With on-demand access to cloud servers, dedicated servers, cloud storage and an advanced API, users can set up a cloud infrastructure in minutes.
NephoScale, a cloud hosting provider, yesterday announced its flagship Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering that include cloud servers, on-demand dedicated servers and object-based cloud storage - all powered by a programmatic interface that gives users unprecedented control over their cloud infrastructure.
The company mentions that its cloud services platform is built on a unique architecture that is capable of scaling horizontally, vertically, and geographically, and that simplifies the creation of complex computing environments. A core company innovation is a programmatic interface called CloudScript that allows users to provision and manage all aspects of their cloud infrastructure using a single API submission.
It explains that its cloud servers and cloud storage are available on a pay-as-you-go basis, with no long-term commitment, which enables companies to reap the benefits of increased scale, improved service levels, and more reliability with little or no capital expenditure. The company's initial service offerings include -
* NephoScale Cloud Servers: A resilient, on-demand cloud compute service that is accessed through an easy-to-use GUI or programmatically with its API. Users can choose from several different Linux and Windows operating systems using pre-packaged server images (including 64-bit) and they can provision a server in minutes. Data stored on NephoScale Cloud Servers is persistent.
* NephoScale On-Demand Dedicated Servers: Servers that take advantage of the on-demand provisioning and control of the cloud, yet still benefit from the security and performance offered by the most technologically current physical hardware.
* NephoScale Object-based Cloud Storage: A scalable and redundant cloud storage solution that replicates objects three times, translating to uptimes in excess of 99.999%. The company's cloud storage can scale to hundreds of petabytes.
The company says that its cloud infrastructure services are now available worldwide. NephoScale Cloud Servers and Cloud Storage are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis, while On-Demand Dedicated Servers are billed on a month-to-month basis. A low-priced annual membership plan is available for Cloud Servers that discounts the hourly rate by 50 percent. Dedicated Servers are available on an annual pre-pay basis that includes two months free.
"We're taking a new approach to IaaS by making it so simple for developers to autonomously set up a cloud infrastructure, that it removes the system administrator from the equation, which means companies can do even more with less," said Bruce Templeton, President of NephoScale. "The technology we've built into our architecture also helps us fulfill a real industry demand by supporting PaaS functions, such as configuring and optimizing an application stack, while providing the additional services and flexibility associated with an IaaS."
"CloudScript is putting a level of infrastructure control into developers' hands that they haven't seen before," said Templeton. "Imagine you're a developer deploying 10 web servers with storage, firewalls and load balancers. Instead of doing individual API requests for each one, you can now do one API submission and call it done. You can begin to see how this can seriously impact efficiency and delivery times."
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