Discover Babylon Cloud Technology
Babylon Cloud developed the services and features of its software around ZODIAC server system.
Technology is based on a resilient and highly secure infrastructure that guarantees business continuity and security at its best.
Technology is the heart of Babylon Cloud
Babylon Cloud’s utmost commitment is to create cutting-edge technology that is resilient, flexible and capable of eliminating its impact on the environment.
IT SPECIFICATIONS
Zodiac Server System
Zodiac centralizes in one system all the server functionalities for the final users, and the management, provisioning, monitoring, invoicing and billing functionalities.
These two systems together enable native integration of the services provided with the capacity management systems, allowing a higher level of activity automations.
The features
Proprietary APIs
Access to server functionalities via API allows managing different business needs and personalized functionalities through a unique infrastructure without management exceptions.
Interconnection
The system is designed to work as a network, enabling each component at every level to connect with each component at a higher or lower level.
Continuity
The system works with no interruption and without resource unavailability, even partial, or in case of component loss.
Hardware
Babylon Cloud technology starts with in-house hardware assembly, including virtual machines for the computational tasks management. Together with Babylon Storage, it guarantees maximum security of data saved in the cloud, with fault tolerance extending up to the fifth point of failure.
The features
Babylon Box
Babylon Box is virtual machine used for all computational tasks of the system, and the hardware base for ZODIAC functioning.
Babylon Storage
To store data managed by Babylon Boxes, we designed Babylon Storage, which is inserted in couple in the infrastructure reaching a fault tolerance of 5.
Babylon Cluster
BBoxes are structured in Babylon Clusters, which are composed of 4 Bboxes distributed over 2 nodes and in redundancy on other 2. Bbox capacity within a cluster can scale horizontally up to infinite.
INTERFACES
SaaS Interface
From infrastructure to interfaces, Babylon Cloud’s technology is a unique solution. Companies can choose to position their data in a public or private cloud or on-premises, using Babylon Cloud’s interface or in white-label, with the same functionalities both on the laptop and on the mobile.
The features
User Portal
Access all your data from the web portal. You just need your license to log-in with personal username and password.
Fixed devices
Our backup in the cloud is available for unlimited devices, Windows/MacOS.
Mobile device
Same functionalities both on the fixed and mobile devices, Android and iOS, including backup scheduling.
SECURITY
Logical Security
Babylon Cloud systems have a high level of logical security. We apply the highest security protocols in the management of individual user data, with the utmost attention to privacy.
The features
Encryption and obfuscation
Data obfuscation is done via block segmentation and unique 512-bit hashes. Data communication is encrypted with HTTP/TLS and SSL protocols.
Authentication and identification
Authentication is via OTP renewed many times per hour and can be done on internal and external system, based on the domain. We made authentication and identification processes independent.
Control
Files and folders, as well as group users, can be erased only by a double command, enabling full recovery before permanent erasure.
Physical Security
Babylon Cloud systems have a high level of physical security, as they can tolerate more faults before being in a condition where the error can cause services or data loss, or unavailability.
The features
Redundancy
Babylon Cloud systems have an elevated redundancy level. Component redundancy allows major fault tolerance, meaning any component can be fixed while the system continues to operate. The extreme redundancy of components at all levels, together with our “network” system, enables the availability of Babylon Cloud’s services at very high levels and meets the goal of zero data loss, which has been maintained continuously since the Zodiac full-stack system came into existence (2017).
Resource online redundancy
Babylon Cloud’s strategy is to have all resources redundant online in the system; this allows zero recovery time and no data loss at the recovery point (RTO and RPO). As a result, the system does not have to recover errors and failures, but rather it tolerates them, keeping secondary resources constantly online, thus guaranteeing they can seamlessly take the place of any primary resources that have failed.
High resource distribution
The high resource distribution, networked with each other at the same level and connected to all resources at lower and upper levels, allows the distribution of API call and I/O, optimizing the throughput and minimizing the latency of system responses simultaneously. In addition, the high use of caching strategies and asynchronous computation further contributes to latency minimization.
OPTIMIZATION
Resource optimization
The two principles of overbooking and deduplication are among the pillars of the Babylon Cloud system’s high level of Environmental Sustainability. In addition, the already very low power consumption of Babylon Cloud’s production systems is provided by renewable energy sources, which enables Babylon Cloud to achieve the goal of zero environmental impact on its production services.
The features
Green cloud
Starting from 2023, with the opening of the new Data Center node in Rome entirely powered by solar system, Babylon Cloud has become carbon-free.
Overbooking
One of the main pillars of Babylon Cloud’s system strategy is the minimization of system non-use via overbooking strategies. These allow allocating resources not in the moment when services are allocated but rather when they are really used. Overbooking is at the base of the very low electric consumption (to date, 1,27Watt/Tb nominaL/day), which is impossible to achieve otherwise
Deduplication
Deduplication by blocks helps reduce storage and network bandwidth usage. In addition, it enables the system not to send deduplicated blocks and not to store twice the information already written.
Into Babylon Cloud heart
Efficiency
We maximize energy efficiency and reduce costs with our Data Center
Emissions
Zero CO2 emissions thanks to our photovoltaic solar energy
Power
Maximizing energy produced sustainably, thanks to 100% cogeneration
Resiliency
Your data will always be protected, your services will always be active
Efficiency
We maximize energy efficiency and reduce costs with our Data Center
Emissions
Zero CO2 emissions thanks to our photovoltaic solar energy
Power
Maximizing energy produced sustainably, thanks to 100% cogeneration
Resiliency
Your data will always be protected, your services will always be active
Sustainability
Environmental sustainability is the basis of the philosophy and proprietary technology of Babylon Cloud, which to date boasts the lowest energy consumption per storage resource. Our infrastructures are powered only by renewable energy sources and the new Datacenter node in Rome, entirely powered by solar photovoltaic, allows us to declare the entire company «carbon free». We believe in a green future, where technology and respect for the environment go hand in hand.
