Nexus Technologies – IT Company providing Virtualisation Solutions, IT managed Services and IT Consultancy

Having reviewed some VPS solutions of late, I was attracted to the package being offered by www.dediserve.com. I first read about them a couple of weeks ago, through Silicon Republic, and was keen to get introduced to the company

I “tweeted” them for a trial, and eventually got a reply telling me “an account had been created for me and feel free to login and review”.  Logging in couldn’t be easier, and I had in front of me a control panel similar to an VMware ESXi infrastructure client.

I have the option of all the common and up-to-date flavors of Linux including Ubuntu, CentOS, and Debian 5.0. These VM’s can be recreated, deleted in minutes, with an automated mail letting you know when they’re complete. I setup a simple ftp server, and transferred files to and from the solution with exceptionally high bandwidth speeds!

The control Panel has the option of Backing up, Emergency Console access, and power on/off.  A well thought out dashboard which you can also monitor bandwidth (of which there was more than enough), CPU, allocated bandwidth, and also the IP address assigned to you all from a https page! My only gripe about this solution is the core means of access is ssh, something I am not overly confident with. I have suggested to the guys that they include an optional VNC connection, to allow ease of access for the not so geeky open source users and they have taken it on board.

In summary, the packages are competitively priced, support is quick, bandwidth is flawless, and the Dashboard is easy to use and well designed. I just hope the guys don’t turn off my freebie as I’m getting used to this VPS solution!!

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I’ve been approached by Bob Grantham, Business Development Manager for CiX (Cork Internet Exchange) to try out their new Cloud Computing offering. Having reviewed their pricing, they are by far the cheapest out there, and having hosted equipment in their DC before, expect a high level of performance from the team. I’ll keep you posted on progress!

Their basic package is listed here.

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STARWOOD, the owners of the luxury Sheraton brand, and the Fota Island Corporation have agreed to go their separate ways from next month.The five-star hotel will continue to operate as Fota Island Hotel and Spa but will no longer be part of the worldwide Sheraton Hotels and Resorts reservations and sales platforms. Fota Island say that the decision “to end their relationship” was “mutual and amicably reached”. The hotel will no longer use the Sheraton title after September 13.

Nexus Technologies have been awarded the consultancy and Project Management of the migration of all IT and Communications back from Starwood centralized managed systems to a stand alone hotel infrastructure. “With the narrow time frame and tight deadline, we are looking forward to the challenge” said Damien Sheridan, Technical Director of Nexus Technologies.

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We are delighted to announce the launch of our new website!

At short notice, Basecreative have delivered a fully functioning SEO site for my newly established business. Having worked with Basecreative in the past, I knew a quality product would be delivered in a short space of time and as you can see from the results, I’m well impressed with the outcome.

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