment monitored 24/7?

Monitoring is configured around the components included in the service, which can include infrastructure capacity, operating systems, Oracle database health, IFS services, logs, queues, scheduled activity and backup results. Alerts are assessed by the support team and progressed according to impact and the agreed service level. Exact checks vary by IFS version and architecture, so Pro DBA baselines the environment before confirming the monitoring schedule.

Where does Pro DBA host customer data?

Pro DBA's current managed cloud service uses data centre locations in the UK and can use replication between two UK sites where that forms part of the agreed design. Data location alone does not settle every security or compliance question. The customer should also review access, encryption, backup locations, retention, subcontractors and its own regulatory requirements as part of service due diligence.

How are backups and disaster recovery handled for hosted IFS?

The service begins with the amount of data loss and downtime the business can tolerate. Backups, retention, replication and recovery procedures are then designed against those objectives and the IFS architecture. Monitoring confirms whether jobs complete, while restore or recovery testing provides evidence that protected data can be used. Full disaster recovery also covers the application tier, integrations, access and operational decision-making, not only the database.

Can Pro DBA support public, private and hybrid IFS hosting?

Yes. Pro DBA's published IFS support service covers public cloud, private cloud and hybrid cloud environments. The practical support boundary is agreed for each estate because cloud platform administration, operating systems, database services, IFS components and vendor support may belong to different organisations. A responsibility map is created during onboarding to prevent gaps and duplicated ownership.

What happens when an IFS hosting service is onboarded?

Onboarding starts with discovery and a technical health check. Pro DBA records the environments, versions, components, access routes, integrations, workload, known issues, monitoring, backups, recovery objectives and supplier responsibilities. The teams then agree remediation, migration or transition activity, service levels, maintenance windows and escalation. Knowledge transfer and operating documentation are completed before the service moves into steady-state support.

Managed IFS Cloud Hosting for Business-Critical Operations

Host customer-managed IFS Applications and eligible IFS Cloud remote deployments on a resilient UK platform, with 24/7 monitoring, patch-cycle management and direct access to UK-based Oracle, infrastructure and IFS specialists.

UK-based specialists

30 years in business

24/7 support available

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When to act

When IFS Hosting Has Become an Operational Risk

The warning signs are often unclear ownership and untested recovery rather than an obvious infrastructure failure. These patterns justify a structured hosting review.

Large problems rarely appear without warning

They build through recurring issues, unclear ownership and technical decisions that keep being delayed. Pro DBA helps you identify the cause, reduce the risk and take the right next step.

Every Incident Crosses Several Suppliers

Infrastructure, database, application and network teams each own a fragment of the transaction, but nobody has the evidence or authority to coordinate the whole technical response.

Capacity Decisions Are Reactive

Batch windows, reporting loads or data growth regularly create pressure, yet scaling decisions are made only after users experience degraded service.

Backups Exist but Recovery Is Unproven

Jobs appear successful, but the organisation cannot show that the IFS database and dependent services can be restored within an acceptable time.

One Managed Service Across the IFS Technology Stack

IFS availability depends on more than a virtual machine. The database, middleware, storage, networking, backups, certificates, queues, interfaces and operational responsibilities must work together. Pro DBA combines IFS technical knowledge with three decades as database specialists to design, migrate and operate an environment around the workload, service hours and recovery requirements. Scope is agreed against your IFS version, deployment model and support responsibilities before any move.

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Service models

Choose the IFS Hosting Model That Fits Your Responsibilities

Managed Pro DBA Cloud

Customer Cloud With Pro DBA Support

Hosting Transition and Migration

Managed Pro DBA Cloud

Move the agreed IFS infrastructure and technical operations into Pro DBA's managed UK cloud service, with monitoring, incident management, patch-cycle management, backups, capacity oversight and direct access to UK-based specialists.

Customer Cloud With Pro DBA Support

Keep the environment in your chosen public, private or hybrid cloud while Pro DBA manages the agreed database and IFS technology responsibilities. The boundary between customer, cloud provider, IFS and Pro DBA is documented during onboarding.

Hosting Transition and Migration

Use Pro DBA to assess and move an existing IFS estate from on-premises infrastructure or another hosting provider. The engagement covers technical discovery, target design, migration planning, rehearsal, cutover, validation and transition into support.

PROVEN EXPERIENCE

30 years of keeping critical systems running

UK-based specialists, 24/7 support and decades of experience supporting business-critical database environments.

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UK-based

Support is delivered by permanent Pro DBA consultants based in the UK. Responsibility for client systems is never outsourced.

2 Locations

Our London and Edinburgh offices work as one team, supporting organisations across the UK and worldwide.

24/7 Support

Our consultants are available around the clock to monitor critical environments and respond when an issue cannot wait.

30 Years

Since 1996, organisations have trusted Pro DBA to manage, protect and improve the systems behind their operations.

Business outcomes

Move Hosting Responsibility From Assumption to an Operated Service

A managed hosting service should make ownership, performance, recovery and change easier to understand. Pro DBA connects infrastructure operations to the IFS service the business actually uses.

Clear Technical Ownership

Responsibilities, escalation routes and supplier boundaries are agreed before go-live, reducing delay when an incident crosses infrastructure, database and application layers.

Recovery Built Into Operations

Backups, replication, runbooks and restore evidence are maintained as operational controls rather than documents left until an outage.

Availability Monitored Across the Stack

Monitoring is tied to the health of the IFS service, not limited to whether individual servers are powered on.

Capacity and Change Planned

Trend information, maintenance requirements and business events give the service team a basis for controlled scaling and planned change.

Our process

How Pro DBA Moves and Operates an IFS Environment

Discover the Workload and Responsibilities

Pro DBA inventories IFS versions, environments, database and middleware components, integrations, data volumes, usage peaks, security controls, backups, recovery objectives and the responsibilities held by each supplier.

Arrange an environment review

Design the Service and Migration

The target architecture, operating model, monitoring, access, backup, resilience, service levels, maintenance windows and migration method are documented. Assumptions and exclusions remain visible for approval.

Address immediate risks

Rehearse, Migrate and Validate

The move is tested where risk justifies rehearsal. Cutover includes data and application validation, interface checks, user access, scheduled processing, monitoring, backups and an agreed rollback decision point.

Build your support plan

Escalation routes agreed

Access verified

SLAs Agreed

Mins

Typical response time

Operate, Report and Improve

Once live, Pro DBA monitors the agreed service, responds to incidents, manages scheduled technical work and reviews capacity, risk, recurring events and recovery readiness with the customer.

Get Support

Performance reviewed

Monitoring active

Risks identified early

Monitoring and DBA support

Technical coverage

IFS Hosting Platform, Application and Recovery Coverage

Exact coverage depends on the IFS release and residency model. IFS-hosted IFS Cloud includes vendor-managed infrastructure responsibilities that are not replaced by a third-party hosting service. Pro DBA confirms whether the requirement concerns IFS Applications, an IFS Cloud remote deployment or technical support around an IFS-hosted service before proposing a design.

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