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Our data centre

What is a data centre?


When you buy hosting from Webfusion (whether shared hosting, a VPS or dedicated server), you are buying space on a server connected to the internet.

The data centre is the physical building where the server is located.

Working to keep your site available, 24/7

If you're running a company, your website is vital to your business. In fact, it's quite possible your website is your business.

If that's the case, you need to know your site is hosted on completely reliable, rock-steady servers.

A safe home for your website

Because we're one of the UK's largest web hosts, we own and operate our own data centre, rather than renting space in somebody else's.

This means we control every aspect of your hosting, without having to rely on anyone else.

This data centre really sets us apart from the competition, simply because it's ours. We don't share it and we don't rely on a subcontractor to take care of the servers in it.

A brand new data centre

Our data centre is brand new. It opened early 2009, once we'd finished equipping it to our custom specification.

The whole facility was designed to offer maximum security, reliability and efficiency.

We designed and built the data centre working in close collaboration with IBM. Because we conceived it from scratch, we were able to take an uncompromising approach to every aspect of its design.

High security

For security, our data centre has an unassuming exterior. You'd never guess what was inside - and that helps keep everything safe.

Access is limited to essential personnel. We maintain a strong perimeter with strict access control. Our security staff are on-site 24/7 and we keep careful record of who is allowed into the server area.

Protected hardware

All hardware is fully protected from fire, floods and natural disasters. In normal operation, power is drawn from the power grid but we operate uninterruptible supplies and have on-site generators, in case the external supply fails.

The servers are directly connected to Cisco-based LANs. Everything is safe behind a secure firewall with multiple layers of protection. We also operate regular backups and store copies of the data off site.

Keeping costs down

Our data centre is also very efficient. We use the latest cold aisle containment air conditioning technology to keep all hardware cooled to an optimum temperature. The system keeps warm and cool air completely separate, and only cools the air directly round the servers and other hardware.

This highly-efficient cooling system is very cost-effective. It's part of the reason we're able to offer excellent prices on all our web hosting services.

What next?

You've read about how our industry leading data centre keeps your websites safe. Now why not check out our hosting options?