Our Data Centres
We use 5 idependant data centres to host our network of servers to ensure that we never reliant on a single company or data centre. Each server at each data centre is then independantly monitored and by using Virtual IPs sites can be transfered between servers and/or data centres within minutes should a problem occur
We only only use tier 1 providers so we can provide the best possible uptime guaranteee as detailed in our service level agreement. Detailed below are the data centres we use
Redstation
Redstation was established in 1998 and provides dedicated servers for clients in more than 50 countries. From the British Government to international corporations to local businesses, Redstation provides fast and reliable hosting solutions. In 2007 Redstation opened the first Redstation Rackcentre - a £2 million custom-built data centre in Gosport, Hampshire
RapidSwitch
RapidSwitch is a leading server hosting company in the UK hosting over 4,000 servers for a wide range of clients. They are part of the Iomart Group PLC, an AIM-listed group focussed on all aspects of hosting. The group has five data centres (Glasgow, London, Maidenhead, Nottingham and Leicester) and employs over 150 staff.
Webfusion (Pipex)
Founded in 1997 Webfusion have been offering services for websites for more than ten years making them one of the pioneers in the UK web hosting industry and giving them experience in all areas of hosting and websites.
Webfusion Ltd has over a million customers and runs one of the UK's most extensive communications networks. They are a tier 1 network provider with access to virtually unlimited bandwidth and an excellent reliability track record. Opened a brand new data centre in early 2009 in partnership with IBM
Fasthosts
Based in Gloucester Fasthosts have two secure web hosting data centres that house thousands of the latest web servers, maintained 24x7 by an expert team of engineers. Plugged directly to the backbone of the internet, every server enjoys a fully redundant Tier 1 connection so you should never experience slow-down or service interruptions. State of the art security and climate control have been installed.
The Planet
Number 1 dedicated server hosting provider in the world. Serving more than 20,000 businesses worldwide and more than 15.7 million Web sites on more than 48,500 servers. The Planet operate six wholly owned and managed SAS 70 Type II certified data centers in the US. Fully redundant Network Operations Center capabilities from two cities with one of the industry's fastest, most robust networks: 250+ gigabits/sec of transit network capacity to 7 Tier 1 backbone networks. The Planet employs more than 500 employees worldwide
