With our recent release you will find many new options to help you leverage your GoGrid cloud. See below for the new features and system enhancements that are now available.
MyGSI Enhancements
Our MyGSI feature has always enabled you to create, edit, save, and deploy a GoGrid Server Image (GSI) that contains your base operating system as well as anything else you would install and configure on a sandbox server. Now this feature is even easier to use.
MyGSI Streamlined – You can now:
- Save an image from any cloud server. There is no longer a requirement to create a special Sandbox server. Visit the documentation on the wiki for more details. NOTE: the amount of data on the disk must not exceed the image size cap of 50GB.
- Initiate saves via the customer portal or API – perfect for automated horizontal scaling. Find out more here.
What happens with your existing images?
Nothing! Your existing images will continue to work; the only difference is that you don't need to use a sandbox to create new images. Your existing images will remain in your image repository along with any new images.
Common MyGSI Use Cases
- Horizontal server scaling—use a GSI to rapidly deploy new servers to meet sudden spikes in demand. Delete the servers when demand drops and pay only for the resources used.
- Vertical server scaling—scale RAM by deploying a GSI to a new server with a higher RAM allotment and then deleting the old server with insufficient RAM.
- Server parking—bundle and park a server in GoGrid's Cloud Storage for only $0.15 (about $3.00/month). This is ideal for users that don't want to pay for an entire month of service for a server used only a few days per month.
- Backups—use a GSI to support your incremental development or create a system of version control.
GoGrid Billing Enhancements
After significant analysis, customer interaction and feedback, we will be addressing many aspects of GoGrid billing as well as providing more thorough visibility into the reporting metrics driving GoGrid billing. This is a multi-step series of improvements which will make billing much more intuitive, streamlined, and easier to manage via the GoGrid customer portal.
Streamlined invoicing
- Receive one invoice per month on your monthly bill date
Seamless management of your payment plan via the customer portal; you can now:
- Select and change your pricing plan on demand to meet your needs
- View pending plan changes
- Receive plan confirmation emails
Granular usage reports
- View your RAM usage for your cloud servers
- See the transfer usage for your account
- Download reports to help forecast future usage
Learn more about the billing enhancements
Whether you learn best by watching a video, reading a user's guide or by attending a live training, there is something for everyone. Select the method that works best for you or use all three. Have key members of your team attend the training or watch the video. Of course you can always contact us too!
- Live Training Sign-up for our live training session on Tuesday, March 22 at 11:00 a.m. PST. We'll have a GoGrid Technical Account Manager walk you through our new features and answer your questions. Register now: http://go.gogrid.com/webinars/20110322
- Watch the Video for a walk through on how to use the new changes.
- Read the Documentation for in-depth details on the new enhancements and information about the billing process. Use the step-by-step instructions along with screen shots.
- Contact us:
- Toll-Free: 877.946.4743, Ext. 3
International: 1.415.869.7444, Ext. 3
New Base Operating Systems Available - Ubuntu 10.04 and Debian 5.0
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (32-bit)
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (64-bit)
- Debian 5.0 (32-bit)
- Debian 5.0 (64-bit)
Updated Windows Images for GoGrid Dedicated Servers
GoGrid Dedicated Server Images:
- Windows Server 2008 Standard R2
- OS only
- w/ SQL Server 2005 Standard
- w/ MS SQL Server 2008 Workgroup
- w/ MS SQL Server 2008 Standard
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise
- OS only
- w/ MS SQL Server 2005 Standard
- w/ MS SQL Server 2008 Standard
- Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2
- OS only
- w/ MS SQL Server 2005 Standard
- w/ MS SQL Server 2008 Standard
New Base Virtual Server Images: Windows Server 2008 R2
You can now add cloud servers using our new Windows Server 2008 R2 base images:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) w/ None
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) w/MSSQL 2008 R2 Workgroup
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) w/MSSQL 2008 R2 Standard
Windows Server 2008 R2 is Microsoft's latest operating system release and offers significant improvements over Windows 2008. See here for additional details.
Additional API Functionality
API users, you can now edit an image type (web/app servers vs. database servers) via the image.edit method. Learn more about using the API.
Resources:
- Watch our Videos (MyGSI or Billing) for a walk through on how to use the new features and enhancements.
- Read the Documentation for in-depth details; our User Manuals provide step-by-step instructions to help you get started.
