Our Servers, Our Network, and Our Data Centre

Enterprise-Grade Server Technology

One can't provide quality web hosting without ensuring the underlying server architecture is up to the task. Because modern web applications demand powerful web hosting platforms, our web hosting packages are based on of truly enterprise grade hardware; we use entirely Dell 2950 servers running Dual Intel Xeon Dual Core Processors, each with 32GB of RAM. Our hard disks are also among the "elite" in technology - all servers run Seagate Cheetah 15,000RPM Enterprise Storage SAS 450GBdrives, with proper Hardware RAID 10. The resulting in impressive redundancy, incredible performance, and the power to energise our clients' web sites.

Of course, powerful hardware is best matched with high-performance software. And here too we deliver, giving all of our clients a high-quality LAMP hosting solution. At the core, we run CentOS Linux (an enterprise grade Linux distribution), along with the industry standard Apache http daemon. Web application functionality is provided via the latest stable 4.x releases of PHP and MySQL (in addition to the latest stable releases of Perl, Python, and a range of other development tools). Expert maintenance and administration makes this a complete package; all of our servers are fully managed by some of the best system administrators in Australia.

Impressive Data Centre

Centrally located in Sydney, Equinix's data centre makes up the physical home for our high-grade servers, and in turn, our clients' web hosting packages. Like any good home, safety, security and reliability are top priorities. Our data centre offers, among other things:

Uninterruptible power supplies, supported by generators, UPS systems, and Caterpillar generators. 44-hours of generator fuel are stored on site.

Air-cooled chilled-water cooling system, keeping the data centre temperature constant at approximately 22°Celsius.

Sophisticated security, including 24 hour a day, 365 days a year surveillance and biometric security devices.

A technologically advanced server hosting environment, specifically designed for the reliable co-location of enterprise-grade server platforms.

Powerful Network

Multiple 100Mbps uplinks ensure redundant, reliable connectivity options×our underlying bandwidth is provided by Telstra, MCI/Verizon, and NTT/Verio. Underlying network hardware, like our physical server platforms, are also enterprise-grade: all routers and switches are high-performance Cisco®îsolutions. Our network wiring itself is also very advanced, using a proprietary design/method developed by our suppliers' engineering staff. The net result is a high-reliability, premium bandwidth solution that can easily meet even the most robust of network requirements.