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VirtuozzoSimon · 11-10-2005, 01:06 PM

Hi All,

Sorry about unearthing this post, but some things are different since my colleague Dan last wrote in. Plus, I would like a chance to clarify some of the issues addressed. Namely:

1) Disk I/O: In the scenario that one virtual server was absorbing most of the resources available on the physical machine, this is probably not a server you would want to virtualize. However, for the scenario where your server is being underutilized, Virtuozzo lets you put the unused resources at the disposal of other virtual servers, instead of provisioning a new physical machine.

2) Open Source/NDA: While we do ask everyone testing VZ Linux to sign an NDA, there is an open-source version available to all those who want to research and develop Virtuozzo. The url is www.openvz.org

3) Cost: The cost of Virtuozzo continues to be in the neighborhood you mention. Is this price too high? If by paying the price of one new server you eliminate just 2 machines, that's money in your pocket. Bring the number you can fit onto a single box up to 20 (which is what our demo server P3 with a gig of Ram has) and the savings are substantial.

We've also released a physical to virtual migration utility for our Linux version. This is something VMWare or Xen (I may be wrong for Xen, but I couldn't find any mention on their site) offer on their own.

As Dan mentioned, Virtuozzo for Linux is a proven technology. If you get a Virtual Private Server from GoDaddy, its running on Virtuozzo. There are over 250,000 virtual private servers in production right now. Regarding our other products, HSPc, PEM, and of course Plesk...the fact that 9 out of the top 10 hosting companies worldwide use at least one of them says a lot.

My understanding of how the adult industry works online is that Virtuozzo would probably be better suited to the needs of streaming video on paysites. This is more CPU/memory intensive on the server, than say, picture hosting. They should therefore benefit more from our resource management capabilities and be able to maximize their hardware better since each VPS can access resources as needed, rather than each server being assigned them in advance and sitting idly.

On the other hand, affiliate webmasters with picture and movie galleries (and the paysite freehosts which often support them) should continue to do well on today's shared hosting architecture. Especially if bandwidth becomes cheaper

Hotstuff, it seems like the last time you spoke with someone at SWSoft was a while ago. I invite you and everybody else to check out our new site www.virtuozzo.com or email [email protected]. Virtuozzo is rapidly gaining momentum in the hosting space as a stable and flexible VPS technology. More and more webmasters are hosting their websites on VPS's at hosting companies which run Virtuozzo. I would love to get webmasters that host their own sites to do the same.

11-10-2005, 01:06 PM
VirtuozzoSimon Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 110	Hi All, Sorry about unearthing this post, but some things are different since my colleague Dan last wrote in. Plus, I would like a chance to clarify some of the issues addressed. Namely: 1) Disk I/O: In the scenario that one virtual server was absorbing most of the resources available on the physical machine, this is probably not a server you would want to virtualize. However, for the scenario where your server is being underutilized, Virtuozzo lets you put the unused resources at the disposal of other virtual servers, instead of provisioning a new physical machine. 2) Open Source/NDA: While we do ask everyone testing VZ Linux to sign an NDA, there is an open-source version available to all those who want to research and develop Virtuozzo. The url is www.openvz.org 3) Cost: The cost of Virtuozzo continues to be in the neighborhood you mention. Is this price too high? If by paying the price of one new server you eliminate just 2 machines, that's money in your pocket. Bring the number you can fit onto a single box up to 20 (which is what our demo server P3 with a gig of Ram has) and the savings are substantial. We've also released a physical to virtual migration utility for our Linux version. This is something VMWare or Xen (I may be wrong for Xen, but I couldn't find any mention on their site) offer on their own. As Dan mentioned, Virtuozzo for Linux is a proven technology. If you get a Virtual Private Server from GoDaddy, its running on Virtuozzo. There are over 250,000 virtual private servers in production right now. Regarding our other products, HSPc, PEM, and of course Plesk...the fact that 9 out of the top 10 hosting companies worldwide use at least one of them says a lot. My understanding of how the adult industry works online is that Virtuozzo would probably be better suited to the needs of streaming video on paysites. This is more CPU/memory intensive on the server, than say, picture hosting. They should therefore benefit more from our resource management capabilities and be able to maximize their hardware better since each VPS can access resources as needed, rather than each server being assigned them in advance and sitting idly. On the other hand, affiliate webmasters with picture and movie galleries (and the paysite freehosts which often support them) should continue to do well on today's shared hosting architecture. Especially if bandwidth becomes cheaper Hotstuff, it seems like the last time you spoke with someone at SWSoft was a while ago. I invite you and everybody else to check out our new site www.virtuozzo.com or email [email protected]. Virtuozzo is rapidly gaining momentum in the hosting space as a stable and flexible VPS technology. More and more webmasters are hosting their websites on VPS's at hosting companies which run Virtuozzo. I would love to get webmasters that host their own sites to do the same.