Internet Solutions Public Compute-as-a-Service platform availabl
Internet Solutions Public Compute-as-a-Service platform availabl
Convergence Partners Investee, Internet Solutions, has announced that the company’s Public Compute-as-a-Service (CaaS) offering can now be purchased on a pay-as-you-go basis using a credit card.
The IS Public CaaS platform, available through a Web-based portal, enables developers, independent software vendors, small-to-medium-sized businesses or large corporations to easily access enterprise-grade cloud services with pro rata pricing, so users only pay for what they use.
“The IS Public CaaS service offers flexible pricing options for access to IS’s highly available, enterprise-grade public server environment, which can now be paid for using a credit card. There is no monthly fee, contract or vendor lock-in with this service,” explains Barry Hatfiled, business development manager: Cloud services at IS. “This self-service cloud solution therefore offers enhanced ease of use, greater flexibility and unrivaled value to finally deliver true on-demand utility computing to the local market.”
Users can set up a virtual server environment with networking ad security rules, and rapidly deploy more servers and processing power on the fly. The system can also be controlled through an API, allowing applications to be developed to right-size automatically, based on load and demand. The servers can then be turned off when they aren’t required, and spun up again at any time.
The environment has a full, integrated security suite and uptime is guaranteed. Users can connect through the firewall from any Internet-enabled device. The system also supports all major operating systems. “Similar environments can also be cloned and applied around the world, enabling users to carry this capacity with them wherever they go,” says Hatfield. “The REST-based API also allows users to easily integrate systems via the back-end to enable disparate environments to ‘talk’ to each other.”