NetHosting Scales Out Cloud Services With Isilon

SEATTLE, Nov. 3, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Isilon® (Nasdaq: ISLN) today announced that NetHosting has deployed Isilon scale-out storage to power its new cloud storage service. Using Isilon's X-Series, powered by the OneFS® operating system, NetHosting has consolidated its new cloud service operations onto a single, shared storage resource, simplifying data management to improve service quality and reduce operating costs. With Isilon, NetHosting can scale storage capacity and performance in lockstep with demand, enabling the hosting leader to deliver highly reliable, flexible and efficient cloud storage services to its growing customer base.

"We tested Isilon with a simultaneous install of 1000 virtual machines and it finished three times faster than our previous SAN, without any failures," said Lane Livingston, CEO, NetHosting. "We had to run the test again because we didn't believe it could be this easy, but the results were the same. Isilon is a game-changer for us – a simple yet powerful storage solution that eliminates the need for additional hardware, while improving the speed and reliability of our cloud service."

NetHosting provides online hosting services, including dedicated hosting, virtual private hosting, managed services and ecommerce tools, to thousands of customers throughout the United States. Prior to deploying Isilon, NetHosting's traditional SAN system fragmented client data across disparate logical unit numbers (LUNs), slowing performance and complicating management. Without a central storage resource, NetHosting couldn't scale capacity and performance effectively, limiting operational efficiency and the development of new services.

Working with Isilon channel partner Advanced Systems Group (ASG), NetHosting deployed Isilon's X-Series to eliminate the cost and complexity of its previous SAN system and create the platform for its new cloud storage offering. Using Isilon, NetHosting has consolidated all client installs and data storage onto a single file system and point of management, minimizing storage administration, while maximizing data performance and service reliability.

"NetHosting is taking cloud services to the next level with their latest offering, delivering reliability, performance and flexibility that set the bar for on-demand IT," said Blake Hawkes, client executive, ASG. "When they needed a simple, scalable solution for their new cloud offering, we knew Isilon was the ideal fit. Now, NetHosting has a storage platform capable of scaling in-line with rapid customer acquisition, while never requiring more than a few hours of management per month."

"NetHosting is one of the leaders in shifting enterprise IT to a shared, on-demand model, which is critical for businesses looking to maximize the value of mission-critical information," said Sam Grocott, vice president of marketing, Isilon. "Working with ASG, we were able to provide NetHosting with a simple yet powerful storage foundation for their cloud services, ensuring they can accommodate future business growth without incurring additional cost or complexity."

About Isilon

As a global leader in scale-out storage, Isilon delivers powerful yet simple solutions for enterprises that want to manage their data, not their storage. Isilon's products are simple to install, manage and scale, at any size. And, unlike traditional enterprise storage, Isilon stays simple no matter how much storage is added, how much performance is required or how business needs change in the future. We're challenging enterprises to think differently about their storage, because when they do, they'll recognize there's a better, simpler way. Learn what we mean at http://www.isilon.com.

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