ServePath Offers First Practical Solution for Enterprise Class Hosted Grid Servers

HostReview.com
Monday, July 9, 2007; 08:29 AM

ServePath, a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist, today announced their Grid Series™ Server Hosting platform that uses grid-based computing for highly redundant Internet hosting. The Grid Series hosting package is the first practical hosted virtualization platform for today’s businesses that need a powerful, customizable Internet hosting solution that not only incorporates load balancing as part of a multi-processor solution but also has guaranteed processing and memory.

With the exploding user adoption of interactive media like video, podcasts, and social networking sites, more web sites have a need for a robust infrastructure that can handle heavy traffic spikes. The ServePath Grid Series servers provide businesses access to infrastructure as they need it within a fully-managed environment. With rapid server deployments, instant failover, server snapshots with restore, SAN storage, and the ability to quickly scale RAM and storage allotments on demand, companies can scale vertically and horizontally without having to make otherwise hefty capital investments in rapidly depreciating hardware. Instead, businesses can rely on the power of SAN-supported Grid Series servers for their production environments.

Real Servers, Real Grid Computing, Real Time

The virtualization capabilities of ServePath Grid Series servers guarantee customers processor, memory, and storage levels. Unlike other virtualization solutions, the ServePath Grid Series interconnected grid of servers allows companies to benefit from their own dedicated, virtualized CPU and memory. In addition, load balancing software automatically manages and adapts to spikes in service.

“Virtualization has been around for more than 20 years,” said John Keagy, president at ServePath. “Large organizations have always understood the consolidation and productivity value that virtualization offers as a computing platform. ServePath is now bringing that same value to the first practical hosting solution, allowing small and mid-sized customers who may not have a dedicated IT staff – as well as large enterprises that would like to use a separate environment for testing – the ability to better leverage efficiencies and scale on-demand.”

“One of the biggest advantages of the Grid Series servers is their on-demand scalability,” said Gaies Chreis, Deputy CEO, Metaquotes, a ServePath customer. “We can scale in much smaller increments, helping keep our expenses down and our quality high. It’s a particularly good solution for situations where bandwidth needs can take off without warning.”

The Security of a Dedicated Server, the Flexibility and Scalability of a Grid

Web 2.0 companies offering software as a service, startups looking for a production environment and others in fast-paced environments need web servers that can accommodate bursts in traffic. Companies using dedicated servers must buy enough capacity to handle their peaks – even if those peaks are temporary and infrequent. ServePath’s Grid Series allows customers to buy additional resources only as needed and makes it easy to scale the entire enterprise by adding servers in a matter of hours. The flexibility of the Grid Series means that customers can handle increased system or user loads for one-time events, and as their core business continues to grow.

Built for Redundancy

ServePath Grid Series servers are available immediately for businesses that require a highly redundant hosting platform for web, application, file, and database servers. The servers are built for redundancy and fault-tolerant performance, and in the event of unforeseen hardware outages, they will instantly fail over, fully configured with a snapshot of the previous server environment. When a client needs to bring a new server online, they can easily access a stored image of their existing configured and deployed servers and simply request a new deployment, saving hours of configuration time.

“With on-demand scalability, companies are not over-provisioned and under-utilizing their capacity,” continued Keagy. “ServePath delivers a pool of computer resources that companies can purchase as needed. Businesses have enough to worry about without adding concerns about their IT infrastructure into the mix. Rather than take time and money away from their core business, companies can turn to ServePath, a proven hosting organization and the only managed hosting provider with an industry-leading 10,000% Guarantee™ and 100% Uptime Service Level Agreement.”

For more information about Grid Series servers, visit www.servepath.com/grid or call 1.866.321.PATH.

About ServePath

ServePath is a leading dedicated server provider and hosting specialist, providing custom solutions and managed services for businesses that need a powerful Internet hosting platform. Thousands of companies worldwide look to ServePath for its reliability, customization, and speed. ServePath also provides colocation services through its ColoServe division. The employee-owned company has been in business for six years and operates its own San Francisco data center.