Hosting Virtual Server

Referred to by many names – server virtualization, OS virtualization, kernel virtualization – virtual machine (VM) platforms, such as VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V, are typically the first forms of virtualization introduced to the data center. These technologies are becoming both less expensive and more accessible, making them attractive candidates to be the first virtual "guinea pigs" in the data center.

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At the end of one of the worst days in the history of Wall Street, when every metric ultimately reacted like acid eating through a thin plate of copper, Dell posted its third-quarter results, returning a surprise 9% increase in EPS on deflated revenues and net earnings apparently because of stock buybacks. The company made no quantitative forecast. It only said that it believes global end-user demand “will continue to be challenging” and that it would focus on optimizing “liquidity, profitability and growth,” particularly profitability.

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Microsoft on Monday pushed multi-tenant SaaS versions of Exchange and SharePoint out of the beta nest. Some 7,000 concerns participated in the beta. Now the stuff’s available to all comers. Exchange Online will cost $10 per user a month; SharePoint Online will cost $7.25. Eventually a browser-only Exchange/SharePoint combo will go for $3 and a Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) with e-mail, instant messaging, web conferencing and SharePoint for $15. The IM component is still missing.

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SYS-CON's 1st International Cloud Computing Conference & Expo, on Nov. 19-21, 2008 in San Jose, CA, attracted more than 1,000 preregistered delegates. The three content-packed days emphasized value with a rich array of sessions led by exceptional speakers about the business and technical value of cloud computing.

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Firstservis and 3Tera have announced that 3Tera has chosen Firstservis as the first reseller and distributor of 3Tera's AppLogic cloud computing platform for Australia and New Zealand. Beginning immediately, Firstservis will resell, support and offer cloud computing solutions and services using 3Tera's AppLogic. "Firstservis' approach to IT is very compatible with 3Tera's vision and market goals," said Bert Armijo, senior vice-president, Sales, Marketing and Product Management, 3Tera, Inc. "Their unique knowledge of the Australian IT market and vast consulting experience with organizations of all sizes makes Firstservis a great partner to educate and deliver cloud computing based solutions in the region.

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In his Cloud Computing Keynote in San Jose, CA, on November 20th – entitled "A Head in the Cloud - The Power of Infrastructure as a Service" – the CTO of Amazon.com, Werner Vogels, discussed the many challenges when building a reliable, flexible architecture that can manage unpredictable behaviors of today's Internet business.

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This is an incredibly important time for the cloud computing area. What are some of the new directions in the massively parallel cloud computing space? I’ll mention four that I’m particularly interested in, that are exciting and challenging, and that I think will have a huge impact on the industry.

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Capgemini has announced an agreement signed between Capgemini UK plc and Amazon Web Services, extending its Outsourcing portfolio with cloud computing services. Capgemini’s new Center of Excellence, focused on cloud computing, will help its enterprise clients take full advantage of integrating cloud computing into their IT and business strategy. Capgemini’s Cloud Computing Center of Excellence will initially have a team of Amazon Web Services-trained professionals located in North America, Europe and India to help clients evaluate and implement Amazon’s current offering; this will evolve as other provider’s cloud computing capabilities mature.

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Last Friday Sun Microsystems, its fortunes about as low as a snake’s belly, moved its StarOffice franchise into a new Cloud Computing unit with clear instructions to “grow revenues.” StarOffice 9, the latest rev of the Microsoft wannabe, was sent to market Monday priced at $34.95 for a one-off download, half the price of its predecessor.

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San Jose, California - ( The Hosting News ) - November 20, 2008 - Dedicated server, colocation and shared web hosting company, 3FN.Net, has launched an enhanced intrusion prevention service operation, in order to provide maximum stability for web hosting services. The company has developed the utmost stability of its web hosting and has achieved the highest level of web hosting security by integrating intrusion prevention system into all web hosting services. Dean McToner, 3FN spokesperson remarked, ”We have powered our web hosting with sophisticated intrusion prevention system providing our valuable customers with unexampled stability of all web hosting services. As high quality web hosting can become a key to online business success, the stability and security of web hosting develop into the beneficial web hosting. Our company has achieved such unprecedented security level of web hosting due to enhanced intrusion prevention system that is now implemented to all web hosting services by 3FN. We value our customers and add only the best and proven systems to our web hosting, new intrusion prevention system will become a great addition to our web hosting services.” With the recent integration of intrusion prevention system Triple Fiber Network is improving the overall stability of its web hosting. The company develops the quality and efficiency of web hosting services by adding ground breaking tools and system. The addition of intrusion prevention system has allowed to take the stability of web hosting on the highest level. Furthermore, new system, which is integrated into 3FN web hosting services, will not only enhance the stability of web hosting but will allow increasing general performance of web hosting services by 3FN. The US based provider of dedicated servers, shared hosting and collocation hosting services, Triple Fiber Network, 3FN, Inc. is best known for the quality excellence and high reliability of all hosting services provided on a global basis. Triple Fiber Network has a flawless reputation of reliable hosting provider, providing the high-quality and efficiency of all dedicated hosting services within last 10 years. Since that time the company has created one of the most biggest and powerful network of dedicated servers with main datacenter located in Silicon Valley. The Headquarters are located in San Jose, California, the company has also established offices in UK, India, Ukraine and EU. Triple Fiber Network has founded the subdivision called 3FN Marketing - an online pay per click advertising network and webmaster affiliate program. 3FN Marketing offers optimized targeted pay per click advertising for those who want to promote their websites or products and generous revenue shares up to 95% for webmasters. The company provides customers with 24/7/365 support via the toll-free telephone, online chat and ticket system. To learn more, please visit: www.3fn.net .

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