GetKVM acquired by Bradler & Krantz & Co.

[mikho]

Looks like Ash from GetKVM is changing course (again), remember vmPort?

Quoted the email sent out to customers below ... comments on their actions?

we are pleased to announce that Bradler & Krantz & Co. KG has acquired the VPS
hosting provider GetKVM.com and its assets in September 2013. This includes
all VPS nodes in Germany, Moldava and the USA.

Founded in 1999 and headquarted in Bochum, Germany, Bradler & Krantz is one of
the most established European hosts. With this acquisition, Bradler & Krantz
strengthens its position in the virtual server and cloud market.

Nothing will change for you in the foreseeable future. GetKVM will operate
indendently and the current prices and as well as the technical infrastructure
will remain unchanged.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to
our support team.

Best Regards,
Daniel Bradler

--
Bradler & Krantz GmbH & Co. KG, Kurt-Schumacher-Platz 9, 44787 Bochum
AG Bochum HRA 4523, Geschäftsführung: Daniel Bradler, Joachim Krantz
Komplementärin: B&K Verwaltungs GmbH, Amtsgericht Bochum HRB 7849
Telefon: +49-234-6870390 Telefax: +49-234-68703955

 

[drmike]

The story last time went like this:

Kevin Hillstrand:

We’ll be sure to take good care of them, we promise!

Best,
Kevin Hillstrand
FTNHosting.net

May 14, 2012 @ 2:55 am
[source: http://lowendbox.com/blog/vmport-acquired-by-ftnhosting/]

Back then we had an imaginary man welcoming folks.  He also liked to talk to himself and about himself as Ethan in the above linked LEB thread.

Those poor customers stayed put less than a year before URPad sold itself.

I'll skip GetKVM_Ash / Ashley Hawkridge  and his next VPS flipper experiment.

 

[Jack]

VMPort 

Created: 19 Jun 2011

Sold: May 14, 2012 

Duration: 11 months

 

GetKVM

Created: 27 Apr 2012

Sold: 3rd September 2013

Duration: 17 Months

 

[peterw]

So that was the reason to abandon the US business!

 

[drmike]

We regret to inform you that on the 28/08/13 we will close all of our KVM and OpenVZ services in the US (New Jersey). Due to a lack of demand for services here it is no longer financially viable for us to continue operating at a loss as we have been for the past 6 months. We appreciate this may be an inconvenience to you and will do anything in our power to assist you with migrating away and retaining your data.

 

[Francisco]

We regret to inform you that on the 28/08/13 we will close all of our KVM and OpenVZ services in the US (New Jersey). Due to a lack of demand for services here it is no longer financially viable for us to continue operating at a loss as we have been for the past 6 months. We appreciate this may be an inconvenience to you and will do anything in our power to assist you with migrating away and retaining your data.

They changed this as they claim they cut a deal with their host. It's possible they moved to an RTO or... Does anyone have a test IP from the NJ location?

Francisco

 

[drmike]

NJ IPs were:

Test IPv4: 108.61.95.174
Test IPv6: 2001:19f0:1614:12f::8e83:71da

 

[drmike]

.But as the great internet God in the pipes so found:

Hello.

We are pleased to announce that we have negotiated a deal with our New Jersey provider which will allow us to continue services here. Our US location and services will now remain active. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and hope you’re happy to continue business with us.

Best Regards,
The GetKVM Team.

 

[AnthonySmith]

wow this actually came as a surprise..

What is next Ash, Xenport?

 

[jcaleb]

To his defense, it seems he did not offer very crazy prices to pump a lot of customers

 

[mikho]

By the looks of it, Ash likes to set things up but then when all is done and its down to "business as usual" he gets "bored" and wants something else.

 

[AnthonySmith]

By the looks of it, Ash likes to set things up but then when all is done and its down to "business as usual" he gets "bored" and wants something else.

Seems so, and nothing wrong or illegal about company flipping either, it is not like he is getting them in to an over sold state before jumping ship and dropping people in the poo, he runs the business well then flips it.

 

[lv-matt]

To his defense, it seems he did not offer very crazy prices to pump a lot of customers

He did, he was offering 2GB KVM VPSs on LET for $7.

 

[Patrick]

Bradler & Krantz GmbH is ProviderService who have an pretty tight solid reputation, think of it as a upgrade and seems like a better company than what Ash's venture was sold to before

 

[drmike]

Note to all the good providers, the $7 or less 2GB resource wars are artificial and unsustainable.

If you are going to try such stunts:

1. Colo your own gear

2. Invest in LARGE RAM servers

3. Invest in multiple servers per 1U footprint

4. Control/own your own IP space

5. Lean towards abuse friendly platform like OpenVZ

I see annuals now where the IP cost exceeds the plan (mind you on lower RAM plans).

 

[HalfEatenPie]

Totally unrelated, I just cancelled my VM with GetKVM like a few days ago.  

 

[drmike]

^--- Oh you are the cancellation that broke Ash's back.

 

[jcaleb]

@lv-matt i stand corrected

 

[HalfEatenPie]

^--- Oh you are the cancellation that broke Ash's back.

#YOLO

Ok I'm done.  

 

[concerto49]

Maybe a fusion for the next round? GetKVMPort? But yes, it is a tough market.