PEER 1 Hosting launches new public cloud division Zunicore in the UK

Sat, 12/03/2011 - 00:46


Today sees the launch of PEER 1 Hosting’s public cloud division Zunicore in the UK. Using intensive R&D including invaluable input from business professionals, our cloud hosting solution will give users a high degree of control and flexibility, and takes advantage of the established infrastructure of PEER 1 Hosting’s wholly-owned FastFiber Network™.
Zunicore Cloud Hosting is built on the principle that a company should be able to focus on controlling its core business, rather than on its IT delivery vehicle. It provides users with a pool of resources and easy to use tools that let them quickly and efficiently manage their cloud hosting business needs.
Working alongside the customisable resource pools are preset virtual machines, hands-free auto-scaling and transparent pricing. With FairPlay Pricing™ we can guarantee that customers pay only for what they use and are never locked into a long-term contract. There is increasing evidence that the complexity of managing the cloud has driven many businesses away from using it. With Zunicore’s simple dashboard that shows users the resources being used, the amount of resource remaining, and options to increase or decrease resources, we’re making it easier for companies to migrate to the cloud.
The core features of Zunicore Cloud Hosting include:

  • User-controlled environment: Customisable resource pools allow users to increase or decrease the size of their pool, or add virtual machines based on their business needs. This type of control also provides Overdraft Protection against the users hosting cost.
  • Data reliability: Unlike other cloud environments that utilise local hard drives for storage at an additional cost, Zunicore offers persistent storage area network (SAN) storage, which is more reliable, less susceptible to data loss and offers higher performance – all at no extra cost.
  • Scalability: Hands-free autoscaling allows users to specify how much they want to scale their resources based on user-defined thresholds such as technical resources, cost or both.
  • Minimised downtime risk: Several features help limit Zunicore’s risk of downtime: availability in PEER 1 Hosting’s three geographically dispersed datacentres on two continents, AnyCast DNS across PEER 1 Hosting’s FastFiber Network™, persistent SAN and a Zero Downtime Network service level agreement (SLA).

You can try out Zunicore Cloud Hosting by visiting the Zunicore website (www.zunicore.com), where early users can sign up for a free 30-day trial. We hope you will find it both enjoyable and useful!