Go-GoGrid
Interesting news from GoGrid today – they are adding two new features which actually go some way towards addressing the cloud computing issues I have mentioned before. Firstly they are allowing user-defined images to be uploaded, from which multiple virtual servers with varying memory allotments; this means that I can clone my entire application stack and deploy multiple copies of it in minutes. They are also connecting their Colocation servers to their cloud servers, so it will be possible to use the standard hosting service and expand into the cloud as and when required, just as I said I wanted to here. This issue is also potentially addressed by Dynect’s solution, although I have yet to fully investigate that service. Anyhow, it’s good to see that somebody is thinking through the cloud offering and what it takes to make it a practical solution. As soon as I’ve fully investigated Dynect and kicked GoGrid’s tyres for deploying my new project I’ll post the details here for people to throw stones at.
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Tags: cloud computing, gogrid
Hi Paul,
Yes, we are excited about this new GoGrid offering as well. Just a quick point of clarification, you won’t be able to “upload” images, but rather, create a “sandbox” environment where you create a server, dialed in the way you need it to be, and then instantiate new GoGrid servers from that “golden master” you created in your sandbox.
We already have Cloud Connect for connecting your Cloud environment (e.g., front-end) with a managed, dedicated environment (for high I/O intensive DB’s for example). Hybrid hosting solutions are the way to go in many scenarios.
Thanks for the post.
-Michael
Hi Michael – thanks for the clarification. Reading the announcement I had assumed a VMWare image or something but your solution also sounds interesting. I agree that the hybrid solution is the way to go, at least in the scenarios I’m looking at. Anything that makes it easier to create one has got to be a positive development.