Mosso Leverages Utility Computing to Provide Complete Hosting Solution for Web Professionals

October 3, 2006; 04:50 AM
The Hosting System, developed by hosting provider Mosso, brings a new approach to utility computing by offering designers and developers the first easy-to-use, enterprise-strength web hosting utility that makes the process of provisioning and running web sites and applications simple. Made available earlier this year and already home to more than 5,000 web applications, The Hosting System provides web designers and developers easy access to powerful, scalable infrastructure that allows them to focus on web design and development rather than server administration and technical support.

“Before I found Mosso, I leased a colocated server because the shared offerings couldn’t provide me with the reliability I needed. And still I spent way too much time managing the server,” said Dave Bias, graphic designer. “Mosso allows me to finally offer a cost effective and high-quality service to my clients with their custom-built and intuitive control panel, unique functionality and top-notch customer service. The Hosting System is truly a new approach, and one that has long been needed in the hosting space.”

Backed by a redundant, fault-tolerant and instantly scalable architecture, The Hosting System is managed by the designer or developer through an easy-to-use web-based application allowing on-demand provisioning of clients, web sites, email accounts, databases and other services. The Hosting System contains all the elements of a true utility infrastructure and is based on proprietary technology which deploys each web site or application across entire clusters of servers, all working intelligently together and poised to reroute web traffic should any component experience failure. It offers the performance and space of a dedicated server, but has the reliability only available from a fully-managed, clustered environment.

“We set out to change the way developers and designers interact with the web and developed a whole new technology based on utility computing to deliver it," said Todd Morey, co-founder of Mosso. “Unlike most utility infrastructures, The Hosting System is tailored to the business requirements of web-focused agencies and freelancers, offering a simple interface while leveraging clustered technology to provide reliable, on-demand hosting. With The Hosting System, creative web builders are no longer required to manage complex technology and dedicated servers – now they can just focus on application effectiveness.”

Developed in conjunction with Rackspace Managed Hosting, the majority owner of Mosso, The Hosting System was created by former Rackspace employees Todd Morey and Jonathan Bryce who have worked together for years as a web design and development team. While at Rackspace, they wanted to build a system that was more powerful than a dedicated server, but also less complicated. To execute their vision, Morey and Bryce collaborated with Rackspace, tapping the company’s technology expertise and deep resources to develop the proprietary utility computing technology that now runs The Hosting System.

“Until now, the promise of utility computing has been somewhat disappointing because current solutions require costly, time-intensive customization to be successful. Mosso pushes the boundaries in the utility space, working to eliminate the trade-off between ease-of-use and cost versus reliability and scalability,” said Paul Froutan, vice president, research and development, Rackspace Managed Hosting. “The Hosting System has finally made utility computing usable, delivering a robust, on-demand hosting solution that is extremely simple. Mosso and Rackspace are working together to continue advances in the flexibility of The Hosting System.”

About Rackspace Managed Hosting

A recognized leader in the global managed hosting market, Rackspace Managed Hosting is a world-class service organization delivering enterprise-level Web infrastructure and managed services to businesses of all sizes. Serving more than 10,000 customers across seven data centers worldwide, Rackspace integrates the industry’s best technologies for each customer need and delivers it as a service via the company’s award-winning Fanatical Support™. Through trusted partnerships with its customers, Rackspace serves as an extension of their IT department, enabling customers to focus on their core business. Founded in 1998, Rackspace has grown more than 50 percent a year since the company’s inception. For more information, please visit www.rackspace.com, or call 800-961-2888.

About Mosso

Mosso is the home of The Hosting System, providing enterprise-grade hosting through an easily managed interface so that developers, designers and IT managers can deploy reliable sites quickly and easily. Founded by two former Rackspace Managed Hosting employees, The Hosting System is built upon a cross platform, clustered-computing architecture. For more information, visit www.mosso.com or call 1-877-934-0409.