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FastServers.Net

Type	Privately held
Founded	1996
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Key people	Ian Andrusyk, CEO; Travis Shaffner, CTO
Industry	Web Hosting
Products	Dedicated Server Hosting
Employees	35
Website	www.fastservers.net

FastServers.Net is a global dynamic hosting provider specializing in customized dedicated server solutions. Company headquarters are located in downtown Chicago, IL, with three data centers located in Cedar Falls, IA, Fremont, CA, and Chicago, IL. Founded in 1996, FastServers.Net has since developed a complete suite of products and services for both Windows and Linux environments. Backed by a solid staff of engineers working 24x7 and a management group that has remained at the core since inception, FastServers.Net has become one of the top twenty prominent dedicated server solution providers in the world.

1 FastServers.Net History
2 FastServers.Net Offices & Data Centers
3 FastServers.Net Network & Data Center Infrastructure
4 FastServers.Net Unique Characteristics
5 FastServers.Net Mission
6 FastServers.Net Web Hosting Software

[edit] FastServers.Net History

CEO Ian Andrusyk and CIO Travis Schaffner first conceived the idea of building a hosting company – PowerSurge Technologies, Inc. – in 1996. Referred to as PowerSurge, the company’s core offerings were primarily shared Linux and Windows 2000 hosting services. PowerSurge was changed to FastServers.Net in 1999. Within its first year of operation, FastServers.Net acquired 50 new international customers. In 2001, Ian and Travis redeveloped the company’s core products and services offerings and began focusing on providing dedicated server solutions to other web hosting companies.

Since the change in 1999 – 2001, FastServers.Net has experienced considerable growth and now host over 3,400 servers across three data centers. In March of 2004, FastServers.Net became its own entity, focusing entirely on dedicated and co-location hosting. As a result of the change, FastServers.Net no longer has to compete with the customers it serves. Now, the focus is completely on products and services related to high-level hosting.

[edit] FastServers.Net Offices & Data Centers

FastServers.Net operates data centers and offices located in the following cities:

Chicago, Illinois (Headquarters)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Fremont, California

[edit] FastServers.Net Network & Data Center Infrastructure

The FastServers.Net Network Operations Center (NOC) is served by separate high-speed fiber optic connections and utilizes multiple Tier-1 Internet backbone providers. The facility is fitted with waterless fire-suppression systems, UPS and back-up generators, and environmental controls to ensure high-quality, uninterrupted service. The NOC is continuously monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week by highly trained system and network engineers. The company prides itself on implementing crucial measures in order to make their world-class network infrastructure reliable and secure.

Overall Features of FastServers.Net Network:

Three Geographically distinct locations for added redundancy and high network performance.
Three Tier-1 providers with a focus on International peering, redundant network design, and overall unlimited capacity.
Two facilities have been up and running for over three years with an established uptime of over 99.99% and 100% combined uptime between any two data centers. At no time in the past three years have more than one of the facilities been unreachable via the Internet.
FastServers.Net has direct support from all network administrators that includes the ability to control routes, peering, and network functionality.
FastServers.Net has 24-hour onsite support at all facilities via direct on-site employees.
Network facilities have been selected based on true backbone connectivity, redundant networking, and high availability data center design.

FastServers.Net utilizes a private backbone ranked among the top in the nation connecting several major exchange points including MAE West (San Jose, CA), PAIX (Palo Alto, CA), Equinix (Ashburn, VA), Equinix (Chicago, IL), Equinix (Dallas, TX), Equinix (Los Angeles, CA), Equinix (San Jose, CA), NYIIX Telehouse (New York, NY), LINX Telehouse (London) and AMSIX NIKHEF (Amsterdam).

The official FastServers.Net map can be downloaded at http://www.fastservers.net/network-data-center/network-map.html.

[edit] FastServers.Net Unique Characteristics

FastServers.Net has several unique characteristics that set them apart from the competition. To start, the company’s fully branded support services, DEFCON management, was designed to provide five layers of support to dedicated server customers.

DEFCON Service Levels include:

DEFCON 5: Little or no involvement from the FastServers.Net support team. (Unmanaged)
DEFCON 4: Normal, increased management and strengthened security measures. (Self Managed)
DEFCON 3: Medium level of management, auto server updates and server monitoring. (Managed)
DEFCON 2: High level of security, management, auto server updates, and server monitoring. (Managed)
DEFCON 1: Highest level of security, full scope management, auto server updates, full monitoring. (Fully Managed)

Further information on all DEFCON Service Levels are located at http://www.fastservers.net/management-services/managed-defcon-service-levels.html.

Another unique characteristic of FastServers.Net is the company was created from one of the most successful and highly regarded web hosting companies in the Midwest. As a result, FastServers.Net offers a unique combination of strategic assistance, advanced technology and profound system administration knowledge. They employ talented personnel from the web hosting, system engineering, information systems and database administration industries, thus enabling the company the ability to offer unparalleled solutions to their clients. FastServers.Net boasts their ability to listen and get to know each of their clients’ businesses in order to provide tailor-made system administration, cutting-edge technology and security services that achieve valuable and measurable results.

FastServers.Net Top Web Hosting Awards

FastServers.Net has achieved award-winning status in the industry with awards from top review sites including:

FastServers.Net awards include first place winner in addition to top ten best companies among dedicated server hosting providers.

[edit] FastServers.Net Mission

The FastServers.Net mission is to be recognized as a top provider of dedicated server hosting solutions. The overall goal does not and will never involve being the largest provider, but one that is able to keep in touch with our growing customer base. Our overall character should be upheld and reflected in the services we provide. Our high standards of customer appeal, functionality and reliability are what set us apart from our competition.