The Cronos Blog

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Why less is more...

Tue 26 Nov 2013

In this blog we aim to illustrate how performance can vary from provider to provider, and how simple comparisons based on number of processors, memory and storage capacity simply doesn't work. Our customers find they typically need 50% less CPU and RAM than they required elsewhere. To understand why we have made some investigations with interesting results.

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Our Platform. Part 4: Storage

Wed 23 Oct 2013

Storage plays a key part in any cloud platform. Often the bottleneck, a poor choice here can lead to a platform that won’t scale or deliver the performance that customers expect from an enterprise cloud host. This is the last in a four part series discussing our technology choices; in this part we’ll look at the storage components behind our platform.

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Our Platform. Part 3: Software

Fri 18 Oct 2013

Why VMware and not Xen/Hyper-V or others? This is the third in a four part series discussing our technology choices; in this part we’ll look at the software components that make up our platform.

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Case Study

ESco

ESco is a publishing services bureau which provides a large range of services to a number of key clients - managing subscriptions and hosting e-commerce sites. They needed a host that could offer the rare blend of excellent service with a robust hosting platform.

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Cronos were especially good at understanding our requirements, and by providing very flexible scaling and fast SSD storage, they were by far the best choice for us.

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Simon Moxon, meetupcall.com

Our livelihood relies on uptime and performance. The confidence we get from our relationship with Cronos surpasses what any SLA could offer.

Adam Sanders, riskbase.co.uk

Cronos delivered everything they promised and more. The robustness of their infrastructure is incredible. The level of performance of our web site is now at a level we previously didn't think would be possible.

Dave Griffiths, lancerregister.com

It's always a leap of faith to switch hosts, especially for an ecommerce site like ours. Having moved to Cronos hosting, I wish we'd taken the leap years ago. Such a refreshing change to have a host that actively looks at how we can make things better.

Michael Parker, aquarterof.co.uk

With Cronos you get a lightning quick response, and you talk to a real person who is both an expert... and knows your setup immediately.

Michael Parker, aquarterof.co.uk

Having worked with the founders previously I didn’t think they could better their service, however Cronos exceeds anything I’ve ever experienced before. If you want 100% reliability with a personal touch then look no further.

Pete Hall, websiteengineers.co.uk

Cronos is responsive, thoughtful, diligent and always focused on getting the result for the customer.

David Owen, First and Third Ltd

We have followed Cronos and its founders for many years and have come to almost take for granted the level of service we receive which is simply unmatchable in today's marketplace.

Cem Coku, demomedia.co.uk

Decent hosting companies are few and far between. Cronos actually care about their clients. It's a refreshing service to receive these days.

Dave Waters, buysend.com

I switched to Cronos about a year ago and have been extremely impressed with the reliability and service I have received. I would be happy to recommend them to anyone.

Craig Parker, rugbydata.com

Cronos Internet has provided us with a fast, secure and extremely reliable hosting platform for our customers. The level of service we have received has been excellent, enabling us to efficiently and easily manage our enterprise hosting solutions on behalf of our customers.

Sarah Steer, puresystems.co.uk

Cronos don’t just meet our hosting requirements, they are an important extension of our team as they go beyond the call of duty using their technical know-how to delve into investigating any concerns we raise.

George Brownlee, farmvetsystems.com

I've worked with the founders since 2003 and they've provided faultless service and superb technical advice all this time. They are VERY responsive, knowledgeable and friendly - everything you want from your hosting partners.

Mark McDermott, codegent.com