Website Hosting

Web hosting allows your Website to be connected to the Internet at high speed via a Web server so its
information can be viewed globally through a browser. Renting space on a server is like renting an apartment. For a monthly fee, you reside in that apartment, and all maintenance is the responsibility of the property. You also have access to certain amenities that would otherwise be a costly investment. A Web hosting company houses your Website on its own secure servers, enabling you to affordably leverage the power of a high-speed network, 24/7 expert monitoring, and state-of-the-art technology.

The Web address you type into your browser to pull up a specific Website is called its domain name, which is distributed through an Internet address registrar. Because thousands of Websites are being published to the Internet on a weekly basis, it is important to register your domain name before you start to design your site, as the name you select will determine its look and feel. Once you have selected your domain name, the next step is deciding if you want your site designed professionally.

As soon as your site is designed, you need to choose a Web hosting company to connect it to the Internet. Once you have your business online, the next step is ensuring you drive traffic to your Website.

Web Hosting Types (OS)
Windows NT/2000 based Hosting at Exodus Data Centre.
Linux based Hosting with Dial Tone Inc., USA.

Support / Scalability
Co-location hosting Service is an advanced Hosting service targeted towards large businesses, ASP’s, Portals and ISP’s who have resource hungry websites that need to be hosted on one / more than one server. The service is also useful to businesses who want to outsource conditioned rack space, Bandwidth and managed services for their Intranets, Messaging servers, ERP servers or other in-house Mission critical applications to a third party specialized Data Center provider.

Server Monitoring
The server is the most crucial aspect for the maximum uptime. We make sure that your server is well tuned and performing to its maximum capacity. We can also upgrade the system according to needs. Further, we also make sure that customer’s website / application would not be affected by other sites / applications on the system (as in the case of shared or virtual web hosting). Our NOC (Network Operation Center) scans servers on our network every 5 minutes if the designated logical ports are accessible.

Virus / Hack Protection

• “During the month of July 2001, the Code Red worm, affected more than 3,59,000 servers in less than 14 hours and caused a damage of more than $2 billion worldwide”

• "On June 21st, 2000, the domain name "nike.com" was hijacked and redirected to a new site, dedicated to a protest which will occur on September 11, 2000"

The two incidents recorded above are both examples of server attacks. The first exploits the vulnerabilities of the system. The second, a deliberate and malicious attack. To detect and prevent these attacks, we constantly monitor the server by deploying vulnerability scanners, intrusion detection and applying updates/patches as and when necessary.

We also provide third party solutions which have incorporated the power of Symantec Security Response (SSR) in their Logistics and Operations center to provide round-the-clock support. This helps to remove and destroy email-borne viruses before they reach your mailboxes.

Hardware Security
State-of-the-art facilities that are comparable to world standards help in maintaining the hardware to an optimum level so that you can focus on the business side of the enterprise. Facilities like HVAC, fire protection, raised floors to save hardware from flooding, 24 hour power supply with two backups generators to give a steady input in each sever, separate cooling zones, humidity control and multiple layer of physical security is provided for the safety of the equipments.

Backups
This is a critical service provided to customers who wish to keep continuous backup of their site data to prevent losses in the case of eventuality. The following backup services are provided:
• Drive and tape provisioning
• Tape Rotation Services
• Managed Backup