Afrihost unveils affordable cloud hosting

Afrihost has announced a set of cloud hosting solutions that offer users all the perks of a dedicated server, but with the flexibility to add more capacity as they need it with the flick of a switch.

Starting at just R590 a month, the cloud hosting offerings are perfect for users that want a solution that is highly scalable, redundant and reliable.

They are perfect for organisations running popular and fast-growing sites that constantly need to add capacity to serve demand.

Afrihost unveils affordable cloud hosting

Afrihost has announced a set of cloud hosting solutions that offer users all the perks of a dedicated server, but with the flexibility to add more capacity as they need it with the flick of a switch.

Starting at just R590 a month, the cloud hosting offerings are perfect for users that want a solution that is highly scalable, redundant and reliable.

They are perfect for organisations running popular and fast-growing sites that constantly need to add capacity to serve demand.

Said Gian Visser, CEO of Internet service provider Afrihost: "If you find yourself urgently needing more RAM, storage and processing power, we can simply allocate it. It's like having your own server farm, but without the admin and maintenance headaches."

The cloud solutions host sites and services on network attached storage devices, so that service can be restored within minutes in the event of a hardware failure. Since the servers are hosted in Internet Solutions' state-of-the-art data centres, they are backed by redundant power, fire suppression and excellent physical security.

Internet Solutions' backbone is at the hub of South Africa's online community with redundant links to international audiences. "Our servers are hosted locally, which means that you and your customers will get the fastest connection to your Web site. We also offer international hosting," Visser adds.