RALEIGH, NC – October 24, 2011 -- 6fusion, a provider of utility-metered public, private and hybrid cloud infrastructure management software and services, today announced the further expansion of its iNode Network with a new utility computing node in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
The 6fusion iNode Network is a collection of third party data centers that provide computing resources in an on demand, pay-per-use model. A true utility, all resources consumed in the iNode Network are measured by 6fusion’s metering algorithm, the Workload Allocation Cube, creating a commercial standard to quantify supply and demand for compute resources.
To date, the 6fusion iNode Network consists of nodes in Bermuda, Littleton, Mass., and Toronto. The Calgary Node provides a second Canadian iNode option for customers required to keep their data and applications in Canada, or those looking for geographic redundancy. In addition, the Calgary Node provides support for Canada’s extensive natural resources and oil and gas industry with on demand, high availability infrastructure in close proximity to its users, while also meeting disaster recovery and business continuity requirements.
Mainland Information Systems, the 6fusion Utility Computing Vendor partner who owns and operates the Calgary node, has been successfully helping organizations protect, optimize and manage their IT infrastructures for over 20 years. Mainland’s newly launched mCloud allows clients to access enterprise class servers, storage and networking on demand without any large upfront capital investments. Mainland has traditionally sold into the marketplace utilizing its existing sales force, however 6fusion provides an opportunity to reach markets that Mainland would not otherwise reach.
“mCloud and 6fusion allow us to reach a new set of clients who have enterprise needs but don’t have the capital or resources available to address them on their own,” said Derek Manns, president, Mainland Information Systems. “The 6fusion partnership allows organizations to pay for what they need, when they need it.”
“This is the first in a series of upcoming expansions to the iNode Network,” said Richard Martin, vice president of business development for 6fusion. “This latest expansion not only demonstrates our ability to scale and add datacenters on a regional basis, but also our commitment to delivering on the promise of a universal cloud available from a single supplier, through a unified console, metered and billed with a common unit of measurement.”
The expanding iNode Network gives Managed Service Providers (MSPs), VARs, and enterprises access to another high availability infrastructure node environment with 99.99 percent service level agreement to support client applications and data requirements – maintaining 100 percent control. It also creates an additional hosting location for independent software vendors (ISVs) and enterprises with data residency issues.
