Introduction to Web Hosting

In 2005, whilst living in France, I began with a simple hosting mission: to offer affordable hosting services with exceptional support to local estate agents. The difference between what I was offering and the major industry rivals is that I was always chosen uncommon routes to achieve common goals.

By offering dedicated online applications solutions (Open-Realty®, Real Estate Success and Business Productivity Tools), design and development skills and a central marketing point I was able to combine commonly separate components into what was virtually software as a service.

My constant research for additional application solutions allowed me to expand my offering and to integrate Content Management System and eCommerce solutions saw well.

Using my considerable experience of web-based solutions and combining them with off-the-shelf solutions what my clients get is peace of mind, but most of all, not only am I your hosting partner, I am your friend in the business.

Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, our hosting management company, Surpass Hosting, LLC., is a member of the HostDime family of web hosting companies, operating from two data centre locations in the USA and one in London, England (this location is managed by BlueSquare Data. They own their data centres in the USA which means they do everything ourselves: installs, monitoring, modifications, reboots.

They have full control over my operations and only a fraction of web hosts can offer this peace of mind

Surpass services over 500,000 websites whilst June of 2008 marked their sixth year of providing exceptional hosting from personal sites on shared hosting programs, through VPS, Dedicated Servers and high traffic portals.

Our servers use Intel® technology which is proven to help create a more balanced server environment. This is extremely important for shared hosting servers. If any one account on a shared machine runs an intensive script or perhaps if their MySQL based projects are not properly optimized, any issue that comes up is handled far more efficiently on an Intel machine. I use shared hosting accounts to store individual backups of our client’s sites so having Surpass in charge of the whole kit-and-caboodle is fantastic for me.

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Data Centre Features

I own dedicated servers installed at Class 1 data centres in the UK and USA. My primary server location is the Surpass Hosting center in Orlando. Surpass Hosting do everything themselves: installs, monitoring, modifications & reboots and have full control over their operations and only a fraction of web hosts can offer this peace of mind.

Building Description
12,000 square feet
Single-story concrete tilt-wall building
Category 5 storm resistant

Facility Security
On-site personnel 24x7x365
Electronic and physical security
Man-trap entry and badge-only access provided by ADT Security
Video surveillance

Power Protection
2 X 625KVA Caterpillar Diesel Generators
500KVA Powerware 9315 UPS
2 Battery Strings Providing (15 minutes runtime when fully loaded)
2 X 1,000 Gallon Diesel Fuel Tanks
Routine System Testing

Connectivity and Bandwidth
Level3 Dual Gigabit Internet Backbone
TW Telecom Gigabit Internet Backbone
Multiple Third-party Carriers
Cisco Gigabit Switch Routers
Private Network Availability
32 Gigabit Bandwidth Network Capacity

Climate Control
Constant 72F/45% humidity precision control
Separate cooling zones
237 Tons of total cooling capacity composed of the following:
      - 6 X 30 Ton Libert CRAC units
      - 1 X 15 Ton Pacakage Air unit
      - 1 X 25 Ton Pacakage Air unit
      - 1 X 5 Ton Libert CRAC unit
      - 1 X 12 Ton Pacakage Air unit

Building Management and Monitoring System
Electrical monitoring and environmental controls
Under floor water detection system

Fire Supression
VESDA smoke detection
Fire Suppression System

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