Webhosting.net to Use Nimble Storage Arrays

Nimble Storage, Inc. announced
that Webhosting.net, Inc., a Nimble partner,
will use Nimble CS-Series arrays to deliver hosted, performance-guaranteed
services for networking infrastructure, virtual desktops, and DR.

Webhosting.net offers price-performance for customers of its
services, thanks to the Nimble arrays, which use a patented technology called
Cache Accelerated Sequential Layout (CASL) to achieve performance
at low cost through the use of SSDs and high-capacity
drives. Webhosting.net offers services through a carrier-class collocation
facility that ensures delivery of low-cost hosted services. The new
offerings will augment webhosting.net’s current managed-bandwidth services, as
well as application-specific services such as Hosted Exchange and Hosted
Sharepoint.

The new service offerings
include:

• Infrastructure as a
  Service: Webhosting.net offers server and
  storage resources to host customers’ virtualized infrastructure, as well as
  applications such as Exchange and SQL, on Nimble arrays.
• 
  Desktop as a Service:
  Webhosting.net provides hosted VDI, with multiple virtual desktops consolidated
  on a Nimble array. Thus, customers who do not want to make dedicated
  infrastructure investments in VDI can still reap its benefits.
• 
  DR as a Service:
  Webhosting.net replicates data from customers’ current primary storage devices
  or on-premise Nimble arrays to Nimble arrays hosted offsite for DR. This
  architecture reduces customers’ cost of implementing DR.

Webhosting.net selected Nimble arrays because they deliver
SSD-accelerated performance without the accompanying high costs. Nimble’s
always-on compression helps the service provider derive maximum utilization
from the array.

Data protection is built into each Nimble-based system
configuration, enhancing the delivery of DR and backup-and-restore services for
customers. In addition, the array’s command console
simplifies Webhosting.net’s day-to-day management in delivering these services.

"Its price-performance
ratio gave Nimble a clear edge in our selection of a storage, backup and DR
platform for our hosted services," said Jose Uribe, COO for Webhosting.net. "Storage
administrators continually face the need to balance I/O performance with
capacity, but, unlike other vendors, Nimble does not force any compromises. Our
Nimble array runs processes such as Exchange, SharePoint, and virtual servers,
and nothing we throw at it degrades performance. And, with all that, we’re
using just over one-quarter of capacity. That’s great news, both for us and our
customers."

"Continuous uptime and
uncompromising performance are key to a service provider’s customer retention
and satisfaction," said Dan Leary, VP marketing for Nimble Storage.
"Webhosting.net continues to score
extremely high in both categories. We’re delighted to play a part in helping
the company execute on its vision and mission."