3...2...1...Happy KVM!

What's new in 2009? Well, the addition of KVM (Kernel Virtual Machine) format as a deployment option on the Elastic Server Platform of course! We had a Cohesive New Year's Eve party and decided the best way to ring in 2009 was with additional options for our users. KVM is available now on all Elastic Server Account Editions.

KVM is a virtualization solution that is part of the mainline Linux kernel (V2.6.20). It supports the virtualization of Linux guest operating systems and even Windows® with hardware that is virtualization-aware.

Building your KVM Elastic Server
Build your custom KVM Elastic Server the same way your would build any Elastic Server. Select the components you fancy from one of our popular Elastic Server Sites (e.g. Rails, Django, LAMP, etc.) or select from our Bundle Explorer and add them to your software component bundle cart (MySQL 5, Apache 2 and PHP 5).

Once your components are 'stacked' the way you want them, simply click "Build" making sure the "KVM" radio button from the "Ready to Build" screen is selected. Your custom KVM Elastic Server is built on-demand and ready for you to download in minutes. It couldn't be easier!

Do you have more than a few servers to create? Contact our sales team to learn about our Enterprise-class offering for clusters of servers. Concerned about security and integration within a cloud, across clouds, or between your private infrastructure and a cloud - you may also be interested in our cloud security offering, VPN-Cubed for "wrapping up" your KVM-based Elastic Servers.