All Windows-based applications and pages as well as Linux-based are served from clusters built and optimized especially for either. We use advanced load-balancing technologies to automatically detect the type of technology you are running and route each request to the proper pool of servers.

This is a great example of the power of cloud computing, since you no longer have to make a hosting choice between Linux and Windows. Both LAMP and .NET are included, allowing you to choose the technology you need site by site (or even page by page). Not to mention that your lower TCO will put a smile on your face.

Most popular apps like Wordpress, Joomla, Drupal and .NETNuke run really well. If you have a question about your own code or needs, please contact us.

The older and more common way to host websites is to load as many as will fit onto one server. The VHS System uses a different approach, because your sites and applications are loaded across large pools of servers, and the traffic you receive is balanced out to entire farms of servers.

It's the technology large, popular sites use to stay online because it solves two important problems. First, if a server fails, the other servers in the pool can continue to respond to requests for your site, and visitors often never notice a problem. Secondly, when your site undergoes the "Digg" affect, all the traffic being received can easily overwhelm a single server and ruin your moment in the spotlight. But our large server pools can (and do) handle billions of requests for millions of visitors each and every day.

UPLOAD YOUR SITE TO THE CLOUD
You can create a new cloud powered site in just minutes. Load balancing, clustering, and redundant storage are all inherited by your application automatically, without any effort.

SCALING HAPPENS AUTOMATICALLY
Right from the second you upload your websites to The VHS Cloud, your sites are hosted on advanced clustered cloud computing technology designed for high-performance. When your site outgrows what's included, you pay inexpensive scale pricing for exactly what you use on the cloud and nothing more.

Many of the new cloud hosting platforms require that you use custom code and architecture. The VHS Cloud is designed to run your applications with very little (if any) modification. The VHS Cloud is a powerful hosting platform built on existing web standards and powered by proven technology that you know, trust, and use regularly. You get the benefits of a scalable cloud platform without spending time coding custom APIs or data schemas.

We allow you to directly interface with the well known Fanatical Support^tm Services from RackSpace^tm. You'll get 24 x 7 x 365 support through our ticket system, chat or toll-free line. As an extra layer of support you'll also have the Net Locations support team when you need us. Support just doesn't get much better! Here's what we support:

• Security Patches and Upgrades
• Server Apps (webserver, DB, etc.)
• Server Operating Systems
• Host Hardware
• Network
• Data Centers

Application Frameworks

• PHP 5
• Debian Etch and Red Hat Enterprise Server
• Perl
• Python
• MySQL 5
• .Net 2.0, 3+3.5 (4.0 Coming Soon)
• ASP
• MSSQL 2k8 - Enterprise Edition
• Windows 2008 IIS 7
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
• Email - POP/IMAP, and Webmail with shared calendars
• Windows Components - Common components are available, such as AspUpload, AspJpeg, CDONTS and CDOSYS

Shell access (also commonly known as SSH access) is not offered on VHS Cloud Sites, primarily for security reasons. Keep in mind, however, that many functions typically accessed via shell are available including cron jobs, file permissions, and unzip. You can also do many SSH type functions by mounting your FTP location locally using SSHFS. Instructions for how to set this up are available in the Customer Portal.

We have provisioned our cloud resources to make this superb hosting platform available to small and medium business owners (SMB) at affordable entry level prices.

At prices not all too much higher than shared hosting you can have your site located in a scalable cloud architecture where it can perform without the processing limits presented in a shared environment. From just $12.95 a month you can now harness the power of server clustering like the big boys do. Instead of your site having to fight for resources when they are most needed, an army of resources are always on standby ready for you to cease the opportunities.

If you do happen to burst beyond the resources your plan provides scaling is instant, seamless and affordable. This will not happen with shared hosting and in most cases your site will simply fail or you'll have to move to a dedicated server or VPS. By the way, neither a dedicated server or VPS provide the clustering and redundancy offered by the VHS Cloud System.

Let's look the annual cost of our VHS-401 Cloud Plan where we have 15 burst that use an additional 15,000 compute cycles.

• Annual Cost of Base Plan - $35.95 x 12 = $431.40
• Cost of additional 15,000 compute cycles - 15,000 x 1.2 cents = $180
• Total Annual cost = $611.40
• Average Monthly Cost = $50.95

A comparable dedicated server would be about $2400 annually and a VPS approximately $480 annually. Keep in mind that neither the VPS or dedicated server offers the fail-safe, clustered and redundant environment of the The VHS Cloud. The cloud is exponentially more powerful at a very sensible price level.

So, to answer the question: "Should Your Site be on The VHS Cloud"?. We'll leave that up to you. The information on this page should be enough to help you make an intelligent assessment whether or not you want your site in a near 100% uptime environment that is built for unprecedented performance. Thanks for spending this time with us!