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Why Alajoyn Hosting Solutions, when there are thousands of hosting companies available? Because of our Speed and Performance that was previously unheard of, as well as the Geographic Location of our servers and routers. Below we offer you 4 important reasons, let us explain:

Reason #1: Network Connection and Servers Location:
Alajoyn Hosting Solutions Network Operations Center located in San Diego California and "OnNet" with Frontier Global Center (FGC), which means that we have a direct fiber optic connection between our Cisco 7200 router and theirs. Being OnNet with a Tier-1 provider means that we don't link to a backbone, we are actually on a backbone. We have no phone circuit, and do not use a Telecom link to get to the Internet; instead, we have an in-house connection directly to FGC's ATM fiber node, located a few floors below our servers in the same building. This fiber optic line can handle the bandwidth of a T3 or an OC3, and with FGC's Dense Wave Division Multiplexing (DWDM) technology, it can handle several times the bandwidth of an OC3, providing wide bandwidth and performance for multimedia and video streaming to many concurrent users.

Reason #2: Multiple Backbones:
We share the digital distribution architecture of FGC, which is comprised of more than 25 high-speed private peering connections to major Internet carriers such as MCI, Sprint, UUNET, AT&T, AOL, Best, Erols, and others. FGC also has high-speed links to 8 public exchanges including both MAE East and West and several NAPS. To use an analogy, the private peering connections allow data to travel from New York to LA on a non-stop flight, while the public exchanges require a stop over.

Reason #3: Route Optimization:
We have a large investment in BGP (Border Gate Protocol) technology, which allows the traffic to your site to travel more efficiently by finding the best route for data to travel. On a typical server the traffic always takes the same route from client to server. For them, if there is a bad node, traffic does not get through at all. Because we use BGP protocol, different and more efficient routes are taken between client and server depending on traffic loads and broken nodes. This means our servers automatically look for the fastest route available.

Reason #4: Low Latency/High Throughput:
Often providers operate their networks at three to four times responsible capacity, and as a result the corresponding transfer times reach over 300ms for each hop along the net. Our network daily average is 6.5% of its capacity, with mid-day peak spikes reaching only 15.5% capacity. Our transfer times range from 15 to 80ms routinely.

All of our routers and switches are provided by Cisco - the world leader in network equipment manufacturing.

OC-12 and OC-48 fiber-optic equipment over SONET ring connects our data center to the largest backbones - UUNet and Sprint, which together cover over 70% of the market. Two out of three Internet users will reach our data center servers without going through the congested peering points of the Internet where all of the packet loss happens.

High ceilings allow for hot air to go far above the equipment before processing by the HVAC system. Many competitors save space and provide very little overhead space, causing higher temperature for the servers in the top rows. Higher ceilings allow for better management of the overhead wiring system. Raised floors reduce the risk of accidents. Power wiring is separated from the data wiring reducing the risks of accidents even more.

Every cable in the data center passes a scrutinized testing procedure, not just for connectivity but for it's availability to carry data at the highest theoretical speed. Very few of our competitors have this level of commitment to their infrastructure.

Advanced security system with access cards, biometric scanners, motion detectors and 24 hour surveillance and video recording by a security Pan/Tilt/Zoom camera.

Redundant power system has its power units work in N+1 mode whereby there is always one hot spare unit to kick in automatically in case of a failure. diesel generator backs up the main power supply.