Behind the Grid
GLOBAL IP NETWORK
Our Infrastructure is powerful and flexible. It uses the latest, best in class technologies to provide efficient and accurate data transport. Our Global Tier One Network has been designed with fewer hops for greater speed of delivery, and with more direct paths, routing options, and private peering points.
- 24/7/365 network monitoring by our state-of-the-art Network Operations Center (NOC) that provides real-time alarming, forecasting, traffic management and event notification.
- OC192/10GigE circuits, as well as Cisco and Juniper Networks router technology
- Our robust, flexible network only carries data. The data-only network does not include voice ride-alongs to clog traffic like traditional voice communications companies that rely on legacy technology.
- Built-in geographic and carrier redundancies with at least two connections each from a different carrier at many of the major point in the network with no reliance on any one vendor in the event of an outage or broken link.
- Highly-secure Premier Data Centers with 24x7 guard service, electronic surveillance, and state-of-the-art identification systems.
VIRTUALIZATION TECHNOLOGY
All the Power and Flexibility of a Dedicated Server for a Fraction of the Price
Virtual Private Server (VPS) technology was developed over 10 years ago, based on the concept of a "virtual machine." Virtualization software partitions the resources of a single, shared physical server between multiple accounts with the benefits and performance of a dedicated server.
Virtual Power: In addition to providing a fully isolated ‘virtual’ server environment, very few Virtual Private Server accounts reside on each shared server, giving customers increased power and performance.
To fully understand our Virtualization Technology, here is why we offer VPS.
FairShare TECHNOLOGY
The high-performance approach to resource management
FairShare technology manages how each VPS uses processing power, memory and network resources. Each is allocated its "fair share" and isolated from others on the same server, thereby protecting the individual account from the problems of others. A fault in one application running within a VPS account does not affect any applications running on other VPS accounts on the same physical server. Each is allocated its own disk space and processes, which cannot be abused by a "neighboring" account. Usage thresholds are implemented, monitored and enforced. As a result, websites and applications perform consistently and reliably.
SMART CONTENT DELIVERY
Reverse proxy caching, server load balancing and intelligent routing
Broadband CDN powered by Akamai
Our system delivery allows websites to more effectively present their static and rich media content through reverse proxy caching and global server load balancing (GSLB). User audiences can cache data closer to them through strategically located servers that deliver the data, thus reducing download time and providing more server power to better handle periods of peak activity.
In addition to caching a customer's content, our solution's global server load balancing provides elements of traffic management and intelligent routing, which enable the redirection of end user requests to the most optimal servers containing the requested content. The new service incorporates border gateway protocol (BGP) anycast technology, which efficiently routes requests to the nearest domain name system (DNS) server, making maximum use of our network's management under a single autonomous system (AS). This model greatly reduces DNS look-up time and improves total performance. System compatibility covers a variety of protocols. In addition to static content like HTTP for text and static images, our Smart Content Delivery solution is especially powerful with Windows Media, Real Player and Quicktime files.
