Company launches rebootless Linux distribution for hosting service providers.

Cloud Linux Inc., a software company dedicated to serving the needs of hosting service providers, today announced that it has partnered with Ksplice Inc., a security software firm, to launch a rebootless Linux distribution aimed at serving the needs of hosting service providers: CloudLinux with Ksplice Uptrack. The company mentions that incorporating both CloudLinux, a Linux distribution for service providers and Ksplice Uptrack , a 'rebootless' update service, CloudLinux with Ksplice Uptrack constitutes a game-changing development for hosting service providers. The new combined offering will install CloudLinux kernel updates without the need to reboot your server.

It states that cloud-computing providers, web hosting firms and enterprise Linux installations use Ksplice Uptrack to update their kernels seamlessly, without disruption to customers. Linux distributions require a reboot about once a month to stay up to date with important kernel security updates that not only demand maintenance time from staff but also cause downtime for customers. Today's launch brings the Ksplice instant update technology to CloudLinux.

According to the company, major Linux distributions ask their users to install a kernel update roughly once each month, which requires a reboot. Until a system can be updated, it can be vulnerable to security flaws. By allowing users to install kernel updates without downtime, Uptrack slashes the cost of system administration and bolsters security. In real-world tests, Uptrack dramatically increases the actual rate of compliance with security updates.

It further states that the company invented the Lightweight Virtual Environment, a kernel-level technology that limits the amount of resources (CPU, I/O, memory) available to a specific process or customer. LVE isolates specific hardware resources in a lightweight environment and prevents one tenant on a shared server from affecting others - especially due to a sudden peak load from a single tenant. Some key benefits of CloudLinux are:

• Increased server density and capability without increasing risk
• Better reliability and performance from each server
• Protection from hackers and poorly written scripts that drain resources and cause downtime
• Reduced operational costs related to hardware, electricity, data center space and management costs
• Better utilization of existing infrastructure
• Increase uptime since no one account can take down or slow down an entire server
  

The company avers that the monthly subscription fee is $3.95 a system for the first 20 systems, and $2.95 for each system thereafter.

"We are extremely excited to be supported by Ksplice, since it is such a revolutionary and innovative service," said Igor Seletskiy, CEO and Founder of CloudLinux. "Web hosting companies dread server reboots, and anything that helps them avoid downtime is a great improvement. Many of our customers already use Ksplice, and having full support for CloudLinux gives our customers the ability to benefit from this innovative solution."

"We see a lot of interest and demand for CloudLinux from the hosting community because it has demonstrated a unique ability to add stability to hosting platforms which delivers important reliability to customers," said Jeff Arnold, CEO of Ksplice Inc. "This focus on stability and performance is very much in tune with our vision. This is why we are delighted to be adding support for CloudLinux."