Canadian Web Hosting Expands Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions

Canadian Web Hosting, provider of IT infrastructure and web hosting solutions in Canada, has announced an upgrade to their CA Cloud solutions by adding additional Dell EqualLogic PS6500 and PS6100XV SANs devices in their Toronto, ONT and Vancouver, BC data centres.

It selected EqualLogic series because of their performance capabilities for business-critical applications and customizable data sharing and storage capabilities to support data growth. These SANs will enhance Canadian Web Hosting’s CA Cloud platform by supporting mainstream enterprise applications, DR solutions and e-commerce environments.

"Online infrastructure and data storage needs are multiplying at a rapid rate and our customers are relying on us to deliver highly available, flexible and most importantly, improved safety of their data. With software-based SAN solutions, customers are getting storage that utilizes a range of generalized hardware with no guarantees on performance or reliability," says Matt McKinney, director at Canadian Web Hosting. "With Dell’s hardware based solutions, we can deliver guaranteed service levels and achieve enterprise grade solutions at a cost that makes it accessible to everyone."

"Customers now have a seamlessly scalable architecture and intelligent hardware arrays that easily integrate with their tier-1 applications and virtual environments including VMware that allows them to expand their virtual environments without adding cost or complexity," said Kevin Liang, CTO of Canadian Web Hosting. "In addition, because of our unique geography, customers can setup hardware or software based DR solutions that allow them to meet corporate governance requirements."

Integral to their cloud strategy, this deployment further supports Canadian Web Hosting’s multi-tier CA Cloud solutions with hardware-based storage that is for businesses looking to support their SaaS, IaaS or high transactional e-commerce environments where reliability, scalability and performance are required. When combined with their SSAE 16 Type II certification (SAS70), customers have more choices in the cloud and will see improved ROI during pre- and post-deployment. To date, Canadian Web Hosting customers have seen savings of up to 50% when compared to competing cloud solutions.

The cloud solutions are available on monthly plans, and also include 24/7 support with certified support teams including VMware Certified Professionals. Customers also have the ability to utilize Xen or Hyper-V virtualization platforms upon request.