ElasticStack offers you a fully-fledged cloud platform with highly flexible configuration, management and licensing options.
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| Fully flexible server sizing | |
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| Per-hour billing | |
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| Configure VMs just like hardware (see note) | |
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| Run any x86 operating system (see note) | |
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| Customizable server templates | |
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| Integrated end-user billing | |
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| Integrated payment options | (see note) |
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| Full source code access | |
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| Commodity x86 virtualization nodes | |
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| Cost-efficient local storage clustering on virtualization nodes | |
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| Fully managed remote operations | (optional) |
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| Launch your cloud within 1 month | |
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Note 1: Configure VMs just like hardware: Full root/adminstrator access, true static IPs, all storage persistent, VNC console during boot, upload and mount ISOs
Note 2: Run any x86 operating system: Linux, Windows, xBSD, OpenSolaris, use your own install media and your own Windows licence keys (or ours)
Note 3: Payment options with ElasticStack: Authorize.net, Sage Pay, WorldPay, PayPal, Google Checkout, iPay88, MyGate
Correct at time of writing, 6 July 2011
