Thursday, December 15, 2011

Walking on Cloud 9

As the saying goes, we at Severalnines have been walking on several clouds this year, 9 to be precise!


Today, we are proud to say that we are on walking on Cloud 9!


And in the spirit of celebration, we would like to announce our:



Top 9 Clouds of the Year 2011 for Severalnines



Cloud 1 – releasing ClusterControl™ - our first commercial product in April!


ClusterControl™ is our flagship product. It enables developers and database administrators to Deploy, Manage, Monitor and Scale their clustered database platforms, free from the complexity and learning curves associated with database clusters. Read more ...



Cloud 2 – releasing ClusterControl™ for MySQL Replication


Designed to address issues and needs of MySQL users relying on MySQL Replication, ClusterControl™ for MySQL Replication offers a complete set of tools to assist developers and administrators of all skill levels to deploy, manage, monitor and scale their replicated MySQL databases. Read more ...



Cloud 3 - releasing ClusterControl™ for MySQL Galera together with Codership

ClusterControl™ for MySQL Galera enables customers to Deploy, Manage, Monitor and Scale a clustered MySQL database platform based on Galera Replication. MySQL Galera is a synchronous multi-master cluster for MySQL/InnoDB, and allows applications to read and write from any MySQL Server.

Developers and DBAs now have access to all of the features of Severalnines' flagship product ClusterControl™ specifically adapted to MySQL Galera. Read more ...


Cloud 4 – reaching over 7,000 installations via the Severalnines Configurator


The Severalnines Configurator allows you to generate a production class configuration for a clustered MySQL configuration. It also generates a deployment package that automates the deployment of the complete database setup. Topologies can be based on MySQL Replication, MySQL Cluster or MySQL Galera.


We have a great user base and in order to facilitate communication within our user community, we set up our Severalnines Customer Services platform with forums, online support, etc. both for paying customers as well as users. Check it out and join the conversation!



Cloud 5 – our Customers


At Severalnines, our goal is to reduce database costs, ease deployment, simplify management and increase DBA and developer productivity.


But rather than us telling you why we think we are great, we wanted to provide documented case studies on how our innovative products are helping customers meet and exceed business goals for their database operations. See what our customers have to say about us.



Cloud 6 – introducing Severalnines DataCloud™


Severalnines DataCloud™ enables DBaaS for public, private and hybrid clouds. It extends the advantages of cloud computing to the database infrastructure layer by enabling on-demand access, automated management, managed availability and elasticity of MySQL databases. This reduces cost and the complexities of deploying and managing databases. Read more ...



Cloud 7 – launching the first ever 100% European DbaaS with City Network


On November 23rd, Severalnines and our partner City Network announced the first fully European Database as a Service (DBaaS) solution - in beta form. The City Cloud Database Service is based and operated in the European Union - offering European customers full compliance with EU Directive on Data Protection 95/46/EC and a safe haven from the reaches of the US Patriot Act and making it the first ever offering of its kind. Read more ...



Cloud 8 – being talked about at the European Commission – Severalnines in the News


Following our announcement of the City Cloud Database Service, the press took over and 20+ original articles later, we discovered that we were even being talked about at European Commission conferences. Which shows to prove that politicians do read the papers (or are well briefed by colleagues who do) and that we had hit the right spot with our announcement. Find out more and see all the press coverage in our News Center.



Cloud 9 – winning the EuroCloud Sweden & Europe Awards 2011 for Best Startup!!!


We did it! After winning the EuroCloud Award for Sweden, we won the EuroCloud Europe Award for Best Startup last week in Paris at a prestigious ceremony on the Seine. We attended the ceremony together with our friends from City Network and needless to say that we had a great night! The Awards have been widely covered by the European press in multiple languages – visit our News Center for all the details.


All in all, it's been a great year for us and we have all of you to thank for that!


So here is a BIG 'thank you' from everyone at Severalnines to all our customers, partners, friends and supporters out there.


Have a great year-end and and an even better start to the year 2012 - see you there!


