The second part of the review of premier cloud hosting providers.

1. Cloud Hosting Providers
Gearing up for success:
Part 2

2. CloudLayer by Softlayer / Features
•Automated Recovery: Automated recovery options to ensure
data is safe at all times.
•Bandwidth: 1000GB of outbound bandwidth is included in
every monthly tier.
•Fast Processing: 2.0 GHZ of guaranteed speed.
•Hourly and Monthly Pricing: Flexible pricing options are
available.
•Rapid Deployment: Get your cloud server up and running in as
little as 5 minutes.
•True Hybrid Environment: Seamless integration of cloud
services on a private network.

3. CloudLayer by Softlayer / Instance Sizes
•Public Local and SANS Storage Based: This tier ranges from 1
Core, 1GB of RAM and 25GB of storage to 8 Core, 8GB of RAM
and 100GB of storage.
•Private Local and SANS Storage Based: This tier ranges from 1
Core, 1GB of RAM and 100GB of storage to 8 Core, 8GB of RAM
and 100GB of storage.
•Bare Metal Base Options: This tier ranges from 2Core, 2GB of
RAM and 250GB of storage to 16 Core, 16GB of RAM and
250GB of storage.
•Bare Metal Max RAM Options: This tier ranges from
2Core, 8GB of RAM and 250GB of storage to 16 Core, 64GB of
RAM and 250GB of storage.

4. CloudLayer by Softlayer/ Pricing
•Public Local and SANS Storage Based: Hourly options start as
low as $0.10 per hour and go as high as $0.45 per hour. Monthly
rates start as low as $50 per month and as high as $259 per
month.
•Private Local Storage Based: Hourly options start as low as
$0.30 per hour and go as high as $0.95 per hour. Monthly rates
start as low as $159 per month and as high as $379 per month.
•Private SANS Storage Based: Hourly options start as low as
$0.30 per hour and go as high as $1.00 per hour. Monthly rates
start as low as $159 per month and as high as $399 per month.
•Bare Metal Base Options: Hourly options start as low as $0.50
per hour and go as high as $1.25 per hour. Monthly rates start
as low as $159 per month and as high as $399 per month.
•Bare Metal Max RAM Options: Hourly options start as low as
$0.75 per hour and go as high as $1.50 per hour. Monthly rates
start as low as $259 per month and as high as $799 per month.

5. VPS.net/ Features
•Fast Deployment: Within 10 minutes of signing up, a server
can be deployed and online.
•Full Automation: API controls allow websites to manage their
DNS, add FTP accounts and even submit tickets.
•Full Server Control: Root access and cPanel are available for
complete control of the server.
•Flexible Pricing: Pricing is affordable for large and small
businesses.
•Multiple Locations: Servers can be deployed to 14 locations
around the world to accommodate any website's users.
•Multiple Operating Systems: Over 100 different server images
allow you to choose from many different Linux and Windows
setups.

6. VPS.net / Instance Sizes
•Cloud Server: The lowest server tier offers 0.6GHZ of
processing power, 376MB of RAM, 10GB of disk space and 1TB
of bandwidth. The highest server tier offers 7.2GHZ of
processing power, 4512MB of RAM, 120GB of disk space and
12TB of bandwidth.
•Cloud Hosting: The tiers of cloud hosting exist with the first
tier offering 5GB of disk space, 250GB of bandwidth and can
accommodate 25k visitors a month. The highest tier offers
50GB of disk space, 1TB of bandwidth and can accommodate
500k visitors a month.

7. VPS.net / Pricing
•Cloud Server: Daily options start as low as $1.00 per day and go as high
as $12.00 per day. Monthly rates start as low as $20 per month and as
high as $168 per month.
•Cloud Sites: This tier starts at $20 per month and goes as high as $160
per month.