Jun, 2010 : SoftLayer Introduces Build Your Own Cloud

📅 June 28, 2010 - Company's service to deliver custom-configured cloud servers.

SoftLayer Technologies, an on-demand data center services provider, yesterday announced the launch of Build Your Own Cloud, a new addition to its leading CloudLayer family of cloud services. The company mentions that Build Your Own Cloud lets customers create customized cloud servers to gain greater application performance, cost efficiency, and availability.

It lists the following key benefits of the Build Your Own Cloud service:

Customized CPU, RAM, and storage configurations
No fixed resource packages
Increased flexibility for scaling or modifying solution
Simple, easy-to-use ordering through web or portal

The company avers that previously, service providers have only offered fixed cloud server sizes or configurations. This made cloud solutions less efficient options for administrators wanting to optimize a server for the applications it would run (every application requires a different ratio of CPU power, memory, or storage for best performance).

"Build Your Own Cloud exemplifies our vision for giving customers control over every aspect of their computing environment," said Nathan Day, Chief Technology Officer for SoftLayer. "We are leading the industry with this level of customization for cloud computing. It brings to market the advantages of a cloud server with the opportunity to tailor system architecture and design like you would a dedicated server."

"This potent mix of attributes, customizable cloud instances within a hybrid, highly automated public cloud environment, proves SoftLayer unique across the industry," said Paul Burns, President of IT analyst firm Neovise. "CloudLayer has been an extremely compelling offering for enterprise IT, SaaS vendors, online gaming providers, and anyone else that wants to go beyond test and development. This new ability to personalize the size and price of cloud servers can benefit every SoftLayer customer."

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