Please do reach out to us with your feedback on Facebook, LinkedIn, XING or directly via these contact details for fruitful and interactive discussions on this latest release. For 'instant' communication, feel free to follow us on Twitter !

About Severalnines

Severalnines provides automation and management software for easily usable, highly available and auto-scalable cloud database platforms. ClusterControl™, the company’s flagship product, used by developers and administrators of all skill levels, addresses the full deploy-manage-monitor-scale cycle. Severalnines has enabled over 7,000 deployments to date via its popular online configurator for clustered MySQL databases.

To see who is using Severalnines today, please visit our references page.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

New Euro Partnership offers safe-haven from US Patriot Act

New Euro Partnership offers safe-haven from US Patriot Act
Severalnines and City Network launch first fully European ‘Database as a Service’

STOCKHOLM and LONDON, 23rd November -Severalnines, provider of automation and management software for cloud database platforms, and City Network, the ‘data center in a browser’ company have announced the first fully European Database as a Service (DBaaS) solution - in beta form. The City Cloud Database Service is based and operated by companies in the European Union - offering European customers full compliance with EU Directive on Data Protection 95/46/EC and a safe haven from the reaches of the US Patriot Act.

EU customers can now benefit from the savings and flexibility enabled by cloud-based database services safe in the knowledge that they will not fall under the jurisdiction of the Patriot Act. Under the Patriot Act, data from EU users of US-owned cloud-based services can currently be shared with US law enforcement agencies without the need to tell the user.

“Small start-ups and large corporations are turning to the cloud in a bid to deploy and manage databases with as little overhead as possible - but they need to know their data is secure and that they retain the right and ability to control who accesses it,” says Vinay Joosery, chief executive officer at Severalnines.

“A fully managed database service will enable our customers to further reap the benefits of the cloud,” says Johan Christenson, Chairman at City Network. “We believe that a service owned and operated locally in the EU, and fully compliant with EU data protection laws, will be very particularly attractive for European companies. US companies with European operations will also benefit from the lower latency of a locally hosted solution.”

The MySQL based City Cloud Database Service enables companies to outsource the configuration and management of their databases and only pay for what they use. Specific benefits include:

Web interface for easy provisioning

Zero maintenance or administration – backups, patch management and replication handling are fully automated

Performance Management – users have visibility of top queries and can drill-down into performance

High Availability – failures are handled automatically to minimise downtime

Scalability – users can add more instances at the click of a mouse

Comprehensive user interface for administering databases; and

Data import and export functionality to help move MySQL databases within the cloud.

The service relies on the Severalnines DataCloud platform, a database automation and management platform that helps companies run flexible databases anywhere, whether on their premises or in the cloud. It is based on City Network’s City Cloud computing platform which allows unlimited growth with a focus on stability, security and redundancy.

City Cloud Database Service is available in beta. Companies can apply for the trial by emailing dbaas@citycloud.eu. The service is available free of charge for the duration of the beta period, which will run until early 2012. More information is available on http://www.citycloud.eu/

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About Severalnines

Severalnines provides automation and management software for easily usable, highly available and auto-scalable cloud database platforms. ClusterControl™, the company’s flagship product, used by developers and administrators of all skill levels, addresses the full deploy-manage-monitor-scale cycle. Severalnines has enabled over 7,000 deployments to date via its popular online configurator for clustered MySQL® databases.

With everyone at Severalnines coming from an Open Source background and with a view to supporting other start-up organisation, the company is introducing a start-up program, whereby organisations with less than 10 employees and less than one million Euro in funding will be given free access to its enterprise software for 12 months. For information, just email startup@severalnines.com.

To see who is using Severalnines today, please visit our references page: http://severalnines.com/references

About City Network

With more than 10,000 customers across Europe City Network is one of the leading European hosting companies. Core services include cloud hosting, dedicated environments as well as shared hosting and domain services. City Network also provides high end backup services via www.onlinebackup.io. City Cloud is the cloud computing brand which you can read more about at www.citycloud.eu. You can find more information about City Network at: www.citynetworkhosting.com