Infrastructure

The secret to our success...We use the infrastructure of the best company we know in this field. Here are their guaranteed specifications.

Server Specifications:

  • Supermicro Enterprise-Grade Rackmount Servers
  • Powerful Dual AMD Opteron (Quad Core)High-Efficiency (HE) CPUs
  • Minimum of 6144MB (6GB) ECC Registered DDR2 Dual Channel System RAM
  • Hot-Swappable Seagate Cheetah 15,000 RPM Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Hard Disks.
  • Hardware RAID10 Disk Controllers.
  • Use of 2U chassis for better cooling and air flow.
  • Redundant Power Supply Units (PSUs).
  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) cards for hardware event monitoring.

Network Specifications:

  • High performance bandwidth from InterNAP, Level 3 and Time Warner Telecom. We only peer with top quality backbone providers. E.g. no use of Cogent.
  • Flow Control Platform (FCP) BGP optimization to ensure your site traffic is routed via the most efficient path possible.
  • 100% Cisco powered network architecture.
  • Hot-Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) failover protection at all network levels. Most network maintenance can be performed transparently.
  • Dual network cable drops to all racks ensuring no single point of failure and complete redundancy.
  • Proprietary Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS).
  • Full off-site remote data backups using the latest Network Attached Storage (NAS) technology.
  • Cisco powered backend enterprise network to power services like Rochen Vault.
  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) cards for hardware event monitoring.

Data Center Specifications:

  • Located in data center suite of the Colo4Dallas carrier neutral facility at 3000 Irving Boulevard near downtown Dallas, TX.
  • Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) powered by independent Leibert and Powerware units.
  • Around the clock environmental monitoring to ensure temperature remains at a constant 68°F.
  • Raised flooring for under floor cooling and to allow for increased reliability by keeping power cables completely separated from data cables.
  • Fully Locking Cabinets for extra physical security.
  • Pre-action dry pipe fire suppression system rated for telecommunications / data center use.
  • Access to the data center floor is restricted by biometric locks and key card access.
  • All areas of the facility are monitored 24/7 via CCTV as well as patrols by security staff. Video recordings are kept for a five day period