The Network and Data Center

Datavend's hosting solutions are proudly based out of the Colo4 Data Center in Dallas, Texas, USA.

Colo4 is a gold mine of high-end network services and our particular vendor is johnny on the spot with resolving hardware and configuration related issues. Here's the guru jargon quoted directly from Colo4 about their environment and network...

"We offer BGP redundancy enhanced by an Internap 5200 flow control platform (FCP). This multicarrier intelligent routing appliance identifies the absolute fastest route across Internet backbones, improving performance 15 to 25 percent. In addition, Colo4 uses 10 gigabit ethernet connections from all providers, minimizing congestion and the fully redundant Cisco architecture uses Layer 3 6509 switches." - Colo4

Here are some other notes of interest:

• Premium providers for optimal reliability and performance
• Premium network with Internap FCP 5200
• True BGP with intelligent routing
• Multi-homed, carrier neutral
• Fully staffed 24x7x365
• Carrier-neutral, SAS 70 Type II audited facility
• Fully redundant power & cooling
• Redundant HVAC with Liebert air handlers
• Four (4) backup diesel generators on standby
• Generators tested bi-weekly and routinely run at full load
• Wind roof rating FM-90
  
  

Data Center Speed Test

Would you like the opportunity to test our network speeds? We've created a file which is a highly compressed image containing mega quantities of nonsensical binary code. The file is exactly 100 Megabytes in size.

By downloading the file and due in no small part to its size, you have an opportunity to monitor your download speed to obtain a real world idea of how quickly Datavend delivers your content; at least to your computer.

This file is served directly from one of our Windows 2008 servers:

Click to Download: 100 MB Compressed Binary File - (100MB)

Note: Click 'Save As...'. You can abort the transfer once you get the idea or delete the file once it has finished downloading.

Data Center Tour

We would have enjoyed sharing images of the data center with you, it's phenomenal. However, we are more than happy to share a link to Colo4 in Dallas. If you think our site is blue...

Visit the Colo4 website @ http://www.colo4.com/