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| October 5, 2009 04:00 PM EDT |
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Cloud Computing on Ulitzer
SoftLayer Technologies, an on-demand data center services provider, has added Bare Metal Cloud computing to its CloudLayer™ line of services. Bare Metal Cloud computing instances do not require a hypervisor, providing a cloud computing option more viable for workloads that demand direct access to physical hardware, such as databases and calculation-intensive applications.
“Bare Metal Cloud gives customers with certain workloads the opportunity to enjoy the flexibility, provisioning, and on-demand billing advantages of cloud computing,” said Nathan Day, Chief Technology Officer, SoftLayer. “It’s scalable and pay as you go—the power and advantages of virtualized hardware without the overhead of a hypervisor.”
Bare Metal Cloud customers can select the number of cores and capacity they require, with their choice of hourly and monthly rates:
- 2 Core - 2GB RAM - 250GB HDD - $159.00 Monthly + 2000GB or $0.50 Hourly + $0.10/GB Bandwidth
- 4 Core - 4GB RAM - 250GB HDD - $199.00 Monthly + 2000GB or $0.75 Hourly + $0.10/GB Bandwidth
- 8 Core - 8GB RAM - 250GB HDD - $299.00 Monthly + 2000GB or $1.00 Hourly + $0.10/GB Bandwidth
- 16 Core - 16GB RAM - 250GB HDD - $399.00 Monthly + 2000GB or $1.25 Hourly + $0.10/GB Bandwidth
SoftLayer’s CloudLayer services provide wide-ranging benefits, including:
- Pay As You Go or Monthly Packages: Monthly billing based on hourly usage or monthly plans with no long-term commitment lets customers optimize their return on technology investment by paying only for the resources they need and use.
- Immediate Scalability: Services added in real time help accommodate unexpected or temporary changes in demand, providing exactly the level of IT power and capacity required as needed.
- Ease of Use and Control: Full control via SoftLayer’s Customer Portal and API provides streamlined management and direct access to all SoftLayer services and tools.
