Xeround: The Cloud Database
Channel: Robert Scoble's Building 43
Date: 02/04/2012

Scalability and high availability are the biggest challenges databases face with the move to the Cloud. Xeround (pronounced zeh-round) is the first solution that addresses these challenges without compromising functionality. Xeround is a service that replaces your existing MySQL database and provides seamless MySQL scalability and high availability. Xeround runs in the Cloud, allowing you to scale your database up or out automatically, and maintain availability even in the event of failure.

There is no installation, no configuration, zero management and zero headaches with Xeround. The Xeround Cloud database ensures high-availability and scalability with one click. Xeround is an elastic, always-on Database-as-a-Service for your MySQL applications, built on the MySQL Storage Engine Architecture, acting as a pluggable storage engine.

"We have been growing significantly with the user base and distribution.  We are now in Europe, we are now on Rackspace and expanding worldwide, so within 12 months you will find Xeround service anywhere in world," explains Razi Sharir, CEO of Xeround, almost two years after the first time he spoke with Robert Scoble. "We have in excess of 10,000 users. They are super happy and super excited about the service being so simplistic and robust despite the fact that cost wise it is not positioned as top-of-line."

Xeround Cloud Database comes in three editions, FREE, BASIC and PRO, providing you the flexibility to choose the most suitable plan for your needs. In the near future with Xeround, you can run your database on your Cloud provider of choice.  Currently, you can run your database on Rackspace and AWS, as well as via the Heroku platform, with additional Cloud service providers being added.

More info:

Xeround web site: http://xeround.com/
Xeround on CrunchBase: http://www.crunchbase.com/company/xeround-2
Xeround on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/search/xeround
Xeround on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/xeround