We have our heads in the clouds
Things are changing around here — and that’s a good thing.
Think back before the dot-com bubble, or as some like to call it, “dot-gone”. Back when using a phone line and enduring about 15 seconds of circa-1950 robotic sounds was the primary way to connect to the Internet. A time when the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit 10,000 for the first time in history and all seemed well in the world. WebRunners was right there in the middle of it all. Putting our stake in the ground in our generation’s “Space Race”.
Then the bubble burst. Chaos ensued. Fire and brimstone rained down in Silicon Valley. You know the story.
After the dust settled, we were still there, unaffected. No vaporized VC money we had relied on. No layoffs. Why? Because we built our business with a clear vision and we built it ourselves. A vision that every product or service we offer be something that adds value and truly helps our customers overcome business challenges. We still operate with that mentality today. Teaming up with clients of all sizes to overcome their unique challenges. Face it, everyone has challenges. But what if there was one less thing to worry about? What could you use that time for? How about not having to worry about your website going down? Or your valuable company data being lost because your life’s work was on a USB drive that just melted down?
Since 1998 we have existed to ensure our customers have maximum up-time and minimum technology headaches. That won’t change because it’s what defines us.
However, some other things have changed here at WebRunners. And we’re very excited about it.
Earlier this year we decided to spin-off our 13 year-old Shared Hosting business into its own company called Webology Hosting, lead by a very capable team we have worked with for many years. Last month we completed the transition without a hitch. The decision was made in order to focus as much as possible on delivering the best experience with our new products. We have our heads in the clouds. That’s because we built a whole new platform we call VMcloud using cutting-edge technologies from industry-leading partners like VMware and NetApp. This cloud platform allows us to further execute our vision of helping reduce un-needed headaches and maximizing our clients’ up-time. We’re proud to say that Webology Hosting’s entire customer base is now running in VMcloud.
As we open this new chapter for WebRunners, we know we can earn the same trust we have been fortunate enough to enjoy for over a decade from a multitude of happy Shared Hosting clients. Now join us as we expand in to the cloud. Our business is changing but our vision remains solid.
See you in the clouds!
WebRunners Team
Virtualization: Is it right for me?
It seems like everyone in the IT field is talking about cloud and virtualization these days. What’s causing all the buzz? Is it really that good for your business? Cloud computing technology has disrupted the world of IT for the better by flipping change management on its head. IT managers no longer need to see infrastructure changes as a threat to their business tranquility. Through cloud and virtualization solutions from WebRunners, IT managers can embrace change positively. Large hardware refreshes and downtime are a thing of the past and now businesses can migrate applications and upgrade servers in minutes instead of days. All possible through the the benefits offered by the latest in computing technology.
Virtualize Business-Critical Applications
It’s quickly becoming common knowledge that virtualization is the way to go for managing server infrastructure, but how about in the context of an entire application? Let’s take a moment to look at virtualization from the application point of view.
Managing hosted applications can feel like a never-ending battle. Often times these applications are tied to specific (or even legacy) hardware platforms that require a large investment to implement and support, making them difficult and costly to scale. On the flip-side, many times they are simply a single-node instance running in Windows or Linux. Either way, dealing with both hardware and software simultaneously can create a large time sink for a system administrator. How can IT managers focus more of their resources on what matters (the application) and not on what shouldn’t matter (managing hardware)? Virtualization is how.
Through amazing progress in virtualization technology by companies like VMware or Citrix, it’s relatively painless and easy to migrate entire application instances in to the cloud – whether it be one server or several acting as a cluster. Many of our own customers have done the same, saving huge power and hardware costs in the process to free up valuable cash flow to other areas of their business.
Our VMcloud platform allows you to virtualize your entire application without costly downtime or re-install depending on the configuration, adding unprecedented flexibility, reliability, and performance. In addition, it allows you to reduce wasted computing power by allowing you to scale resources to the exact size you require and expand later as demands increase. VMcloud gives you:
- Breakthrough performance
- Outstanding reliability
- Accelerated application life-cycle
- Protection from costly downtime
- Quick and dynamic scalability
- Enterprise-grade computing hardware and storage
Our VMcloud platform provides these capabilities because it’s powered by VMware. VMware is the gold standard for virtualization and used by enterprise to drive billions in revenue. In fact, every Fortune 500 company relies on VMware for business-critical tasks. Now with WebRunners VMcloud, this enterprise-level product is accessible and affordable because we’ve invested in building a robust platform so you don’t.
