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VEXXHOST Launches Fully Redundant & Scalable Cloud Hosting Service

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VEXXHOST, a private debt-free company based in Montreal, Canada, is proud to announce its new fully redundant and scalable cloud hosting service. This innovative platform allows customers to create fully customized Linux or Microsoft Windows servers instantly and gain full administration access to them. The cloud hosting platform is primarily aimed at developers, virtual server, and dedicated server clients, offering a cost-effective and scalable solution for their applications.

Key Takeaways:

  • VEXXHOST's cloud hosting platform allows customers to create fully customized servers instantly, providing full administration access.
  • The platform is designed for developers, virtual server, and dedicated server clients, offering a cost-effective and scalable solution.
  • Developers can deploy applications at a very low cost, with the option to terminate and only pay for what they use.
  • Virtual server users can upgrade to cloud hosting and select their own resources, increasing or decreasing select resources without limitations.
  • Dedicated server clients can start with a low-end server and upgrade to a high-end server within 2-5 minutes.
  • The cloud hosting platform has high-end hardware, including Dell storage systems with built-in redundancy, Cisco routers, and Intel Xeon processors.
  • The platform has built-in redundancy to tolerate system, network, drive, or power failure with zero downtime.
  • VEXXHOST's global network is connected to numerous providers using BGPv4 with built-in redundancy and optimized for best path routing.
  • The cloud hypervisors are powered by the latest Intel Xeon processors and run high-end reliable hardware.
  • The platform can suffer a full hypervisor failure and the cloud server would restart instantly, reducing downtime to 2-4 minutes.

Statistics:

  • VEXXHOST's cloud hosting platform can deploy a server in 5 minutes, compared to up to 24 hours with traditional deployment methods.
  • Upgrades using the self-service system take minutes, compared to hours of interaction with the datacenter and coordination.
  • The platform has built-in redundancy to tolerate an entire system, network, drive, or power failure with zero downtime.
  • The cloud hypervisors are powered by the latest Intel Xeon processors.
  • The platform has Cisco routers and switches powering the entire network.

Sources:

  • M2 PressWIRE, "VEXXHOST Launches Fully Redundant & Scalable Cloud Hosting Service", May 26, 2011
  • Trademarks:

+ Dell Computer Corporation (Dell)

+ Cisco Systems, Inc. (Cisco)

+ Intel Corporation (Intel)

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