Hosting Provider Uses Virtualization to Expand Services and Reduce Costs
NetBenefit is a London-based managed hosting services provider. To decrease its data center costs, NetBenefit deployed Windows Server 2008 with Hyper-V technology to virtualize Linux and other servers. The Microsoft solution allowed NetBenefit to decrease its server footprint, reduce systems management tasks, and support PHP in a Windows environment.
London-based NetBenefit is a managed hosting company that has been providing flexible hosting services in the United Kingdom for over 12 years.
Business Situation
NetBenefit wanted to create a competitively priced entry-level hosting service that would allow it to reduce server management and hardware costs.
Solution
NetBenefit uses the Windows Server® 2008 operating system with Hyper-V™ technology and Microsoft® System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2008 to achieve high-availability, low-cost virtualization.
Benefit
Expanded customer services
Easier server administration
Reduced data center costs
Enhanced security
Software
Expanded customer services
Easier server administration
Reduced data center costs
Enhanced security
Quote
"Many customers are dubious about using PHP on a Microsoft platform. However, the fast PHP support will really accelerate Web-based application performance."
