MySQL AB Launches MySQL Hosting

HostReview.com
Wednesday, July 28, 2004; 12:00 AM

July 28, 2004 - (HostReview.com) - MySQL AB, developer of the world's most popular open source database, today announced a new hosting solution for MySQL(R) users: MySQL Hosting. MySQL Hosting is provided in partnership with Rackspace, the fastest-growing managed hosting specialist in the world. Designed for Web sites and other MySQL database applications, MySQL Hosting provides a secure, scalable hosting environment with a 99.9 percent uptime guarantee, along with a commercial MySQL license and technical support.

"MySQL Hosting lets any user -- regardless of resources or technical background -- instantly deploy a MySQL database application, with full confidence that it's being powered by one of the most trusted hosting providers in the industry," said Zack Urlocker, MySQL AB vice president. "We have extended our strong partnership with Rackspace to create this completely MySQL-optimized hosting solution that will make it easy for virtually anyone to use MySQL."

The MySQL Hosting infrastructure is housed in Rackspace's world-class datacenters and architected on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python) stack to maximize the speed and reliability of database-driven Web applications for MySQL (www.mysql.com).

"MySQL Hosting meets the demand for affordable MySQL database hosting by users that don't require full managed hosting, but who want to know that their applications are being managed in a completely secure, scalable and reliable environment," said Dirk Elmendorf, chief technology evangelist and co-founder, Rackspace Managed Hosting. "MySQL is the leading database for Web applications, powering millions of Web sites around the world. MySQL Hosting is a superior solution for a broad set of Web developers."

MySQL users can choose from three different hosting plans -- Basic, Intermediate and Advanced -- to meet varying usage level requirements and application types. The Basic plan starts at $9.95 per month and includes a commercial MySQL database license and 24/7 MySQL technical support.

MySQL is the leading database for Web applications, and it is also used for thousands of mission-critical enterprise applications. To support the hosting needs of MySQL enterprise-level applications, Rackspace offers complete, dedicated managed hosting for MySQL databases supported by a staff of MySQL-certified support technicians.