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CohesiveFT Adds the Kernel-Based Virtual Machine Format to Its Automated Elastic Server(R) Platform
Kernel-Based Virtual Machines Now Available via the Elastic Server(R) Platform for On-Demand Virtual Server Creation
| Source: CohesiveFT
CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwire - January 7, 2009) - CohesiveFT (http://www.cohesiveft.com), the
leader in automated software assembly, today announced support to automate
the deployment of Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) servers via the
Elastic Server web-based factory. Elastic Server is an automated "factory"
that allows IT professionals to assemble, deploy, and manage virtual
servers using a simple point-and-click interface. Beginning today,
customers can assemble custom servers for deployment to the Kernel Virtual
Machine format.
KVM is a Linux kernel virtualization infrastructure licensed under the GNU
GPL. It provides a mechanism for splitting a single physical computer into
multiple virtual machines. KVM's approach differs from other
virtualization formats in that it requires no patching of the kernel and
takes advantage of performance improvements available on hardware
containing virtualization extensions (Intel VT or AMD-V).
"With the virtualization and cloud computing landscape becoming
simultaneously richer in feature set and more competitive in numbers of
vendors, customers want to have the agility to capitalize on new
capabilities in the marketplace. They want to have their infrastructure,
in their control, in the clouds. We are constantly adding new
virtualization formats like KVM to our Elastic Server platform as part of
our solution for providing this agility," said Patrick Kerpan, CTO at
CohesiveFT. "Our increasing number of virtual server formats and
deployment destinations allow users to do things like test virtual servers
on local infrastructure using KVM, then re-master and deploy to EC2 in
minutes without the need to worry about the format differences."
The Elastic Server platform is a complement to virtualization and cloud
offerings. Users assemble custom servers by choosing from a library of
popular components. Once assembled, these custom application stacks can be
configured to a variety of virtualization and cloud-ready formats,
downloaded and deployed in real-time. Completed server stacks can be
distributed through the Elastic Server platform. There are more than two
thousand community users contributing over five thousand Elastic Servers
to the market. The addition of KVM follows CohesiveFT's recent addition of
Virtual Iron, support for Amazon EC2 in Europe, the Ubuntu operating
system, and the industry's first commercial cloud security solution,
VPN-Cubed (http://www.cohesiveft.com/vpncubed).
KVM is available now via Elastic Server (http://elasticserver.com). For
more information about CohesiveFT's data center-to-cloud migration services
for deploying clusters of servers in the clouds, contact
sales(at)cohesiveft.com.
About CohesiveFT
CohesiveFT enables customers to dynamically define and deploy servers for
virtual environments and clouds. The company's flagship platform, Elastic
Server®, is a web-based "factory" for creating, deploying and managing
custom, multi-sourced assemblies comprised of horizontal, open source and
third-party software components. Elastic Servers can be saved as templates,
updated, augmented, or redeployed in minutes. In addition to the
self-service platform, the company offers packaged solutions for custom
cloud implementations. CohesiveFT was founded in 2006 by principals with
deep backgrounds in Enterprise IT, Commercial ISVs and multiple successful
startups. CohesiveFT was listed among InformationWeek's "top cloud
computing startups you should know." The company has offices in London,
Chicago and Palo Alto. For more information, visit www.cohesiveft.com.
Elastic Server is a registered trademark of CohesiveFT. Amazon Elastic
Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc. or its
affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks and
names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective companies.