As you know in April of 2008 FastServers.Net was acquired by Layered Tech a leading provider of on-demand IT Infrastructure.   With an expertise and investment in virtualization technologies we are happy to announce the first of it’s kind managed grid platform.

Managed GRID Hosting takes the features of virtualization and adds the layers of FastServers.Net exclusive DEFCON Management Services.   With this new offering hosting applications, databases, blogs, and resellers can enjoy the true benefits of 24×7 monitoring, security patches, priority support, and service level agreements that have only been available to full dedicated servers.

As our engineers have been hard at work to tie in various services the Managed Grid offering that is now available also includes some of our most popular operating systems, control panels, backup services, anti-spam services, and managed DNS services.   This all inclusive product provides a great platform for software developers, reseller hosting providers, bloggers, and is a perfect solution to host 1,000’s of open source applications.

This exciting announcement is scheduled to happen on the eve of BlogWorldExpo in which Layered Tech will be exhibiting.    The introduction of this service at Blog World Expo will introduce professional bloggers with the latest in grid hosting and management services.   Professional Bloggers, Application Providers, and Web 2.0 organizations have great insight into the world of vritualization and this offering will allow them to experience both the technology, customer service, and management services that are needed to run a worry free website.

As part of the Launch Layered Tech will have an exclusive offer for attendees at Blog World Expo. Visitors, exhibitors, and speakers will be able to stop by booth #220 to visit with technology evangelists about Grid Hosting, Management Services, and validate if this offering makes a good match for their application or website.

The Managed Grid Offering is available right now through the month of September with “Free” Plesk or cPanel.   To jump on this offer visit : https://www.fastservers.net/orders/index.php?pid=36.

In the coming months fully managed virtual data centers, consulting, and larger dedicated grid deployments will become available.

If you are an open source provider and have interest in mass deployment or entering into the software as a service realm, please contact me and we can discuss customization of deployment templates and a partnership.