DreamCompute Public Cloud Computing Service by DreamHost

Trademark of New Dream Network, LLC, DreamHost, in Web hosting and cloud services, announced DreamCompute, a scalable and cost-effective cloud computing platform for Internet entrepreneurs and developers.

Using DreamCompute’s open source IaaS platform that is powered by OpenStack, customers can create and prosper in the cloud, powering Web and mobile applications, digital media and e-commerce Web sites, big data analytics, and test and development environments.

DreamCompute is a new edition to DreamHost’s portfolio of services, which include shared, virtual private, and dedicated Web hosting, as well as cloud object storage with DreamObjects.

DreamHost sets itself apart from the cloud crowd by developing flexible Web and cloud services using open source software. Evolving new cloud capabilities are constantly created, dynamically deployed and supported.

DreamCompute is engineered for scale and efficiency using open source solutions, including the OpenStack cloud platform, scalable Ceph block storage, and Nicira, Inc.‘s network virtualization. In the open source community, DreamHost makes major code contributions to open source projects – for example, by working to integrate Ceph into OpenStack.

The newly-launched DreamCompute cloud service is scalable, quick to provision, resilient, and secure. It is ready to go for any size workload with compute instances from 1GB to 64GB RAM for scalability. All of this power comes with no capital outlay or a lengthy procurement approval process; it can be billed to a credit card, making it easy to expense. Pricing for the services will be released publicly in the coming weeks and, in the tradition of DreamHost, will be attractive to Internet entrepreneurs and developers. In addition, DreamCompute customers will benefit from DreamHost’s focus on customer support.

DreamCompute block storage is powered by Ceph, the open source, massively scalable, distributed storage software created by Sage Weil, founder of DreamHost. Ceph is now developed and supported by Inktank Storage, Inc. and a growing community of developers worldwide. The software is capable of auto-scaling to the exabyte level and beyond, it runs on off-the-shelf hardware, it is self-healing and self-managing, and it has no single point of failure.

DreamCompute works with DreamObjects, DreamHost’s low cost, object-based public storage service based on Ceph. Both DreamCompute and DreamObjects leverage Ceph technology, which is scalable and reliable, cost effective, and open source. DreamHost customers can now both process and store virtually limitless data in their quest to write and test web-scale applications.

"DreamCompute has been engineered from the OS up to deliver the next generation cloud compute service that developers are craving," said Simon Anderson, CEO of DreamHost. "With OpenStack virtual machine management, reliable and resilient Ceph block storage, and software-defined networking that truly isolates each instance in the infrastructure, DreamCompute sets a new standard for compute-as-a-service. We’re very proud to be a part of delivering the future of the open and scalable cloud."

"It’s exciting to see DreamHost launch an OpenStack Powered Cloud, expanding the footprint of OpenStack service providers and offering even more choice for our users," said Jonathan Bryce, executive director of the OpenStack Foundation. "DreamHost and its engineers have been significant contributors to OpenStack since joining the effort in early 2011, especially in the areas of block storage and secure, flexible networking capabilities. We look forward to their continued participation as we deliver on our mission of creating the most widely adopted open cloud platform."

"With DreamCompute, DreamHost takes service provider innovation in the cloud to a new level," said Steve Mullaney, VP, Networking Business Unit, VMware, and formerly CEO of Nicira. "DreamHost leverages best-of-breed cloud infrastructure solutions, including the Nicira Network Virtualization Platform (NVP) to deliver the true value of cloud. On demand network provisioning moves the network out of the way and allows cloud customers to increase their business velocity."

"DreamHost is answering the entrepreneur and developer appetite for massively scalable cloud computing with a differentiated service combining deep hosting expertise with cloud scale and data center reliability," said Jay Wampold, VP of Marketing, Opscode, Inc. "By using Opscode Private Chef to automate the infrastructure behind DreamCompute, DreamHost is making unlimited computing power available to the masses, delivering a platform for everything from early stage entrepreneurial endeavors to highly sophisticated application development."

"Dell and DreamHost are a winning combination in cloud computing. The new DreamCompute public cloud computing service, based on OpenStack and running Dell’s innovative PowerEdge C servers at the core, set a new standard for open and resilient cloud delivery," said Forrest Norrod, VP and GM, Dell, Inc.‘s Server Solutions. "The future of cloud will be paved by companies such as Dell and DreamHost that can deliver exceptional SLAs at very attractive prices. Dell is very pleased to be working with a company on the leading edge of open source innovation to make this future a reality."

"Ubuntu is the reference OS for OpenStack and is already powering most of the world’s largest public clouds. We’re excited that DreamHost has selected OpenStack plus Ubuntu to power its new DreamCompute public cloud infrastructure. Both Canonical and DreamHost have been very active in the OpenStack community for some time, and have together integrated innovations such as Ceph object storage into the latest version of Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, released in May 2012," said Kyle MacDonald, VP Cloud at Canonical Ltd. "This is just another example of how we work together to forge the future of the open cloud."

"I originally created Ceph to solve one of the biggest challenges in computing-highly scalable storage. Today it is gratifying to see innovative service providers around the world leveraging Ceph storage in many different ways," said Sage Weil, CEO and chief architect at Inktank. "DreamHost funded and supported the Ceph project for many years, so it is very exciting to see DreamHost offering this powerful, low-cost cloud computing platform with Ceph to their customers. Ceph levels the playing field for cloud providers, enabling them to quickly and cost-effectively create cloud offerings that compete with those of the largest vendors."