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CloudShare ProPlus makes app testing a snap

A simple way to safely try out applications using your own private cloud.

By David Strom, Computerworld
April 14, 2011 11:26 AM ET
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If you want to test a new piece of software, most of the time you reimage your PC or install a new OS from scratch to make sure you start with a clean copy. But now CloudShare ProPlus makes testing easier and cheaper.

CloudShare essentially offers a simple and low-cost way to set up your own small private cloud . For less than $50 a month, IT departments can create up to six individual virtual machines.

CloudShare actually has two different pricing tiers. The ProPlus package includes up to six VMs for $49 a month. After that, the Enterprise plan can provide secure access to larger VM collections, via VPN, and allow access to hybrid public/private clouds. The price depends on the number of virtual servers you intend to run in the cloud. (Until recently, there was a third tier that offered up to three VMs free of charge, but the company is in the process of eliminating that deal, which is too bad.)

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