Our Web
Hosting Technology
Cutting edge
technology puts you in front of the competition
100% Dell
Servers
We only use Dell servers in
our web hosting platform. Utilising state-of-the-art
technology we have built a web hosting platform that is
second to none
Our platform is designed in such a way that if any server
fails, another server automatically and without delay takes
over that server's workload. For example, if one of our mail
servers breaks down, another server automatically comes
online with all the correct configuration, and takes over
the work of the failed server. During this period no email
is lost.
As well as this, all data is stored in two large network
disk arrays. Data is automatically synchronised between the
arrays so that in the event of an array failing, the
remaining array continues to serve data to the servers with
no downtime.
Strong
Data Backup
Our network arrays operate
RAID, a way of configuring a system so a disk can fail with
no impact to data. As explained above, we also operate our
network arrays in mirrored pairs so a whole array can fail
with no impact. Each array is also backed up each night to a
separate backup cluster which is then written to tape and
stored offsite.
Our backup procedure goes above and beyond the majority of
web hosting companies.
Web
Hosting Infrastructure
The following diagram
represents the Splash Internet web hosting infrastructure.
Server Specification
Our current
server specification is as follows:
• Dual Quad Core Intel®
Xeon® 3.16GHz with 2X6MB Cache
• 8 GB RAM
• Dual 136 GB SCSI Drive (for the operating system)
• RAID Mirroring (for the operating system)
• Dual Power Supplies
• Dual Gigabit Network Adapters
100%
Cisco Gigabit Network
Splash Internet's network
operates on industry-leading network equipment from Cisco
Systems. All our switches and routers are developed by
Cisco. Our network is based on 10 gigabit technology, which
means that it runs at a speed of 10000 Mb per second - most
web hosting networks are limited to much less.
Our network also utilises 100% CAT6 network cable, which
contains four pairs of copper wire and, unlike CAT5,
utilises all four pairs. CAT6 supports Gigabit (1000 Mbps)
Ethernet and supports communications at more than twice the
speed of CAT5e, which is the other popular standard for
Gigabit Ethernet cabling.
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Platform
Redhat is the leading
provider of Linux open source software. For many years now
Redhat Linux has been the number one choice for web hosting
companies, not just because of Redhat's amazing scalability
but also because of its track record as the most stable
operating system available in the market today.
Our systems utilise the latest Redhat server technology to
allow our servers to be continually up to date with Redhat
system & security patches.
Unlike many of our competitors, we run Redhat Enterprise
Linux, the most stable release of Redhat Linux available and
the only version that keeps completely up to date with
security patches.
Windows
Server 2008
We use Microsoft Windows
Server 2008 to power our Windows shared hosting platform.
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 is the most advanced Windows
Server operating system yet, designed to power the next
generation of networks, applications, and Web services. With
Windows Server 2008 you can develop, deliver, and manage
rich user experiences and applications, provide a highly
secure network infrastructure, and increase technological
efficiency and value within your organization.
Connectivity
Splash Internet operates a
multi-homed network utilising BGP4 technology. Simply put,
we have multiple connections to the Internet with different
backbone providers; should any connection fail our other
connections automatically take all the traffic. Not only
does this mean that we are very unlikely to lose
connectivity to the Internet, but it also means that traffic
moving to and from our network can choose from a range of
paths to get to its final destination. This means that we
have been able to configure the network to always to take the
fastest paths.
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