We've brought the advantages of the cloud to dedicated.

Your application needs should drive your technology selection, not the other way around. That's why we're proud to introduce Flex Images™. The new image management and deployment system lets you capture an image of any kind of server—physical or virtual—and then deploy that image on any other kind of system—physical or virtual.

That means you can have dedicated servers with the agility and flexibility that you've thought was exclusive to what's commonly called the cloud. And you can easily migrate Flex Images between architectures.

It's the freedom to choose, change, and grow your infrastructure to best suit your business needs. It's just one more way that we're erasing the line between physical and virtual.

If you're a SoftLayer customer, log into the Customer Portal to start using Flex Images today.

If you want more information about Flex Images, email fleximagebeta@softlayer.com or call 866.398.7638 today.

Key Advantages

Greater Flexibility and Scalability

With faster provisioning and standardized deployment, you can manage virtual or physical resources with the flexibility of the cloud and quickly provision additional infrastructure and resources from existing or customized images.

Seamless, Easy Migration

Move effortlessly between infrastructure types—virtual and physical—in either direction, or transition infrastructure and resources from multiple providers to SoftLayer's unified platform.

Improved Business Continuity

Replicate environments rapidly across geographically diverse physical infrastructure to make sure you stay up and running. Deploy identical resources for backup, archiving, and redundancy to counter potential issues that might present downtime.

Unified Image Library

Create, save, and store all your Flex Images—virtual or physical—in one library. From there, easily provision and deploy any image on any kind of system—virtual or physical—for greater speed and consistency.