What is it?
The most flexible hosted computing service available today. While using VMware's vSphere, Genesis
uses a
unique pricing model that charges customers for
reserved resources,
and not per-virtual machine.
Resources consist of CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network components that can be used by a number of
machines. Individual machines can be defined with granularity, not tiered like most other providers.
Our
Technology Overview page
has additional information.
We've also been a VMware Authorized Service Provider since 2006.
Advantages
- instant deployment
- monthly-billed - fixed cost per month, quarter, 6-months, or year - good for budgets!
- elastic computing - choose your CPU, Memory, Disk, and Network options as you need
- same very aggressive SLA as with all of our services
- no need to pay for CPU or Memory resources for powered-down machines
- direct connectivity with co-located equipment and possibly dedicated physical servers
- direct connectivity with a dedicated cluster deployed as part of our Enterprise Virtual Infrastructure service
- 24x7x365 support
Features
- access to the VMware API!
- clone machines
- resize and reconfigure machines - in many cases "hot"
- virtual CPU count - your choice - no extra cost
- thin-provisioned disk support - only pay for disk space in use
- multiple networks per machine - create your own router for example
- layer 2 VLANs - IP agnostic - you choose our own private IP scheme
- free machine image backups - we charge for restores instead, but have peace of mind that a backup exists
- unlimited snapshots
- prioritize resources - raise production machine priority over staging
- import/export machines
- categorize machines by folder
- permissions can be assigned to folders*
* currently requires assistance from Genesis
Get Started!
If you are looking for virtual machines that are ready to power-on
with pre-determined resource and software configurations...
Please Contact Us to sign-up for an account!
Instantly clone any of the following machines to your account:
- Any available JumpBox - $100/month gives you access to every JumpBox in their library!
We're an Authorized JumpBox Hosting Provider!
- Nixu DNS Appliance
We're a Nixu Reseller!
- Other appliances coming soon... have a suggestion? Let us know!
- Microsoft Windows Server
- 2003 or 2008 R1 or 2008 R2
- 32-bit or 64-bit
- Standard, Enterprise, or Datacenter Editions
- Various applications pre-installed:
- ISA Server 2006 or 2010
- SQL Server 2005 or 2008 or 2008 R2
- CentOS Linux 5 (32-bit or 64-bit)
- Ubuntu Linux
- Server or Desktop
- 32-bit or 64-bit
- 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 9.10, or 10.x
- OpenBSD 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, or 4.7
