Marina Arnaout

Dedicated Hosting

What requirements should I explore before buying a new cloud server?

IT Infrastructure

Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

Pretty much everything Kshitiz Verma stated. Also, it would help if the outsourced company was also an IT consultant so they can evaluate your needs and had free trials available.
Atum does both of the above, I suggest getting in touch for some guidance.
www.atum.com more

Cloud Computing Applications

Cloud Computing Implementation

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Marina Arnaout answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

How best to ensure rigorous, apples-to-apples comparisons of competing claims?

Try them out for yourself with free trials!

How should a start-up build their infrastructure?

Cloud Computing Costs

Cloud Computing Vendors

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Marina Arnaout and 3 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

By going to an IT consultant and receiving a consultation, then outsourcing their IT :)
www.atum.com (IT consulting and managed hosting) more

Bernard Golden

Have you been seeing a big demand by SMBs wanting to move to the cloud?

Focus Interactive Summit

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Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

For sure! It cuts costs and allows them to focus more on the core of their business. more

Small Business

Cloud Computing Solutions

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Marina Arnaout and 3 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

ROI of virtualizing my servers?

Take a look at some of these benefits:
http://www.atum.com/managed_vps.php

Best virtualization software on a tight budget?

Operations

Data Center Costs

Data Center Managemetn

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Marina Arnaout and 6 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

It's much more expensive to virtualize inhouse. Outsourcing is the best way - take a look at www.atum.com for plans from $39/mo. more

What is a main factor for implementing a virtualization management system for SMBs?

Software Quality

Virtualization

Virtualization Software

Marina Arnaout answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

I find hosting outsourcing providers are much more beneficial with offering managed solutions to smb. Smbs cut costs and at the same time have more time to focus on their own business. more

Virtualization Management System

Virtualization

Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

Can someone explain (simply) server virtualization?

Take a look at this explanation:
http://www.atum.com/what_is_vps_hosting.php

What is a virtual server?

Server Hosting

Server Setup

Server Virtualization

1 more topic

Marina Arnaout and 4 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

Take a look at this explanation (pictures included ;):
http://www.atum.com/what_is_vps_hosting.php

Marina Arnaout and 5 other people answered this question

Oct. 25, 2010

How would you define virtualization?

Take a look at this explanation (pictures included ;):
http://www.atum.com/what_is_vps_hosting.php

What’s the most you would pay for 1 TB of virtual storage?

Define Virtualization

IT Infrastructure

IT Projects

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Marina Arnaout and 7 other people answered this question

Oct. 6, 2010

You bring up good points but I beg to differ. With an unmanaged plan, it's just like owning your own server but without the risk. You don't have to worry and are provided scalability, anti virus, no downtime, IT support, and increased performance. More benefits ... more

What questions should I ask when looking for a hosting provider?

Storage Devices

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Oct. 5, 2010

Scalability, daily back up and hardware used are important for a hosting provider. It's also good if they offer free trials, to see if this actually fits your needs.
Check out Atum who do all of the above:
http://www.atum.com more

Cheap reseller for hosting?

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Oct. 5, 2010

What is exactly the pricing range you're looking for?
Take a look at Atum's plans at http://www.atum.com

Who do you think provides the best dedicated hosting?

Reseller

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Oct. 4, 2010

Check out Atum - http://www.atum.com
They have packages starting from $39/mo that include IBM Enterprise Server, dedicated CPU, Tier 4 Data Centers (3 internet back bone connections, bombproof, etc), instant scalability, daily back up, among many other beneficial features.
You can also get free 30 ... more

When to switch to Dedicated Server Hosting?

Data Center

Dedicated Hosting

Marina Arnaout answered this question

Oct. 3, 2010

You're actually able to get the best of both worlds with dedicated virtual hosting.
Virtual Private Servers refer to multiple dedicated virtual servers in a single powerful physical server. Once the physical server is divided, each logical server can run an operating system and applications ... more

How hard is it building green IT infrastructers?

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Sept. 24, 2010

The traditional IT mentality is that of a green car. If it's green, the performance suffers. However, in today's day and age, virtualization is actually able to increase your performance as well as significantly reduce the environmental foot print. I suggest giving it a shot! more

Green IT

Infrastructure

Which company offers the best windows web hosting service?

Marina Arnaout and 3 other people answered this question

Sept. 17, 2010

Check out Atum - http://www.atum.com/
They've been around for over 10 years and you can get a free VPS trial for 30 days to see if this also fits your needs. more

What’s the best site for unlimited web hosting?

Vendor

Web Hosting

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Sept. 15, 2010

There is never such thing as 'unlimited' and even if a company says there is, there's usually a limit to that 'unlimited' bandwidth.
I know Atum offers 2 TB which is a very large amount.... they also offer free 30 day trials, so check them ... more

Small Business

Who makes the best virtual private servers?

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Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Sept. 15, 2010

Some VPS can be shared, but most IT infrastructures that virtualize their environments are on a dedicated virtual server. This results in huge cost cutting as well as increased performance. If you're interested in testing out dedicated virtual servers, get in touch with Atum - ... more

Virtual Dedicated Servers

Virtual Private Servers

Marina Arnaout and 4 other people answered this question

Sept. 13, 2010

Top linux web hosting vendor?

You should try Atum - http://www.atum.com. They offer no obligation 30 day trials and a free IT analysis, so you're welcome to test it out to see if it fits your needs. more

What is dedicated server colocation?

Linux

Linux Hosting

Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Aug. 31, 2010

The bottom line is that server collocation results in cost cutting. I suggest browsing around Atum's website for more information or a free 30 day trial.
http://www.atum.com more

Dedicated Server Colocation

Windows server web hosting?

Marina Arnaout and 1 other person answered this question

Aug. 28, 2010

I suggest Atum - http://www.atum.com
Instant scalability, daily back up, 2TB bandwidth, Tier 4 data center protection, increased performance, custom packages based on your needs...
You are also able to receive free 30 day trials to see if this fits your needs, and a free ... more

Server

Web Hosting

Windows Hosting

Marina Arnaout answered this question

Aug. 22, 2010

Do you use a secure hosting provider?

Atum - http://www.atum.com
Secure, instant scalability, daily back up, affordable plans.

How often should I be backing up my servers?

Secure Hosting

Security

Waf

Marina Arnaout and 8 other people answered this question

Aug. 16, 2010

Why do you say that?
Virtual hosting back up systems are actually superior to physical servers. For example, if there is an operating system failure, your back up will be running within minutes guaranteeing no downtime. There's latest technology performing scheduled daily, weekly and monthly ... more

Marina Arnaout and 3 other people answered this question

Aug. 10, 2010

Where can you compare sql server hosting providers?

Check out Atum - http://www.atum.com
They've been around for 10 years and you can also get a free 30 day trial to see if it fits your needs. more

Is VMWare the best virtualisation company?

Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Aug. 4, 2010

Citrix has a great platform as well.
If you're looking to oursource your IT, I suggest checking out Atum who have fantastic partners for their dedicated servers - http://www.atum.com more

What is managed vps hosting, and how do I know if I need it?

Marina Arnaout and 3 other people answered this question

Aug. 3, 2010

Hi Pamela.
What sort of business are you running?
Please take a look at this information:
http://www.atum.com/what_is_vps_hosting.php
Hope this helps. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me marnaout@atum.com more

Server virtualisation best practices?

Marina Arnaout and 2 other people answered this question

Aug. 3, 2010

Are you outsourcing your hosting or is it inhouse?

Server Virtualisation