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$1 Million Fund Raising for UK Start-Up HybridCluster

In storage, replication and web clustering software

HybridCluster, an early stage software solution provider to the cloud and hosting industry, announces completion of a $1 million fundraising and availability of version 2.0 of its integrated suite of storage, replication and web clustering software.

Amongst the investors are established industry figures including Jason Seats (former VP of engineering of Rackspace Cloud), Charles Grimsdale (partner at Eden Ventures and former CEO and founder of OD2), Anil Hansjee (former head of corporate development, Google EMEA) and Toivo Annus (former Head of Engineering at Skype).
 
"For too long web hosting companies have lived in fear of unforeseen failures, spikes in traffic or user error striking their operations, stopping their business in it tracks," said Luke Marsden, CEO and founder at HybridCluster. "With this investment in the company we are now able to launch Hybrid Cluster 2.0 and compete effectively in the hosting market across Europe and North America."
 
Liam Eagle, analyst, internet infrastructure services at 451 Research, pointed out: "HybridCluster is a compelling platform in that it targets system failures and spikes in demand. Performance and availability are two on-going challenges for shared hosting providers, and two key metrics by which their customers measure their services. Hosting providers are likely to appreciate it as a means of bringing the benefits of cloud technology to their hosting environments."
 
HybridCluster 2.0 provides service providers the ability to create cost effective, HA hosting and email infrastructure.

It provides:

  • HA: Self-healing to automatically recover when hardware, software, networks or even an entire region fails – and in less than a minute from a backup made less than a minute ago.
  • Intelligent Auto-Scaling: Scaling to provide and charge for scalability in response to spikes in traffic.
  • Rapid Restore Data Vault: ‘Time machine’-like capability to allow hosting company customers to roll back to last good version of files themselves in case of accidental data loss or malicious attack for websites, databases and mailboxes.

"HybridCluster is a rare combination of a disruptive and game-changing technology from a company run by an inspiring and highly motivated team in a market that has undeniable need for, and clear benefits, from the technology," stated Seats.
 
BrickStreet Data Systems, a provider of HA SaaS and website hosting to businesses in North America, has been a HybridCluster customer since February 2013.

"We wanted to grow our hosting business but our old platform was vulnerable to systems failures, traffic spikes and end users deleting their own files. It was also exceedingly difficult to do even routine maintenance on each server," explained, Andrew Skattebo, CEO of BrickStreet.
 
"That’s why after months of research and testing and finding other solutions either too complex or too expensive, we chose and deployed HybridCluster," Skattebo added. "Today we can offer a more cost-effective, HA hosting platform that is easier to maintain and takes away many of the risks that normally affect a business like ours."
 
HybridCluster 2.0 is available to cloud and web hosting service providers. The majority of customers across America and Europe are now live on version 2.0. Users can sign up for a trial.

Visitors to HostingCon in Austin, TX, from June 17 to 19, can see HybridCluster in action on the exhibit floor as well as see HybridCluster’s CEO Marsden, first up on the Tech Track on the conference agenda.

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