New High Availability Linux (HAL) hosting services feature redundant clustered architecture with load balancing of all services within the cluster.

Cartika, a provider of application hosting utilizing advanced clustering technologies, this week announced the launch of its new clustered web hosting services. The company claims that the new clustered hosting services offers a range of high availability clustered web hosting solutions in addition to an easy-to-use web interface and client assistance.

The company articulates that HAL features completely redundant clustered architecture with additional load balancing of all services within the cluster which are complimented by predictive failure analysis, Continuous Data Protection and enterprise grade anti-spam and anti-virus features.

Cartika CEO Andrew Rouchotas explains that the unique aspect of HAL is that it resolves most common issues associated with shared hosting. By spreading loads over multiple nodes, HAL allows websites to burst well beyond normal CPU and RAM allocations without overloading servers. Additionally, service is more reliable as a downed server node will not impact service availability.

"HAL solves the problems typically associated with shared hosting by spreading services and loads across a fleet of load balanced nodes. We are able to dramatically increase the resource availability and capacity to any given website hosted. Additionally, we are able to increase reliability by building physical server redundancy into all services."

"The TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) analysis for HAL is very strong for any business serious about their website performance, availability, and scalability. For $100 a month, a business can acquire high availability hosting for all of their core services. The solution is more reliable and robust then a dedicated server and solves the typical problems associated with shared hosting environments. Additional value adds as found in the redundant, end user accessible backup solution as well as the integrated Mailfoundry anti-spam/virus appliance round off this offering and positively impact a company's TCO calculations."