Dell
Servers
We only use Dell Poweredge
class servers because of
their state-of-the-art
technology and proven track
record. All of our servers
currently run on dual Intel
2.8 GHz Xeon processors with
4096 MB of memory.
Intel
Xeon Processors
All of our servers have
Intel Xeon processors
providing the processing
power and versatility
required for high end
servers. The combination of
the Intel netburst
microarchitecture and
hyper-threading technology
provides outstanding
performance and headroom for
peak workloads, resulting in
faster response times.
Red
Hat Linux Enterprise
We exclusively use Redhat
Enterprise Linux operating
system on our servers. Linux
is one of the most popular
server operating systems in
the industry today due to
it’s scalability and track
record as the most stable
operating system on the
market. It is constantly
under active development
which insures a reliable,
secure, and robust platform
for web hosting
environments.
Cisco
Switches
We use Cisco switches that
support advanced features
such as IP Routing, QoS,
Granular Rate Limiting,
Security Access Control
Lists (ACLs) and Multicast
Management to insure network
operations. Since the
company’s inception, Cisco
have been the leaders in the
development of Internet
Protocol (IP) networking
technologies.
Juniper
Routers
We use Juniper routers that
forward packets at a
throughput of 20Gbps.
Juniper delivers networking
solutions that support the
world's most demanding
mission-critical networks,
including the world's top 25
service providers and 8 of
the top 15 Fortune 500
companies.
Redundant
Network
All of our servers are
housed in ThePlanet’s
datacenter located in
Dallas, Texas with multiple
connections to the internet
on 10 different tier one
backbone providers with
1Gbps or greater uplinks.
Should any connection fail
the other connections
automatically takes over.
Our backbone providers
include UUNet, Sprint, Level
3, Global Crossing, Verio,
AT&T, Time Warner,
Allegiance Telecom,
Broadwing, and Abovenet.
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