Linux Data Center
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Network Connectivity & Infrastructure Layout
Our connectivity to the Internet consists of 1 OC12, 3 OC3′s, 1 DS3′s and an OC48 Self-Heal Sonnet Ring to bring you superior uptime and reliability. With multiple connections to the major backbones 95% of all traffic is routed directly to its destination, which means customers access your site faster without having to go across multiple networks. Our entire network is powered by the highest quality Cisco routers and switches along with fiber optic connection throughout the network. Protected by a self-healing ring design, the network automatically reroutes traffic in the event of an outage, such as a fiber optic cable cut.
We currently have three data networks for linux servers located in state-of-the-art facilities in Pennsylvania, Texas and California.
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Server Hardware & Components!
We are dedicated to delivering the fastest and most reliable servers. To achieve this policy, we use the following hardware in all of our shared servers. Settling for anything else would not be acceptable! We understand that our servers will only be as fast as their slowest component. For example, if you have an IDE drive versus a SCSI, then that might be your slowest component which could hurt your server’s performance.
- Dual Core Servers
- Apache Web Servers
- 2GB – 32GB Ram
- Dual 100 Mbps Ethernet Nic Cards
- 100GB to 1TB SCSI Drives (10 & 15K RPM)
- 100% Burstable On 2.5 Gbps Network
- All Servers Run Raid 5
- Extremely LOW Users Per Machine Ratio
- CPU Monitored 24/7
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Data Center Facility Features
- Daily Backups (both on and off site)
- Pass-card Protected Entrances
- Video Surveillance Cameras
- Multiple Alarm Systems
- 24/7 On Duty Security Guards
- Two 25-ton Liebert HVAC Systems
- One 40-ton Airedale HVAC Systems
- Raised Static-Proof Flooring
- In Floor Ventilation
- 6 Cabling for 1Gb/s Networking
- Dual Halon Fire Suppression
- UPS & Natural Gas Generators
- Climate Controlled Server Rooms
Windows Data Center
Among our high quality servers, many are housed at the fully redundant Data939 datacenter facility, located in downtown Denver, Colorado and other similar high quality data centers.
Data Center Features:
We maintain a fully redundant, enterprise class network, end to end.
Power
Located in Denver’s central business district, the building has power feeds from multiple substations. Electrical service is connected to Mitsubishi 375KVA UPS, which delivers conditioned power to the data center. In the event of a utility power failure, diesel generator will immediate start up and being carrying the entire data center load. Building life safety systems are backed up by a separate generator.
Environmental
Cooling and humidity is controlled by 7 air handling units featuring N+1 redundancy. The HVAC units keep the operating environment in the data center at 70 degrees within 45% humidity with variation of no more than 4 degrees to temperature and 4% humidity. To ensure that optimal cooling and air circulation is available at all times, air flow studies are conducted and an analysis with infrared heat sensing cameras is performed on a regular basis. Local and remote environmental monitoring systems are also in place.
Security
Data center facility is located in a building that has 24×7 on site security. After business hours, all individuals entering or exiting the building are required to present building credentials and sign in with onsite security staff. Upon doing so, they are only granted elevator access to the floor they need access to. Additionally, data center has own security system which consists of access control systems within office suite and remotely monitored video surveillance.
Fire Detection and Suppression
Fire detection within the data center is provided by an early detection alarm system monitored both within office suite and by the building’s 24×7 security staff.. The data center has detectors installed both above and below the raised flooring. The fire suppression system is a pre-action, dry pipe which would discharge water only from the appropriate locations when the heat in the data center increases enough to trigger a fire sprinkler head. The discharge of a sprinkler would signal the emergency power-off switch, which would simultaneously turn off the commercial electrical power to the data center and switch to UPS power.
Edge and Core Infrastructure
Our network is powered by a pair of redundant Juniper M5 routers and Cisco 6500 series switches. All of our edge and core equipment is interconnected in a full network mesh to provide maximum redundancy and salability. Internally, our network operates at 2Gb/sec.
Intrusion Detection / Network Security
Our entire network is protected by a pair of redundant, inline TopLayer IPS 5500-1000 units. The TopLayer IPS 5500 series provide protection against malicious content through advanced IPS technology, against undesired access through stateful firewall filtering, and against rate-based attacks through DDoS mitigation. Moreover, the TopLayer IPS 5500s are the only intrusion system protection to ever receive a coveted double NSS approved award in a single test.
IP Transit / Connectivity
We have fully burstable 1Gb/sec connections to TimeWarner Telecom and Level3. Additionally,Qwest and MCI/Verzion Business are both available.
Monitoring
All critical network infrastructure is monitored on 60 second intervals, both internally and externally to our network. Any potential issues with our network infrastructure are immediately escalated to company management.