We posted a poll yesterday which asked if we should relaunch VPS servers. Regardless of the poll results we will be launching several VPS solutions in some niche markets.

Business Hosting Relaunched
Last year we introduced business hosting using a failover DNS solution which required files to be synced between 2 locations. The problem was that databases and and multiple domains were not synced so if your site was dynamic (doesn’t everyone now?) then the failover would not work right. Based on that we scrapped that model at the beginning of this year

To take over for that we will be launching a 100% managed VPS with cPanel. The VPS will be setup, updated and managed by our staff just like a shared server. The customer who purchases this will receive a regular cPanel login to administer there site. There are several advantages to this for businesses…

• 1 IP for your business which is not shared. This will mean you will not need to worry about your domain being flagged as spam.
• Higher reliability because there will be fewer people on the server. A maximum of 30 customers will be on one server.
• More control over how the VPS is setup so that there hosting fits there needs.

The plan will look like this…

vDedicated Business
25 GB Disk Space
1000 GB Monthly Transfer Limit
cPanel with Fantastico
Unmetered emails, add-on domains, MySQL, etc…
$49.95 a month

We will not be providing root access to these servers as we do not wish to dive back into the reseller hosting market. Again this hosting is good for a business that wants a step up from standard shared hosting.

BlueFur Xvps Launch
We announced earlier this year and will be adding VPS Servers. The test with openvz did not go well so we have decided to go with Virtuozzo. This server is good for anyone that would like to sell Canadian VPS server. The server specs are…

BlueFur Xvps
Dual Xeon Quad 2.5GHz
750GB SATA2
15GB RAM
2 TB Monthly Transfer Limit
100 Mbps Uplink
30 Unique IP’s
Rapid Remote Reboot
Virtuozzo – 30VPS
Virtuozzo Control Center
$599.95 a month
cPanel with Fantastico can be added for $20 a month per VPS.

We will be adding this to our server offerings in the coming days.

VPS Development Hosting
I did some quick searching and there are very few VPS developer servers in Canada. My thinking is there is a need for a VPS where you could install software which you would not normally find on a shared host so you can test and build scripts. The server would be unmanaged and not include cPanel. The developer would have access to Virtuozzo Control Center where they can reload the Os anytime they need to. The plan would look something like this…

vDev
25 GB Disk Space
1000 GB Monthly Transfer Limit
512 MB of RAM Guranteed
Virtuozzo Control Center
$19.95 a month

This price is not etched in stone but is where I would like to see these Dev VPS price at the $20 or less mark.

Your Feedback
We really appreciate your feedback on these plans. Your idea’s suggestions will help us become a stronger company. Leave a comment if you have anything to say.