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Hosted Solutions Introduces "Stratus Trusted Cloud" Platform
2009-06-08
Enterprise-ready, high-availability Infrastructure as a Service platform
designed to maximize cost-effective uptime, minimize risk for small, mid-sized
enterprises
Raleigh, NC - June 8, 2009 - Hosted Solutions, the East Coast's premier
provider of IT infrastructure as a service (IaaS), today introduced the Stratus
Trusted Cloud™, a robust, enterprise-class cloud solution that dramatically
improves the efficiency and availability of IT resources and applications for
small- and mid-sized enterprises.
Stratus offers a massively scalable, multi-tenant infrastructure that enables
customers to access a secure, enterprise-class cloud environment with built-in
high availability and automated resource balancing. As a result, businesses can
move faster and control costs without compromising availability or security.
This is of particular benefit to small- and mid-sized enterprises, which might
not normally be able to afford the costs associated with such high-end
infrastructures. Moreover, Stratus is designed to provide an added level of
assurance to companies that their data and entire infrastructure is being
administered in a trusted manner, acting in accordance with a full range of
governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) regulations.
"Working with major Hollywood studios, media companies and advertisers requires
us to work with large amounts of video data. As part of our work, we need to be
able to rapidly scale up our access to more storage space and processing
capability," said Matt Berry, Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of
DigitalSmiths. "Trying to do all this in house can take time, money and detract
us from focusing on our core capability.
"By introducing the Stratus Trusted Cloud, Hosted Solutions will enable us to
simply and automatically get the resources we need in less time and at a
fraction of the cost. We also have the added benefit of dealing with a reliable,
trusted partner who we know has our best interests in mind," Berry added. Hosted
Solutions has partnered with market leaders VMware, Sun, EMC, Cisco, F5 and
Juniper to deliver Stratus Trusted Cloud. Since it is built on the industry's
most robust, scalable, fully redundant architecture, Stratus delivers unmatched
performance, availability and security with 99.99% SLAs. By making this service
available, Hosted Solutions is leveraging its proven experience in hosting
production environments for more than 80 percent of its 800 customers, including
household names and market leaders such as Belk, Atlanta Falcons, Channel
Advisor, Lowe's Motor Speedway, Sony Ericsson, Motricity, and more. The company
will also bundle its "hi-touch" consulting approach, allowing clients to design
and implement customized solutions that meet their specific requirements,
instead of the "shrink-wrapped" approaches frequently offered by its
competitors.
"For nearly a decade, we have built our business around delivering best-in-class
service at every level for our customers," said Rich Lee, Hosted Solutions'
founder and Chief Executive Officer. "The Stratus Trusted Cloud continues that
tradition. It is a cloud platform that provides the benefits of strategic IT
infrastructure support - enabling our SME customers to run their production
environments, even as they realize the cost, time and efficiency advantages that
are increasingly associated with cloud computing."
Companies can use the Stratus Trusted Cloud to take advantage of rapid and
elastic deployment and usage, with the ability to add or subtract resources
depending on changing requirements. For instance, clients can increase their
compute capacity in minutes versus the weeks traditionally needed to deploy the
same type of infrastructure traditionally. As a result, fewer physical and
staffing assets are required, resulting in significant Capital Expenditure (CapEx)
cost savings.
"While many firms are actively exploring the real benefits of cloud computing,
many are still reticent to make the move without help from a partner who can
maximize the chances of success," said Dave Nielsen, co-founder of CloudCamp, a
series of worldwide conferences designed to provide a common ground for the
introduction and advancement of cloud computing. "Hosted Solutions' methodology,
implemented through the Stratus Trusted Cloud, helps those companies gain that
level of comfort needed. It's good for them, and for the industry."
Working with top-tier technology vendors ensures that Hosted Solutions will
deliver unparalleled service with full redundancy and guaranteed uptime; this is
an imperative for companies that require high-availability, around-the-clock
functionality to stay ahead of market demands. More than just data, the Stratus
Trusted Cloud will deliver an entire infrastructure/production environment
seamlessly administered for maximum reliability. Services such as cloud-based
business continuity, shared load balancing, virtual desktop infrastructure,
security, applications management and more will be provided at Hosted Solutions'
five secure data centers located along the East Coast, in North Carolina and
Boston.
The Stratus Trusted Cloud will be formally unveiled at an introductory event to
be held this Thursday at Hosted Solutions' Raleigh headquarters.
About Hosted Solutions
Hosted Solutions' high quality Data Center and Managed Hosting services maintain
and protect customers' mission-critical IT systems and applications, enabling
them to reduce operating costs, lower the risk of downtime, focus on core
competencies, and achieve their top business objectives. The company operates
SAS 70 Type II Certified facilities in Boston MA, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, and
Cary NC, providing best-of-breed data center operations with hardened physical
infrastructure, the highest level of security, and a complete managed services
portfolio. Hosted Solutions was acquired by Boston-based private equity firm
ABRY Partners in April 2008 for $144 million. For more information, please visit
www.hostedsolutions.com.
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