Webhosting Buzz review

General Impression

WebHostingBuzz (est 2002) was started by Safvan Malik. Our grass roots were a simple reseller account of another company started by Safvan in his spare time whilst at University studying Business Management. Fast forward 6 years and we're now a multi-national company hosting over 300,000 websites, hundreds of servers and provide hosting infrastructure to some of the most common destinations on the internet today.

However, since inception, some things remain:

* We're 100% privately held. We have no share holders other than ourselves to answer to. This means we spend the money where it matters - on WebHostingBuzz.
* We're debt free. No loans, no mortgages and cash flow positive. We've had plenty of acquisition offers and the answer has been a flat "NO" each time.
* Current clients are very happy with our service. Check out our Facebook page to see testimonials written by real people and not the marketing department, unlike our competitors.

Our Ethos

We aim to be outstanding in everything we do both as individuals and as a team. Our constantly evolving ambition is to deliver the best hosting services to you and your websites and we use a no-holes barred approached in achieving this.

While constantly working to deliver the best hosting experience, we also take our economic, environmental and social responsibilities seriously. We were one of the first web hosting companies to "become green"; we regularly sponsor tree planting campaigns in the developing world through our charity partner, The International Tree Foundation. These offsets the carbon dioxide emissions we produce while also creating employment for those stricken by poverty and need.

Teamwork is an important part of our strategy. We are very proud to have one of the most talented and diverse teams around. We are friends inside and outside of work and have a genuine desire to help our clients succeed.

Our Hosting Technology

We operate a number of data centers across North America and in Europe. Each data center we operate from is a Tier IV, carrier neutral data center facility, often known as a "carrier hotel". We maintain private suites or cages within these facilities and our web servers are located within these private suites. Unlike many of our competitors, we do not rent or resell from a larger provider and use our own hardware for our servers and our network. The benefit of this is we are fully in control of all of the hardware and technology we use to deliver our hosting services.

Data Center

Choice of data center is paramount for any hosting company that wishes to continually deliver high performance and reliable hosting to their client base. We've chosen three geographically diverse facilities to house our infrastructure. Each has been selected on it's own merit after meeting our stringent requirements.

* Each facility features fully redundant infrastructure; internet connectivity, power, internal and human resource (yes, what happens when the sole graveyard shift technician at lesser facilities has flu?)
* All facilities are discreet, unmarked and secure. Data centers are becoming an increasingly popular target for thieves and criminals because of their often invaluable contents.
* None of the facilities are in natural disaster prone areas. Too many of our competitors use data centers in hurricane-prone areas, others even use data centers in areas at great risk from earthquakes.
* All facilities are of a minimum of Tier 3/n+1 redundancy specification (as specified by The Uptime Institute)

DC #1: FortressITX, Clifton, NJ

Features:
* 25,000 sq foot raised floor facility
* Gigabit connectivity to Above.net, Internap, Global Crossing, Level(3) and Savvis
* Caterpillar 1MW diesel generators with Liebert UPS battery backup
* Liebert 20 & 30 ton HVAC units for climate control
* Supermicro AMD shared, reseller and dedicated servers

DC #2: SoftLayer, Dallas, TX

Features:
* 15,000 sq foot facility in the Dallas Informart building (home of 35 telecommunication companies)
* 10Gigabit connectivity to NTT/Verio, Level(3), Savvis, Internap and Global Crossing. Gigabit connectivity to Above.net
* 3 x 2MW diesel generators, 4 x 750Kva UPS battery backup
* Liebert 30 ton HVAC units for climate control
* Dry pipe fire suppression
* Supermicro AMD & Intel shared, reseller, semi-dedicated and dedicated servers

DC #3 AtlantaNAP, Atlanta, GA

Features:
* 40,000 sq foot facility
* Gigabit connectivity to Savvis, Global Crossing, Verio and Cogent
* 3 x 2MW generators with A/B UPS battery backup
* Supermicro Intel shared, reseller and dedicated servers

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