Published on the 05/10/2009 | Written by Newsdesk
ISP says the service, aimed at SMEs and launched under its iSERVE brand, is a first for New Zealand…
ISP and telco company Orcon has launched what it says is New Zealand’s first locally-developed cloud computing service for small to medium-sized enterprises.
Orcon says the new service enables businesses to tap in to the benefits of cloud computing and gives them the flexibility of scaling computing requirements up and down to meet their changing demands in a cost-effective way.
Servers and storage can be created and removed instantaneously and customers only pay for the time they are in use, says Orcon’s head of emerging business, Charlie Boyd.
“Cloud computing can increase the capacity of data storage or add capabilities on the fly without the client needing to invest in new physical infrastructure,” Boyd says.
“This means businesses can save money on IT costs and worry less about constant server updates and other computing issues. And because we are NZ developed and supported we can offer competitive pricing in comparison to international companies.”
Pricing starts at 6 cents per hour per CPU and per 512MB of RAM.
Orcon will also be offering a new self-service virtual server product that operates in the same manner as a real server, whether it is a particular software programme or operating system.
The virtual server can be provisioned online by the client, in real time. Customers can sign up instantly with a credit card online to get the benefits of having their own equipment at a reduced cost.
The virtual server product has an entry price of $99 plus GST per month for a package comprising of a single CPU with 512Mb RAM, 15GB of storage and 25GB of traffic.
iSERVE, acquired by Orcon in May this year, was the country’s second largest specialty hosting business. It provides a range of hosting products including website hosting, dedicated or virtual server hosting, cloud computing services, domain name solutions and more.
