Boston Unveils Business-In-A-Box Cloud Offering at Cloud Expo
26 January 2012 Source: In house
Complete Packaged Solution Features the CA AppLogic® Cloud Computing Platform Running on Supermicro® Hardware ideal for Today’s Cloud Customer & MSP
Cloud Expo Europe 2012, London (January 26th, 2012). Boston Limited today unveils the Boston Business-In-A Box platform powered by CA AppLogic® software from industry leader CA Technologies and built on Californian based Super Micro Computer, Inc.’s innovative computing hardware.
Boston is assisting companies who are considering their cloud options by providing an opportunity to test-drive the solutions prior to investing in server and storage solutions at a cost to their business. This means users have a completely risk-free view of their cloud service before making any financial commitments. Boston has also taken an easy to buy approach for entry level systems with a Small, Medium and Large installation available which can then be easily upgraded in blocks.
Enterprises and managed service providers are facing a major shift in IT as cloud computing innovation continues to drive a more efficient delivery of business services. To help companies get to the cloud faster, CA Technologies offers a unique application-centric approach. The CA AppLogic platform helps organizations transition from simply managing and maintaining IT to delivering value with Business Service Innovation. The CA AppLogic platform enables new levels of speed, innovation, and performance while helping to reduce costs and risk. Boston ties all of these capabilities together with their straightforward approach.
“Today’s customer desires a simple and effective way to deploy their cloud infrastructure. As part of Boston Limited’s power optimized Business-In-A Box platform, our easy to use drag and drop CA AppLogic software makes this a reality,” said Ryan Shopp, vice president of Product Marketing, Virtualization and Automation, CA Technologies. “We are eager to see Boston expand its business, making the cloud more accessible to organizations across many industries. Our partnership with Boston will not only further expand the market for our cloud offerings, it also will allow both organizations to effectively assist customers with implementing effective business solutions.”
Boston Business-in-a-Box Range
The Boston Business-in-a-box range consists of three very simple to buy turnkey solutions.
The Business-in-a-box pricing includes the hardware platform, AppLogic licensing costs, remote installation and racking fee, 1 years On-Site Next Business Day Warranty & 1 Year Software Support.
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| Total Resource
| Product SKU
| Purchase Price
| Lease Cost*
|
| Entry Level
| 24 Compute Cores
144GB Memory
7.6TB Local Storage |
Boston Cloud 1024-AP |
$55,259.00 |
From $1,600.00
Per month |
| Mid Level
| 180 Compute Cores
1.4TB Memory
20TB Local Storage |
Boston Cloud 1180-AP |
$167,159.00 |
From $6,239.00
Per month |
| High Level
| 372 Compute Cores
6TB Memory
24.8TB Local SSD Storage |
Boston Cloud 1372-AP |
$430,699.00 |
From $14,049.00
Per month |
“The Boston Business-in-a-Box system is ideal for all companies looking to create a simplified cloud environment,” said Manoj Nayee, Managing Director of Boston Limited. “It is specifically designed for midmarket enterprises entering the cloud world that need assurance that the hardware they purchase will scale as they grow. After purchasing our Business-in-a-Box solution customers will be up and running within hours thanks to the CA AppLogic platform.”
“As technology partners of Boston Limited for over 18 years, we are delighted to see Boston adopt an innovative new approach to cloud provisioning,” said Dev Tyagi, general manager at Supermicro UK. “They have taken all of the elements that need to drive the cloud back end, like the compute, switch fabric, storage and software, and joined it all together so our hardware can be used right away as a turnkey solution. It’s simple but executed very well.”