The Planet announced that it will now be offering solution providers the ability to sell cloud-based virtual server architectures to smaller customers looking for extra processing power without the need to invest in more servers than they really need.
The Planet Server Cloud provides a combination of Intel Nehalem-based Dell servers, Oracle Sun storage, with Cisco and Juniper networking, with virtualization provided by the Canonical Ubuntu Server’s KVM hypervisor. “The result is a cloud-based, virtual server offering which helps smaller business and Web-based businesses gain access to consistent high-performance and dedicated virtual resources”, said Carl Meadows, senior product manager for cloud services at The Planet.
Data infrastructure management company EMC recently announced the acquisition of data analysis software vendor Greenplum, based in San Mateo, California, for an undisclosed sum. Many cloud computing experts believe the move signals EMC’s commitment to the growth of cloud computing and its role within the expanding market.
EMC has started to grow it’s cloud server infrastructure in the early 2010. Helping spur this movement is Art Coviello, who has been one of the most vocal proponents of developing new security for cloud technology. EMC also announced the refocus of its ECM suite Documentum toward the cloud.
Standing Cloud is a new cloud hosting startup that looks to take the ease of use of the fully hosted providers and combine them with the benefits of having your own server space, with the added flexibility of being able to change between these cloud service providers in a few clicks. It’s really going to revolutionize the way we use cloud computing.
Tech Crunch state:
“If you’ve ever used a shared hosting provider that offers one-click installs of software packages like WordPress, then the basics of Standing Cloud should sound familiar. Generally speaking, installing an open-sourced application to your server involves some fairly advanced configuration — you need to upload the proper files via FTP and run installation scripts, which are tasks that are pretty daunting for your average computer user. Many hosting providers offer a solution to this, allowing you to install a pre-configured version of the software to your server space in a few clicks. But Standing Cloud CEO David Jilk says this comes at a cost — once you’ve set up an app this way, it’s a pain to switch to another service provider down the line. Standing Cloud offers a solution to this problem.”
Standing Cloud’s service is free at the moment, I just signed up with them. There will be cost you incur from your regular hosting provider though. The cost of using Standing cloud will be $19.95 a month when all the free cloud hosting trials run out.
