Hostway launches an on-demand, dedicated virtualization offering on the Microsoft Platform with Hyper-V, System Center and Dynamic Data Center Toolkit
Server Deployment cut by 1,000 hours a month. Data Center savings of up to $2 million annually. Faster time-to-market with cloud offerings.
Hostway Corporation is one of the world’s largest Web hosting companies, providing a full range of Internet services to 2 million direct and indirect customers worldwide. To curb server proliferation, reduce hardware and setup costs, and improve availability, the Hostway Enterprise Services division used the Windows Server® 2008 R2 Data Center operating system, the Hyper-V™ technology, Microsoft® System Center Data Center solutions, and the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters to create an on-demand, dedicated virtual server offering.
With the new platform, Hostway will slash server deployment work by up to 1,000 hours a month and expects hardware and electrical costs to drop by nearly U.S. $2 million annually. Hostway was also able to cut 60 to 90 days from its product introduction cycle and get to market sooner with a cost-effective offering that boasts 100 percent uptime.
A key reason we went with Microsoft was the totality of its solution, including tools like the Microsoft Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters. Microsoft brought together everything we needed in a cohesive package. Thanks to the Dynamic Data Center Toolkit, we were able to launch our Virtual Dedicated Server (VDS) service with nearly zero programming - Joe Young , Senior Windows Administrator, Hostway.
One of the factors that influenced Hostway’s decision for Windows Server 2008 R2 was the targeted virtualization and “cloud” computing deployment assistance that Microsoft provides . Cloud computing refers to hosting and managing applications and services through Internet-based data centers, and it is becoming a popular deployment option in the hosting business.
The Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters brings all Microsoft virtualization and cloud technologies together in one place. Having this package was a huge help for me; otherwise, I would have been running down documents on the Internet – Joe Young.
The Dynamic Data Center Toolkit for Hosters provides step-by-step guidance, sample code, best practices, and collateral to help hosting providers rapidly build and launch managed services powered by Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V and Microsoft System Center data center solutions. It even provides advice for hosting partners in marketing and selling managed services and solutions.