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Hybrid Environments

Most organizations face multi-faceted challenges that need a mix of dedicated, virtual, and cloud computing to achieve optimal performance.

SoftLayer is the only provider that gives you the flexibility to create truly integrated environments. Our unique network design and fully automated platform lets you unify any of our services into a seamless solution controlled through a single management system—just one Customer Portal, API, and ticketing system.

Not only do you receive the highest level of performance, security, and reliability, you can harness the power of dedicated to the scalability of public or private cloud.

Use Case 1: Dedicated Server Performance Meets CCI Scalability

Meet sudden traffic spikes by deploying cloud-based web or application servers in minutes to supplement your dedicated servers and databases. Once traffic has receded, spin down the cloud servers, only incurring costs based on your temporary cloud utilization rather than purchasing a permanent surplus of expensive, dedicated hardware.

Advantages:

• Accommodate sudden spikes in traffic
• Security of a Dedicated Database
• Scalability of CCI with the performance of Dedicated Server

Use Case 2: Development, Staging, and Sandboxing

Quickly develop and test a large, complex infrastructure using cloud instances for higher flexibility and cost-effectiveness. When your infrastructure is finalized, re-create the environment within your customized Dedicated servers, knowing your configuration is optimized, tested and ready for production.

Advantages:

• Experiment with multiple configurations
• Test large-scale networks
• Versatile and affordable

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