The new platform is faster and more affordable than solutions from industry giants, such as Amazon
SAN DIEGO (August 22, 2012)—M5 Hosting, a worldwide leader in customized, high performance Linux and BSD dedicated server hosting solutions, today launched M5 Cloud, a next-generation Cloud hosting platform designed to compete with industry giants, in both performance and affordability.
Cloud hosting, which offers exceptional value for start-ups, growing ventures, and businesses with a dynamic or seasonal need for servers, utilizes clusters of high performance servers and software automation to achieve unrivaled performance, flexibility and low operational costs. Moreover, the elastic nature of Cloud hosting infrastructure allows for easy absorption of traffic spikes and dynamic work-loads.
“Our customers asked for a reliable, high-performance, flexible Infrastructure as a Service Cloud. Cloud hosting requires sophisticated network infrastructure, high performance server hardware, and a team of exceptionally talented system engineers. We have spent a full year building and testing every component and configuration to deliver a very powerful Cloud solution that builds on our decade-long track record of stable, powerful, and price competitive hosting,” said Michael J. McCafferty, CEO of M5 Hosting.
M5 Cloud’s solution is among the most competitive in the marketplace today, even rivaling industry giants. For example, recent measurements show that M5 Cloud’s storage solution is at least 200% the speed of Amazon EBS and 400% the speed of SoftLayer’s CloudLayer SAN, and M5 Cloud’s costs are aimed to be 15% lower than Amazon Web Services. Moreover, M5 Cloud offers hybrid hosting solutions, which can provide dedicated servers in the same data center and network as Cloud instances. M5 Cloud is also unique in its use of the InterNAP Flow Control Platform for performance-based route optimization, which can dramatically reduce latency by routing around congested areas of the Internet.
The company has been planning its Cloud deployment for more than a year. Its purpose-built network infrastructure is highly available and designed specifically for speed and flexibility. M5 Cloud allows users to create virtual machines within minutes, using a convenient Web interface or a programmable API.
Other unique features of M5 Cloud’s solution include the industry’s highest maximum RAM capacity per virtual machine, automatic migration on hardware failure, and an out-of-band console. Moreover, clients can independent configure RAM and CPU power allotments individually. RAM ranges from 1GB to 80GB, and CPU from 1% of 1 core to 100% of 24 cores.
In July, M5 Hosting acquired over 13 miles of dark fiber, providing an additional 10Gbps of throughput between the company’s two data center facilities in San Diego. The additional capacity will enable the company to offer a wider variety of other specialty services, including multi-site load-balancing, multi-site clustering, and other multi-site services requiring low-latency synchronization of data.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who should use M5 Private Cloud infrastructure?
M5’s scalable Private Cloud infrastructure is ideal for businesses that require dedicated resources, enhanced security, and greater control over their hosting environment. Enterprises running mission-critical applications, organizations handling sensitive data, and companies needing consistent performance often benefit from a private cloud solution tailored to their specific operational needs.
2. Can M5 Private Cloud integrate with dedicated servers or hybrid infrastructure?
Yes, M5 Private Cloud supports hybrid hosting by allowing dedicated servers to operate alongside cloud instances within the same data center and network. This allows businesses to combine private cloud resources with dedicated hardware to support complex workloads, improve scalability, and maintain flexibility across different environments.
3. What makes M5 Cloud hosting faster than traditional cloud storage solutions?
M5 Cloud hosting is built on high-performance infrastructure, optimized networking, and advanced storage systems, delivering faster data access and improved overall performance. This architecture helps reduce latency and supports demanding applications that require reliable and responsive hosting environments.
4. What features make M5 Cloud a high-performance cloud hosting platform?
Features such as flexible resource allocation, high-speed storage, automated infrastructure management, and scalable virtual machines make M5 Cloud a high-performance hosting platform. These capabilities allow businesses to deploy applications quickly, scale resources as needed, and maintain consistent performance for websites, software, and enterprise systems.
5. Who should use M5 Private Cloud infrastructure?
Businesses that require greater control, compliance support, and dedicated computing resources are well suited for M5 Private Cloud. It is particularly beneficial for organizations managing large workloads, sensitive information, or complex applications that demand high reliability and security.
6. What level of security does M5 Private Cloud provide?
M5 Private Cloud provides a high level of security by isolating infrastructure resources for a single organization. This environment allows businesses to implement customized security controls, manage access policies, and maintain greater oversight of their data and applications compared to shared cloud environments.
