Earlier this week hosting provider 1&1 has unveiled a new cloud server package that delivers unrestricted cloud-based efficiencies to both businesses and professionals alike. The 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server, available from a starting price of only $0.06 per hour, features dynamically adjustable resources such as Processor Cores (vCore), RAM (GB) and Hard Disk Space (GB). The user only pays for the resources they require and use. Resources can be scaled up and down anytime and anywhere using sliders, calculated on a pro-rata basis and charged on the following terms: 1 to 8 vCores – $0.02 per vCore per hour, 1 to 32 GB RAM – $0.02per GB per hour, 1 to 800GB Hard Disk Space – $0.02 per 100GB per hour. An upgrade or downgrade is complete in less than five minutes. There is no basic fee, no setup fee, full transparency of per-hour costs, and easy cancellation within the hour. The solution offers capacity for a very high performance resource at a very low and accurate hourly price. 1&1 expects the package to be a highly popular option for businesses to take further steps toward Cloud computing, and raise efficiencies in their online projects.
A key feature of the new 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server is the innovative ‘sleep mode’, which enables FLEX package users to freeze their CPU and RAM resources, while their data is fully and safely retained on HDD storage. Currently, this option is offered with a $60 starting credit, valid for the first month. This package can make an enormous impact in controlling IT costs, particularly for seasonal businesses or freelance IT professionals.
The 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server range comprises of the FLEX package, with total flexibility and no contract term, from $0.06 per hour, ($43.20/month), and the ADVANTAGE package for up to a 54% discount of $19.99/month. Offering IT professionals in particular even better cost management by being able to pay for a set of minimum resources, the ADVANTAGE package provides a degree of flexible configuration to be billed hourly – ideal for longer term online projects. Servers are offered in Linux (Standard/Business) and Windows (Web/Standard – 2008 & 2012) configurations – installed automatically. All servers include full root access, unlimited traffic, free on-demand Snapshot Backups, Parallels Plesk 11 and up to $60 starting credit, valid for the first month. It is also possible to switch between a Linux or Windows server operating system at any point. From August 1st, for convenience and timeliness in managing server resources, 1&1 will provide a new mobile server app to be used with all current iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch devices as well as mobile phones running the Android operating system.
Furthermore each 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server comes with over 5-million royalty free images via the iStockphoto image library; along with the 1&1 Merchandise Shop which allows you to create products using your own designs, slogans and photos and start selling customized merchandise on your website in just a few minutes. Finally you also get access to 1&1’s set of web tools which will allow you to do some in-depth checking of your websites loading times, your meta tags and broken links. The 1&1 suite of web tools also offers an online image optimizer to help compress your images; along with a meta tag generator similar to the one offered here at Rapid Purple.
Technically, 1&1 Dynamic Cloud Server is based on the latest Xen virtualization platform and delivers fail-safe security via multiple-redundant cores and storage. Comprehensive measures are in place to protect against power outages, loss of data, cyber-attacks and external hazards such as water or fire. Such measures guarantee 1&1 users maximum availability, 365 days per year. Users can also feel reassured that their server is powered by renewable energy sources.