New Add-Ons Available: Get Your Xeround Cloud Database on AppHarbor’s .NET Platform and on PHP Fog

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

We’re excited to announce the availability of Xeround Cloud database as an add-on on AppHarbor’s .NET platform as well as on the PHP Fog platform.

Xeround’s  add-on provides .NET and PHP developers using these platforms with a zero-management, highly available and scalable cloud database solution in just one click.

To create a new Xeround DB instance on PHP Fog and AppHarbor, all users need to do is add the add-on to their application from within their environment. This automatically creates a MySQL-compatible cloud database that easily connects to their application.

Xeround’s add-on on AppHarbor is available in Xeround’s FREE, BASIC and PRO plans as a complete end-to-end solution for seamlessly using MySQL with your .NET app. PHP Fog users will initially be offered Xeround’s FREE version, soon to expand to additional plans to enable automatic scaling and more robust features.

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Podcast: Database In The Cloud – Which Option Is Best?

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

Xeround’s CEO Razi Sharir, joined by James Phillips, co-founder of Couchbase, and Ed Boyajian, CEO of EnterpriseDB, sat down with Alan Shimel from Network World to discuss databases in the cloud.

The four of them discuss how to choose the cloud database solution best suited for your application’s use case, the state of the market and where cloud databases are headed.

Listen to the podcast:

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Cloud Database and ‘Everything-as-a-Service’ Approach: A Xeround Case Study

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

We at Xeround believe that developers should focus on their code and not on the IT/Operations side of things. And we’re not the only ones who believe that.

As more and more applications are being migrated to the cloud – we see developers choosing to integrate with their application a myriad of off-the-shelf cloud services – rather than develop components themselves or (worst yet) being bothered with the infrastructure hassles like in the past.

One such example is Blue Saki Online – a Xeround customer tasked with migrating AMANDA Video Marketing Platform to the cloud.

AMANDA is a subscription-based video marketing platform tailored to the needs of the financial, insurance and healthcare industries. AMANDA combines the features of email marketing, YouTube, social media, blackberry messenger reporting and CRM to create a powerful and effective video marketing tool for agents, representatives and consultants in the service industry.

 

 

The Challenge

The migration of AMANDA to the cloud was aimed to ensure 99.99% high availability guarantee of all application’s components – including the database tier – in a way that would:

  • Minimize in-house management resources and operational costs
  • Will provide a fully-managed self-monitoring environment with 24/7 support
  • Will support future scaling needs in a painless manner

The Solution

Blue-Saki Online chose an all-cloud-services strategy to develop their video marketing platform and migrate it to the cloud.

From application server and load balancers, to the database service, CDN, email delivery, load testing, monitoring, financial services, and more — only off-the-shelf cloud services were chosen.

By examining the reasons for choosing only cloud services (and the specific solutions chosen)  - we can see how the cloud helps developers:

  1. Cut down on development and operational costs
  2. Enable faster time-to-deployment
  3. Improve reliability for mission-critical applications.

 

Read the Case Study to learn about the economic, strategic and operational reasons behind the “Everything-as-a-Service” approach and discover its direct impact for your bottom line.

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Xeround Cloud Database for MySQL Apps Now Available on Rackspace’s UK Datacenter

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

We’re excited to announce the availability of Xeround’s Database-as-a-Service on Rackspace’s UK datacenter.

Xeround is already running on Rackspace Cloud in the US, as well as on Amazon EC2 in the US and in Europe, Heroku, Engine Yard, and most recently in beta on HP Cloud Services. This latest addition of Rackspace UK datacenter marks Xeround’s continued expansion to additional regions, cloud providers and cloud platforms worldwide.

Cloud users running their apps on Rackspace’s UK datacenter can now create their Xeround DB instance on the same datacenter – enjoying Xeround’s no-downtime guarantee and true elasticity.

Xeround on Rackspace UK is available in both Xeround BASIC and Xeround PRO plans.

The first 30-days of using Xeround are free - no credit card required.
Sign up to create your Xeround cloud database on Rackspace Cloud in the UK.

 

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Xeround Cloud Database is Now Available as Engine Yard Add-on

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

We’re happy to announce the availability of Xeround Cloud Database for MySQL applications as an add-on for the Engine Yard Platform. Xeround’s add-on provides simple one-click integration between Engine Yard’s applications and Xeround’s Database-as-a-Service.

Initially, Xeround’s add-on is integrated with Engine Yard’s Orchestra PHP Platform, and will later expand to Engine Yard’s Ruby cloud.

Xeround Cloud Database Add-on for Orchestra PHP Cloud

Xeround’s add-on allows Orchestra users to create their Xeround DB instance with a single click from within the Orchestra environment. This automatically creates a highly-available, zero-management, cloud database that easily connects to their PHP application.

Currently, Xeround’s add-on for Orchestra supports Xeround FREE plan, best suited for small web apps and development or staging purposes. The new add-on allows users to enjoy an always-on MySQL-compatible cloud database up to 10MB at no cost.

Xeround’s additional paid plans (Xeround BASIC and Xeround PRO) will be rolled out in the coming months. Until that time, Orchestra users looking for larger DB sizes, automatic scaling, unlimited throughput and other advanced features, can register via Xeround to create their database instance – and then connect it to their Orchestra application just as they would connect their app to any external database.

See instructions on how to connect your Orchestra MySQL application to Xeround here.

See it in action!

Attend our live webinar with Engine Yard.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Time: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

Are you thinking of running your PHP application in the cloud, or is it already running on Orchestra PHP Cloud?  Being one of the most popular databases out there, chances are your PHP application is also using MySQL as its database. With Xeround’s new add-on for Orchestra PHP Platform you can discover the easy way of running MySQL in the cloud.

Join us for this 30 minute webcast, where you will learn how to:

  • Create a new, fully functional, FREE database instance in seconds
  • Seamlessly connect your new cloud database to your Orchestra PHP app
  • Auto-scale your database when more resources are required – with no need for configuration or management overhead on your part.
  • Ensure availability and elasticity with just 1-click!

Register to the Webinar »

 

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Xeround Now Available in Beta on HP Cloud Services

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

HP recently announced the beta of their new HP Cloud Services.

We’re happy to announce that Xeround Cloud Database is now offered in beta on HP Cloud datacenter as well.

Xeround’s cloud database architecture is vendor-agnostic and can run on any cloud service provider. We are constantly expanding our offering to include additional regions and clouds – allowing more of our users the choice to run their Xeround Cloud Database on their chosen cloud provider.

When signing up for Xeround, users can now choose to create a Xeround FREE database instance in beta on HP’s AZ2 datacenter in the US west coast. Additional Xeround plans will be rolled out in the coming months.

In addition to the new beta on HP Cloud Services, Xeround’s database-as-a-service is already available on Amazon EC2 in the United States and in Europe, and on the Heroku platform; with more PaaS partners and clouds scheduled to go live soon.

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Watch Our Interview with Robert Scoble

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Avigail Ofer

Xeround’s CEO, Razi Sharir, recently sat down with Robert Scoble to catch up on our database-as-a-service solution, our new plans and where we’re heading.

Watch the video interview:

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