Cloud Servers

From a single server to a Virtual Data Center, we grow on you.

“Virtual Density has been instrumental in helping my company expand our web needs and ensure that we are using the best technologies for the most reliable web site performance. We have increased from one site to three servers, and moved to a VMWare virtual server platform, as our own business has expanded in its high availability server needs.”
- Jason Hintersteiner, VP of Technology at SpotOn Networks – New Haven, CT

Virtual Density’s Cloud Servers are always ready and able… as in affordable, reliable and scalable. They are secure virtual machines on high-performance physical servers and enterprise-class infrastructure hosted at Equinix. Our Cloud is built on VMware’s vSphere 4 hypervisor and best-of-class platforms from Cisco, EMC, and Dell. Each Cloud Server can be configured with up to 8 CPUs, 64 GB of RAM and 2.5 TB of storage, and we support popular Operating Systems including Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu Server and CentOS.

Virtual Density Cloud Servers include:

  • Monthly “pay as you grow” pricing & no contract required
  • Fast, on-demand VM provisioning
  • Easy upgrade/downgrade of CPU, RAM or Storage on the fly
  • 100% availability guarantee
  • Cisco hardware-based networking
  • VLAN segmentation, custom firewall rules, load balancing & NAT
  • Custom configuration options (CPU, RAM, Network & Storage)
  • SAS-70 Type II Audited Facilities

Our Cloud Hosting supports the following Operating Systems:

  • CentOS Release 5.8
  • CentOS Release 6.2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 Enterprise (32-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Standard (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Enterprise (32-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard (32-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2  (64-bit)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8  (32-bit)
  • Ubuntu 8.04.4 LTS (64-bit)

Virtual Density Cloud Pricing Plans

Basic Bronze Silver Gold
Monthly Cost $169 $279 $479 $879
# of CPUs 1 CPU 2 CPUs 4 CPUs 8 CPUs
Total RAM 2 GB RAM 4 GB RAM 8 GB RAM 16 GB RAM
EMC Based SAN Storage 30GB 60GB 150GB 200GB
Outgoing Bandwidth 10GB 20 GB 50 GB 100 GB
Inbound Bandwidth 50GB Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
High-Availability, VMotion & DRS Included Included Included Included
Free 24×7 Live Support Included Included Included Included
Optional Add-Ons
Monitoring, Alerting, Data Backup,
Patches & Update Option		 $150/mo $150/mo $150/mo $150/mo
Private Network Option
(VLAN, FW, VPN & load balancer)		 $200/mo $200/mo $200/mo $200/mo

Cloud Server Features

FLEXIBILITY

Flexible Pricing Option: No contracts! Daily, monthly and annual pricing plans available
Fast Setup & Immediate Provisioning: Your server can be ready in under an hour
Flexible Configurations: Choose up to 8 CPUs, 64 GB RAM & up to 2.5 TB of storage/server
Start/Stop As Needed: Save, stop or restart a server anytime; pay only for resources in use.
No Vendor Lock-in: Transfer data or VM image out at any time

PERFORMANCE

100% Uptime Guarantee SLA: 100% server uptime guarantee
100% Network Uptime Guarantee SLA: 100% network uptime guarantee
Latency Guarantee: < 1ms latency between servers on the same VLAN
30-minute Response: < 30 minute support response time guarantee

SECURITY

Secure VLAN Segmentation: Our Cloud Networks include a VLAN; Cloud Servers run on top of a Cloud Network for maximum security and segmentation
Hardware-Based Network Services: Unlike most public cloud providers who use software based security, our security runs at the network layer directly on Cisco switches allowing high security and high performance. Security and network services include customizable firewalls, NAT, VIP, load balancing, multicast. Our Cloud Networks are built on Cisco Catalyst 6509s with Application Control Engine (ACE) Modules.
VPN Server Access: VPN & Cisco AnyConnect client license included with each Cloud Server
Denial of Service Protection: Protection against Denial of Service (DoS) & Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS), worms or botnets
SAS 70 Type II Certification: The Virtual Density Cloud maintains SAS-70 Type II certification

CONTROL

Multiple Users: Multiple users per account
Role-based Permission: User can be assigned specific network, servers or storage admin roles
Audit and Reporting: Auditing and reporting on all activities
Clone Image: Clone VMs to create “Custom Images” to be used to deploy copies of a server configuration
Image Import / Export: Import/export server images and transfer virtual machines to your own infrastructure
No vendor lock-in: supports on-demand cancellation and return of data
Web Console: Web user interface allows easy setup and customization of Servers & Networks

NETWORKING

Hardware-Based Network Services: Security is implemented at the network layer on our Cisco switches allowing high security and high performance. Security and network services include customizable firewalls, NAT, VIP, load balancing, multicast. Our Cloud Networks are built on Cisco Catalyst 6509s with ACE Modules.
IP Address: All servers are assigned a static private IP address accessible only through VPN. Servers are mapped to static public IP addresses as needed.
Firewall: Hardware Firewall is included with each Cloud Network
Load Balancing: Load balancing is included with each Cloud Network
Multicast: Multicast is included with each Cloud Network
Secure VLAN Segmentation: Our Cloud Networks consist of a VLAN; Cloud Servers run on top of a Cloud Network for maximum security and segmentation
VPN Server Access: VPN & Cisco AnyConnect client license included with each Cloud Server

SUPPORT

24×7 Phone Support: 24×7 phone & email support is included