Customer newsletter from December, 16th 2014
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Content:
1) Server News #1: Launch of the new server series „Instant64“
2) Server News #2: FreeBSD 9.3 available for dedicated servers
3) Special offers + Promotions: Black Friday offer extended –
1.000 GB online storage „BackupHD 1000“ for only 7.95 EUR/month
4) Support News: Limited support on Friday, 19th of December 2014
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1) Server News #1: Launch of the new server series „Instant64“
EUserv has expanded its servers to a new server series with 3 models. The „Instant64“ server series provides a combination of fast processors, lots of RAM and fast SSD’s respectively large hard drives in the 4th generation at a great price/performance ratio.
The server in this series are ideal for web projects, starting with simple blog creations up to a medium-sized single-host web application or website. Even smaller virtualization projects can thus be easily implemented.
Features of the series:
· fast Intel XEON processors and large RAM (32 GB RAM)
· great price/performance ratio
· reliable network connection Cisco Layer 2 and Layer 3 – Switches
· 1Gbit connection with 200Mbit bandwidth
· unmetered Traffic without forced throttling
The following models are included in the server series:
· Instant64 M
· Instant64 L
· Instant64 SSD
For more information and pricing please visit:
http://www.euserv.com/de/dedizierte-server/instant64-rootserver/v4/
2) Server News #2: FreeBSD 9.3 available for dedicated servers
The current FreeBSD 9.3 is now available for dedicated servers and can be installed via the EUserv customer panel. FreeBSD 9.3 is provided with updates for a total of two years.
As in the previous version, further improvements have been implemented for ZFS. Thus, for example, snapshots can be managed more efficiently by using „bookmarks“. In addition, ext4 file systems can now be accessed by reading.
On the hardware side, particular improvements in the network drivers for Intel and Realtek can be mentioned. Among the available software updates, BIND (9.9.5), OpenSSH (6.6p1) and OpenSSL (0.9.8za) are included. In addition, the Xen integration was continued.
The random generators from Intel and VIA are no longer part of the release. For now, the use of „Yarrow“ or „Fortuna“ is recommended.
More features:
· ZFS supports the „bookmark“ feature
· Read-Only-Support for ext4
· Xen Hardware-Assisted Virtualization-available as a module
· Driver updates for Intel and Realtek NICs
3) Special offers + Promotions: Black Friday offer extended – 1.000 GB online storage „BackupHD 1000“ for only 7.95 EUR/month
Because of the great demand, we extend our Black Friday Steal Deal until the end of the year. For all new and existing customers we offer the 1.000 GB online storage „Backup HD 1000“ for only 7.95 EUR/month instead of the regular price of 18.95 EUR/month.
Save your data, pictures or music secure and have them always available. The access to the online storage is encrypted by using Rsync, Web, or WebDAV. You can create as many data uploads and downloads. Traffic restrictions do not exist.
Your benefits:
· 1.000 GB online storage
· secure access via Rsync, Web or WebDAV
· storage in own 100% german Data Center in Jena /Thuringia
· any number of upload and download files
· no traffic restrictions
· support of all current backup software
· upgrade memory size without losing data
· contract term of either 3 or 12 months
· no setup fees
· reduced monthly fees for the entire contract term
Link to the Black Friday offer:
http://blackfriday2014.euserv.de/
4) Support News: Limited support on Friday, 19th of December 2014
On Friday, 19th of December 2014 our phone support is not available from 12 p.m. until 5 p.m. because of an internal training. Support requests will be handled via the support system in our customer panel.
Customers with optional booked support SLAs are not affected by the limited phone support.
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