Beachcomber.NET

At Beachcomber Creations we collocate our servers, the following description is from that data center information package. We are not attempting to imply that we own or have ownership in this data center, this page is simply for informational purposes for our customers so you can feel comfortable with the partners we choose and the location of your site and/or server.

 

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Fortress ITX Data Center (New Jersey)

The FortressITX Data Center resides in Clifton, NJ, just 14 miles from New York City. This new facility boasts enormous growth potential allowing us capabilities of up to 55,000 sq ft of pure datacenter floor space, and ease of access to backbone providers. Currently, the facility incorporates over 7,500 sq ft of completed raised floor data center space, along with 4,500 sq ft of corporate office space which includes a front reception area, conference rooms, and ample space for our employees. The new datacenter has been carefully planned from inception to overcompensate for such factors as cooling, generators, UPS's, backup generators, fire suppression, and much, much more. Our new facility has been set in place with 7,500 sq ft of raised flooring, 4 (ten) 20 ton AC units and double pre-action fire suppression system. FortressITX currently uses MCI and Above.net as its backbone providers, and is adding Level3 and Global Crossing in the near future. FortressITX offers fast, reliable connectivity to the internet via an MCI OC48 Full Sonnet Ring with the addition of dual OC192's in the upcoming future.

 

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Softlayer (Texas)

SoftLayer is the first true on-demand hosting solution with public and private networks to ensure complete control over the outsourced environment. Comprised of two separate and distinct redundant network architectures, the SoftLayer network-within-the-network design delivers enterprise level hosting services while adding complete management and flexibility to the outsourced environment.
  

Cisco Routers & Switches - 6500, 3750, 2900 Series routers and switches with gigabit speeds available from the individual server to the Internet.

Redundant GigE Backbone - Multi-router gigabit connections to the Internap, SAVVIS, VERIO/NTT, Abovenet, and Global Crossing core backbone exchanges located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas

Traffic Management & Analysis - Utilizing Peakflow from Arbor Networks coupled with Netflow data from Cisco routers and switches, network engineers continuously monitor the health, reliability, and performance of the network. Historical analysis is critical for demand and capacity planning.

Network IDS, IPS & DDOS - Industry best solutions from Tipping Point are utilized to guard against denial of service, malicious traffic, viruses, malware, phishing, spyware and other types of Internet threats via wire speed detection and remediation coupled with automatic and zero day response.

Private VLAN & Port Control - All servers reside on private VLANs for security purposes. Additional servers or firewalls added after the initial install can be placed on existing VLANs or new VLANs without service interruptions or IP changes. Port control is also available to change port speeds from 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps to further manage security and bandwidth usage.

Bandwidth Graphs & Alerts - Detailed bandwidth graphs with historical data and projected monthly usage are available for all public server ports. Custom bandwidth alerts
notify of bandwidth usage, spikes, or overages

The SoftLayer private routed network is comprised of Cisco 6500, 3500 and 2900 series switches and routers.

The functional areas of the Private Network are listed below

Backend Network - 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps server-to-server connections with unlimited traffic between servers.

? Private VLANs are used for security with port speed control and bandwidth graphs for traffic management.
? Servers can be added to private VLANs at the time of purchase or added in the future without service interruption.

Management Network - True out-of-band management of your IT environment via a separate and distinct Internet connection through an SSL VPN gateway.

? SoftLayer maintains a separate gigabit network connection through Cogent Communications for SSL VPN connectivity.
? Once connected, SoftLayer's systems drop you into your private backend VLAN via radius authentication for secure control and management of your servers
 

Service Network - 10 / 100 / 1000Mbps connections from the server to the service etwork allows secure, fast, and reliable connections to internal services

Current services available on the service network include:

 

? DNS Resolvers ? FTP Backup Storage ? IPMI Metrics and Control ? Secure LockBox Storage

? Network Attached Storage ? Graphing and Monitoring Servers ? Provisioning & OS Reload Servers ? Microsoft & Red Hat Update Servers

virtual datacenter

SoftLayer is focused on delivering virtual datacenter services to our customers via remote management tools incorporated into the customer management portal and available over the SSL VPN gateway to the private service network. SoftLayer engineers act as virtual onsite technicians to facilitate enterprise quality hosting services. Through the use of IPMI 2.0 server technologies, remote management software, out-of-band management, automated OS reloads, and other proprietary SoftLayer methodologies; SoftLayer brings the datacenter and hosting environments to the virtual realm - giving customers complete control over the outsourced environment.

 

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GNAX  (Atlanta)

Since 1994 Global Net Access has been in the Internet business providing exceeding customer support with a prestigious AS3595 denoting years of experience as one of the first providers in the business.  Network Features:

    99.999% Reliability

    4 Main State of the art UPS Systems

    2 Generators with in ground 5000 gallon fuel tanks to ensure power if there is an outage. 1.5 megawatt and 800 KVA Connected to the most reliable power grid in the state of Georgia through quad vaults on 4 feeds - this  protects the main hospital in Atlanta so it is on a last outage program as critical services and was extensively upgraded for the Olympics. We have not had to use our generators in 5 years.

    8 22 ton Redundant Liebert Air systems providing consistent temperature and humidity range in the datacenter

    State of the art datacenter ID system and security including video surveillance and recording. All entrances to the Data Center include biometric scanning in combination with card key to prevent unauthorized access.

    FM200 Fire suppression and active monitoring with VESDA early smoke detection.

    Redundant Cisco BGP routing and switching infrastructure with cold spares on site allows for equipment failure with no interruption of service and timely replacement of the failed item. 10 Gig Metro Ethernet ring for the core routing with dual feeds of all aggregation routers ensures 100% uptime with some of the best uptime in the business. State of the art Avaya ANS BGP management system optimizing the routes on the 6 gig network in real time  7000 times per minute based on traceroute performance to ensure that your servers have the highest performance routing vs a simple bgp configuration.

    State of the art monitoring system for all servers and network devices with instant failure notification.
 

Network - GNAX believes in a few large pipes of quality providers to handle spikes in traffic and the occasional DoS attack as well as unknown traffic patterns in the case of a primary link failure. This is why their network minimum Internet backbone connection is 1 gig pipes. They currently have 6 backbone providers and are publicly peered with 12 providers including earthlink. The current network consists of Gigabit links to Abovenet, XO, PCC-BTN, SAVVIS, Telia, Level 3 and the Atlanta Internet Exchange public peering point.

GNAX's datacenter is located in one of the 2 main Telco Hotel vaults in Atlanta - with access to all the major fiber and IP backbones and the highest quality of power and security in the city.