IDrive Compute lets developers and enterprises spin up private VPS servers instantly
IDrive Compute is powered by edge servers spread all across the US
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Cloud computingvendorIDrivehas expanded its portfolio ofcloud backupandonline storageproducts to now include aVPS hostingsolution as well. DubbedIDrive Computethe new service is designed for high trafficwebsite hostingas well as for CPU intensive workloads such as machine learning anddata analytics.
IDrive Compute is powered by an edge computing infrastructure that’s spread across 20 different locations in the US. The new service offers both shared CPUs and multiple packages for dedicated CPUs.
“Collecting, analyzing or even just passing through the data at an edge closest to the end-user instead of a centralized cloud or server ensures faster response, efficient business operations that promotes a strong and fast-performing business ecosystem,” IDrive noted.
Linux powered
Users will be able to spinvirtual machines(VMs) based on popularLinux distrosincluding Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, CentOS, and openSUSE. The service also offers several options for customizing the VMs. In addition to picking the distro, you’ll be able to decide the number of CPUs and enable optional backup services as well as private IP.
The new service gives users a single pane of glass to manage all their virtual instances and take stock of the associated volumes, snapshots, backups, and more from its unified web dashboard.
IDrive Compute has a pay-as-you-use pricing model. It’s shared CPU plans start at $0.0074/per hour or $5/month and offer a single CPU Core, 1GB RAM, 20GB NVMe storage and 1TB of bandwidth transfer. The dedicated CPU plans are available in CPU-optimized, memory-optimized, and storage-optimized plans, that enable users to pick one that best suits their workloads.
IDrive Compute will be discontinued effective from 15 August 2023.
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