Based on our customer purchase history, most have a domain already so we have reduced all our hosting prices, (except developer) so your not paying for something you don't need, or make the most of our cheap domain registration.
BirchHosting are proud to announce that we have won awards for the last 8 months. This wouldn't have been possible without our customers voting for us, thank you. Check out our blog for more info.
At Birch Hosting, we will design a website for you that will attract customers to visit your site, and leave them remembering your name. Starting from just £300!
The demo section really does give you the opportunity to get familiar with the functionality of all our packages, so why not take a look through it?
We have Hosting packages in all flavours to suit somebody just starting out in the web hosting world, to the Developer who wants multiple sites on different types of server.
Linux is used widely across the internet and in most cases the first choice for website designers. However Windows has the benefits of MS SQL and the ability to run Access Databases, ASP, and ASP.net. No matter what your needs are, there is a package to suit you. So without a doubt your in the right place for cheap fast affordable hosting.
The data centre that powers BirchHosting offers a secure, resilient environment for our web hosting platform. Based in a secure facility the data centre is built to an N+1 specification, so that if any particular service fails - e.g. electricity or air conditioning - another backup service automatically takes over the failed service's job.
Dual power feeds enter the building at different points and Uninterruptible Power Supplies (UPS) ensure that all power to the server area is clean and spike free. In the event of a power outage the UPS can take the entire data centre load for up to five minutes. However within 20 seconds the redundant generators are able to indefinitely take on the entire data centre load.
The data centre is manned 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so that if anything goes wrong engineers can respond quickly and effectively to the problem. Access to the data centre is via a master access list using Smart Card authentication. Access to the data centre is by authorisation only. CCTV operates throughout the facility.
The temperature of the data centre is kept at a steady 20oC to allow optimum equipment performance. Our fire detection system monitors the room for any sign of fire and allows operators to respond to such a situation using a variety of fire suppression techniques.
We use only Dell servers in our web hosting platform. Utilising state-of-the-art technology we have built a web hosting platform that is second to none Our platform is designed in such a way that if any server fails another server automatically and without delay takes over that server's workload. For example, if one of our mail servers breaks down another server automatically comes online, with all the correct configuration, and takes over the work of the failed server. During this period no email is lost. As well as this, all data is stored in two large network disk arrays. Data is automatically synchronised between the arrays so that in the event of an array failing the remaining array continues to serve data to the servers with no downtime.
Our network arrays operate RAID, a way of configuring a system so a disk can fail with no impact to data. As explained above we also operate our network arrays in mirrored pairs so a whole array can fail with no impact. Each array is also backed up each night to a separate backup cluster which is then written to tape and stored offsite. Our backup procedure goes above and beyond the majority of web hosting companies.
Dell Quad core Server Dual Quad Core Intel® Xeon® 3.16GHz with 2X6MB Cache 8 GB RAM Dual 136 GB SCSI Drive (for the operating system) RAID Mirroring (for the operating system) Dual Power Supplies Dual Gigabit Network Adapters
BirchHostings network operates on industry-leading network equipment from Cisco Systems. All switches and routers are developed by Cisco. The network is based on gigabit technology, which means that it runs at a speed of 1000 Mb per second - most web hosting networks are limited to 100 Mb per second. Our network also utilises 100% CAT6 network cable, which contains four pairs of copper wire and, unlike CAT5, utilises all four pairs. CAT6 supports Gigabit (1000 Mbps) Ethernet and supports communications at more than twice the speed of CAT5e, which is the other popular standard for Gigabit Ethernet cabling.
Redhat is the leading provider of Linux open source software. For many years now Redhat Linux has been the number one choice for web hosting companies, not just because of Redhat's amazing scalability but also because of its track record as the most stable operating system available in the market today. Our systems utilise the latest Redhat server technology to allow our servers to be continually up to date with Redhat system & security patches. Unlike many of our competitors we run Redhat Enterprise Linux, the most stable release of Redhat Linux available and the only version that keeps completely up to date with security patches.
BirchHosting operates a multi-homed network utilising BGP4 technology. Simply put, we have multiple connections to the Internet with different backbone providers, should any connection fail our other connections automatically take all the traffic. Not only does this mean that we are very unlikely to lose connectivity to the Internet, but it also means that traffic moving to and from our network can choose from a range of paths to get to its final destination. This means that we have been able to configure the network always to take the fastest paths.
Check our uptime out here For your peace of mind. You dont have to take our word for it, Webhostingstuff is a market leader in monitoring websites uptimes. Also the market leader for webmaster information.
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