Eighth--EasyCGI

Consistently ranked among the top ten Web hosting providers worldwide, EasyCGI has demonstrated its ability to provide reliable and advanced hosting services.

EasyCGI has custom developed an infinitely-expandable shared Web hosting platform, which allows for complete flexibility. This enhances their ability to offer new features and cutting edge technology upon availability. Their control panel allows customers to administer every aspect of their account at any time, from any location. EasyCGI's three tiers of shared Web hosting solutions make the company's services suitable for a wide range of individuals and companies looking forward to host Web sites ranging from simple to complex.
EasyCGI Support Staff

The Internet and Web hosting industries are built on new and constantly changing technologies. A Web hosting company must have the experience and knowledge to help its customers through the process and eliminate confusion. Their highly knowledgeable staff is trained to provide quick resolutions to technical problems, allowing the customer to focus on more important aspects of their business.

EasyCGI utilizes two data centers in the Boston, MA area. Combined, they occupy over 2400 square feet of space, comprised of over 800 Servers and half a Petabyte of storage. Each center is equipped with:

* 7/24 security
* Both data centers run on N+1 power (both A/C and D/C)
* and have the same network architecture and equipment.

Our solid, secure network infrastructure is comprised of a pooled server environment, which gives virtually any server on our network the ability to access Web site files when a request occurs. This means that the first machine available will be the one to serve a customer's Web pages, giving customer sites faster loading times and fewer service interruptions than traditional hosting infrastructures.

Their front-end network consists of:

* dual redundant M7I routers
* 2 firewalls incorporating IDP technology cross-connected to the outside world with BGP border gateway protocol.

Site data is parsed by dual Big Iron load balancers and is then managed by DELL servers, which are split into application pools (Web, FTP, incoming mail, etc.). This type of architecture allows EasyCGI to customize each machine to the service it performs, which means more density per box, and ultimately, faster and more reliable services. No pool lives entirely on one rack. Therefore, even the loss of a rack's switch or its power will not take that service pool down.

Their network-attached storage enables any machine to access a customer's data. Every machine is clustered with another identical machine that will seamlessly take over if the primary unit crashes. These units are also backed up to another set of storage units that have a mirror copy of the data in case of disk failure in the primary units. An estimated 5.5 gigabits of storage is processed per second through our servers.

While embarking upon a mission of evaluating and choosing a web hosting provider that will most suit the needs of your particular business on the Internet, you place different emphasis on each of data center issues, whether it is connectivity, customer service, reliable network, control panel, etc. But whichever of those seems the most crucial for you, it is important that the whole hosting environment has been expertly planned and integrated. Thus, if you take general facilities evaluation seriously, you should check Easy CGI out, for they seem to be a winning combination of generous web space, useful features and signature customer service at a competitive price.

They claim to offer "n+1" redundancy, which implies fully fault tolerant environment due to primary and secondary back-up solutions for all critical components. This applies to power, fire prevention, and heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. Furthermore, you will be guaranteed duplication and segregation of all primary components. Let alone round-the-clock support to back your online business by addressing technology issues any time. We just didn't like the only fact that the toll-free support isn't provided to the average user. Still, in the framework of evaluation of current industry co-location standards, Easy CGI can manage your data for optimal availability and access, low operation costs, and fast return on your investments. They are really worth a shot.

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