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Technical Details
Our hosting parther, VMSOL, enjoys the use of a network infrastructure that is unprecedented in the hosting sector. They are situated on diverse OC192 backbones of Tier 1 carriers. Their vast array of private and
public, high capacity peering arrangements provides the redundancy, survivability and resiliency to serve mission-critical hosting and email applications of enterprises worldwide.
Peering strategies, including those to Tier 1 backbone providers, allow them to share the digital distribution architectures of their peers, which include private relationships with AT&T, Sprint, AOL, C&W,
IBM, EUNET, Telus, Level 3, and many more. These peering relationships also interconnect at all major public exchanges, including Mae East, Mae West, PAIX, and other popular NAP's (Network Access Points)
Redundancy Provided by Clustered Server Environment
VMSOL's web server clusters are bundles of hardware, operating systems, and applications integrated to host and serve business-critical web applications to users worldwide. VMSOL ensures that the hardware,
software and network infrastructure to support websites are optimized for speed and efficiency and robust enough to handle the peaks and valleys of customer demand.
Unique Windows Hybrid Platform
VMSOL has developed a one-of-a-kind technology that combines the functionality of 'Windows® hosting' and 'UNIX hosting' onto one platform. You do not choose one or the other hosting platform;
instead you run your ASP/MS Access and PHP/MySQL based sites from the same server farm. With their seamless blending of UNIX and Microsoft® technologies, VMSOL's hosting system is truly a
'cross-platform.'
Industry Leading SLAs Guaranteeing 99.9% Up Time
VMSOL guarantees that their network will be accessible for at least 99.9% of the time in every calendar month. VMSOL also guarantees that every major network service (i.e. HTTP, SMTP, SSL, POP, IMAP) will function
for at least 99% of the time in every calendar month.
Multi-homed network utilizing latest BGP technology
VMSOL's implementation of intelligent routing, coupled with the industry standard BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) peering, removes commonplace 'hot potato' routing where packets can sometimes move further away
from its destination. their network technology robustly transmits data with the least possible latency.
RAID Storage provided by Network Appliance
Data integrity and speed are assured by multiple Network Appliance Filers using RAID technology. This assures reliability where the RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) allows an increase in the mean time
between failures but also increases fault tolerance through a large data capacity and by placing data on multiple disks. This configuration allows I/O (input/output) operations to overlap in a balanced way,
improving performance. Three back up systems are in place, one being on-site and two off-site at geographically separate data centers. All systems are monitored 24/7 by experienced NOC staff.
Perimeter security via multi-tiered firewalling
Servers are protected with software-based firewalling. These look at source and destination addresses, and source and destination ports. Systems are secured using the latest security methods including router access
list filtering on inbound carrier feeds and firewalling at the SYN level on internal devices. Security systems, including firewalls, are tested on a monthly basis. they use security scanners that are automatically
updated instantly with the latest exploit/DOS check codes. This provides an accurate and detailed report on systems. The security team is also subscribed to all the major security mailing lists, including BUGTRAQ
from securityfocus.com. These lists provide access to the latest security information, which enables VMSOL to patch newly found exploits within hours of their discovery.
State-of-the-art data centre built to genuity standards
VMSOL uses four North American points of presence, its main one being a state-of-the-art 80,000 sq. ft. Intelligent Internet Data Center. The center provides the ultimate in security, reliability and technology.
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