InfoboxCloud: cloud for business servers with a friendly interface (+ promotion for Layfhakera readers)
Get Rich Technologies / / December 19, 2019
Today Layfhaker tell you about a very steep business-IT-hack. It eliminates the usual scheme of relations with the hosting providers' fixed tariffs - fixed power "in benefit of flexible computing power, operating on the principle of "use it as much as necessary now, and pay only for this is".
A little bit of history
For objective reasons, it turned out that even with the development of services for the presentation of virtual servers, the client is actually rented a fixed power server. Given the fact that the load on the servers is never a constant value, have always had to make a choice:
- More "gentle" option for money with consequent problems of excess load.
- Configuration "with power reserve," and the need to constantly pay for performance that you do not use the full, when the load on the server at certain times is not the maximum.
The solution seemed obvious - hosting providers need to make sure that the server's performance could be change on the fly, but in practice this translates into the need for large financial investments for the creation of such solutions. Small companies that provide the computing power out, did not want to, and some of them could not due to costly to invest in development, though I understand the benefits of the implementation of "elastic" technologies.
But demand for the service grew steadily, especially on the part of customers with large infrastructure. Obviously, the bigger the technical base, the harder beats the simple part of its power budget (lost profits, yeah).
For these reasons, large corporations have started to engage in the provision of computing services with the possibility of changing the power and configuration at any time (Amazon, Microsoft, Google).
Problems
Now almost everyone knows about the Amazon Web Services. Here you can get as virtual servers in different capacities and services for programmers. However, together with the avant-garde Amazon user will have to reckon with the side effects: all in English (including management tools and support) + + questions with payment not all Russian companies are satisfied with the placement of data outside the countries. And the prices they have, to put it mildly, are not small.
And who will be responsible in case of problems with the service? Technology is not perfect - the people are not perfect. Defend the rights of financial guarantee services will have in the US?
In addition, the main consumers of these services is the small and medium business, and business leaders, in this case, it is necessary not only comfortable, but also affordable.
Alternative
For quite a long time in Russia there is an analog of the Amazon Web Services developer Parallels named Parallels Automation for Cloud Infrastructure (PACI), which is provided as a service company InfoboxCloud. In fact, this unique solution in Russia, giving the user the possibility of Amazon similar, but oriented at the same time technically unprepared client.
Advantages over the classical virtual server
Besides the obvious advantages inherent in the classic server, the cloud gives a few delicious buns:
1. instant scalability
Actually, this is something for which all and was started. User at any time can increase or decrease the capacity of each server, adapting it to current needs. Owners of online stores with seasonal influxes are well aware of what is at stake.
2. hourly billing
All advantages of the zoom will come to naught without adequate pricing. The same Amazon attractive because it is able to consider abonentku bounds and can InfoboxCloud same. The principle of "how many hang in grams" in all its glory.
3. prices
InfoboxCloud cheaper Amazon and, moreover, much more evident in terms of the calculation of the cost, depending on the required resources.
At the service site has a handy calculatorWherein each of the key parameter is implemented as a simple slider.
4. Control
Above we talked about the simplicity of changing the server power. All server settings InfoboxCloud change through a single control panel and do not require expert knowledge. The control panel allows to create from one server to an entire cloud of cloud infrastructure servers connected to a local network. At the same time, the individual and the fine-tuning of the servers, including automation of key tasks available through the API.
And unlike Amazon, the cloud InfoboxCloud you can flexibly configure virtual servers for a specific task: to change the required CPU, memory, disk. While in the Amazon you will have to choose between a prebuilt servers: small, medium, large, without attention to the specific needs of a particular user.
Ideal use cases
With the technical advantages of technology, everything is clear, and now it is necessary to clearly define the most actual practical scenario, cloud applications in which the system will open its maximum potential.
The first thing that comes to mind - it Web projects, one way or another connected with seasonality. Any online store periodically reeling from the sudden attacks of buyers, and it does not depend on the subject and range: clothes, appliances, gadgets. Do not forget about the state and other holidays, when people give gifts and buy a particularly active. periodically increase the capacity of the server and for a short time in such cases much more profitable.
on stage Web Application Development Cloud will allow programmers to instantly receive the necessary servers for testing and to suspend or delete them, when the testing is completed. You can implement almost any idea, and it does not pay much. Want to 100 servers for a day? Easy. No longer want? Done.
Today is very popular among companies is the use of desktop in the cloud (remote desktop) for staff. Together with cloud capabilities, the system will work more efficiently: in the period of increased activity of employees increases server capacity. And with the growth of the company and, accordingly, the number of employees, can be increased "full-time" cloud productivity.
In the cloud works well specialized tools. Probably every manager dreams of grade 1C in the cloud. For users of the difference is practically imperceptible. This eliminates the fact of rejection and the need to re-learn, but at the same time significantly increasing the security and resilience of the system as a whole.
How to deal with printing documents? It's simple: The printer connects to the cloud as a local device and does not require for any new action by the user.
The cloud may be transferred all IT-infrastructure companies. The number of virtual servers is not limited, and therefore, each system involved in the business processes that can be placed on a dedicated virtual machine with controlled power. In addition to the terminal server and cloud-1C, you can add a file server, backup server, application server and other specialized servers with dedicated roles. One of the main advantages of the cloud is that the user's position still remains the same as if he worked for the "classical" system with a thick client and the local servers.
If necessary?
If you have nowhere to do with money, then maybe not. In all other cases, find the platform for the optimal combination of "functionality / price" for Russian-speaking user friendly, in our opinion, it will not work. It is important also that InfoboxCloud development trend indicates that the service is ready to compete with international companies, changing the idea of the Russian hosting.
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