"There are some ways to effectively begin securing your information in the cloud. We’ve recently been pondering whether or not one can prove compliance with security and privacy regulations in the cloud. Luckily, while cloud services still may not be right for handling health or payment card information, security vendors and cloud service providers are beginning to offer ways to effectively secure your cloud-based computing resources and satisfy some compliance requirements", writes Kristen Romonovich in an article titled "Free Software to Protect Virtual Machines in the Cloud: Third Brigade VMware Protection".

The author reviews Brigade VM Protection. This is a free software application that helps VM users to achieve protection and compliance for VMware virtual machines deployed in a private or public cloud. It is available for free for up to 100 virtual machines.

The VPS Hosting provider Host Color told VPSHostDir that it launched a new Virtual Private Server named "VPS Custom". According to the web hosting company the new service plan is a "fully customizable and scalable VPS hosting service". It is powered by Virtuozzo Containers.

Host Color said that "VPS Custom" features 1 280 MB RAM, 80 disc space and 500 GB data transfer. This is the base of the VPS plan and it can be customized per customer's requirements. The starting price of "VPS Custom" is $119.95 per month. The company says that its customers can increase the memory, disc space or data transfer quotas on sign up or any time they need.

"The new virtual server is made for owners of large number of websites or for well-established online businesses who want to save money and time on purchasing and managing physical dedicated server", says Host Color in their press release. The company deals with the back ups of any information customers store on their "VPS Custom" plan and secures it with RAID data protection.

The web host provides web hosting control panel NextColor for free to VPS Custom users and does not charge set up and installation fees.

The hosting company says that it provides the customer s VPS Hosting plans with virtual server management service named "FM VPS" for $49.95 per month. It includes Initial VPS Set-up, IP management, OS installation and maintenance, Anti-virus and Anti-Spam installation, Reboots, VPS recovery, Control Panel updates, and Resource monitoring.