Press Release
Concentric® Managed Server offers
enterprise-class hosted services on cloud computing platform
New Managed
Server Solution Provides Business Continuity, Flexibility, Security, and Lower
Total Cost of Ownership to Small and Medium Size Businesses
SAN JOSE, Calif., November 11, 2008 – Concentric
(www.concentric.com)
today announced the launch of its new service, Managed
Server,
an enterprise-class, fully managed server solution designed to scale
with growing businesses. By offering hosted services in the cloud,
Concentric provides enterprise-level capabilities such as
fault-tolerance, high availability, scalability, and unsurpassed
security without the capital expenditures and on-going maintenance
for UPS capacity and upgrades, data systems and backup, cooling,
power capacity and reliability, network capacity, physical and
logical security, and other IT infrastructure. Runaway IT budgets
will be a thing of the past for SMBs that move to Managed Server.
“The average small business has a shared server, email server,
fax server, networked printer/copier, along with a VOIP phone
system. They probably have an IT closet that is overheated,
under-maintained, and not backed-up,” said Craig Collins, president,
Concentric, a business unit of XO
Communications. “By getting
rid of old, underpowered servers and moving them onto the cloud,
SMBs will get better economics, better performance, and higher
reliability. Just as your phone system is moving out of the office,
your IT should move out of your office.”
The Concentric Cloud
ComputingPlatform
is a fault-tolerant, high availability, distributed computing
infrastructure. Key benefits include on-demand processing power,
bandwidth and storage capacity, high-availability, fast error
recovery, and lower total cost of ownership. Complete
maintenance of hardware, operating
systems, pre-installed applications, and 24x7 phone-based technical
support are included in the base price.
"The beauty of hosting infrastructure in the cloud is that it delivers enterprise-grade technology to SMBs with low up-front costs and easy scalability. Adding a management layer allows SMBs to reap even more benefits,” said Phil Shih, Research Analyst, Mass Market Hosting, Tier1 Research. “Tier1 Research continues to see strong growth in mass-market hosting as SMBs continue to look for third party providers to take care of all their IT needs.”
Managed Server Features and Benefits
Managed Server offers full administrator control for Windows® and Linux operating systems which are accessed using Remote Desktop and SSH (Secure Shell) respectively, as well as with third party tools, including VPNs for secure connections. Managed Server is ideal for multi-server configurations as well as variable loads where customers may need to upgrade servers (CPUs, memory, disk) dynamically. Other features and benefits include:
- Scalability – Dynamic real-time resource allocation with near zero downtime; add CPU, memory, and storage quickly and easily
- Availability – Fast failover with no single point-of-failure and 99.9 percent SLA on power, network, and server availability
- Reliability – Network and hardware redundancies with daily backups
- Security – Both network and OS-based firewalls, continuous monitoring of network and server activity
- Flexibility – SMBs can install and run their own applications and host their own Internet web sites, intranets, and extranets; SMBs also control all files and processes on the server via administrative-level access
- Manageability – Centralized console for status and management of all servers;
flexible management levels based on
customer requirements; single-login
account management and consolidated invoice; easily add other Concentric Hosted Services
Pricing and Availability
Concentric Managed Server is available immediately. Pricing starts
at $195.00 a month.
About Concentric
Concentric provides enterprise hosted IT solutions
that streamline IT management, improve security and uptime, and
reduce costs for organizations of all sizes. The company’s
innovative technology platform is based on patented, clustered
architecture that delivers superior reliability, scalability, and
security. Services include applications hosting, business-class
email, anti-spam
and anti-virus solutions, and managed servers, all backed by 24x7 live customer
support and an in-house Professional Services group to help
businesses that need additional resources. Concentric is a business
unit of XO Communications, a leading national telecommunications
provider. For more information, visit www.concentric.com or call (866) 500-9696.
About XO Communications
XO
Communications, a subsidiary of XO Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: XOHO), is
a leading nationwide provider of advanced communications services
and solutions for businesses, enterprises, government, carriers and
service providers. Its customers include more than half of the
Fortune 500, in addition to leading cable companies,
carriers, content providers and mobile network operators.
Utilizing its unique combination of high-capacity nationwide and
metro networks and broadband wireless capabilities, XO offers
customers a broad range of managed voice, data and IP services with
proven performance, scalability and value in more than 75
metropolitan markets across the United States. For more information,
visit www.xo.com.
© Copyright 2008 XO. All
rights reserved. Concentric, Concentric logo, and XO are trademarks
of XO Communications, Inc. All other products are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
For more information contact:
Kari Curto
Loughlin Michaels Group
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