24/7 continuous operation is critical when doing business on the Internet.
Unfortunately, you are vulnerable to all kinds of disasters from hardware
failures to network outages which can quickly bring down your web site
servers.
Automatic DR (Disaster/Recovery) Failover Service works by continuously
monitoring, testing your web-servers
and dynamically updating DNS (Domain Name Service) records. In event of failure of your primary
web-server your visitors will be automatically redirected to the backup
web-server. The web-server computers involved in this do not need to be in the
same location, reducing vulnerability considerably.
This service can also
be used to provide failover protection not just for HTTP web servers, but many
other types of servers: FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP, IMAP, other generic TCP connect or ping servers.
The service can also be used to provide a sophisticated network monitoring
solution that allows network administrators, webmasters, and Internet service
providers to monitor any networked device on the Internet, and receive alerts
immediately via e-mail, or third-party software when a connection fails. It is
a powerful monitoring service delivering low cost, simplicity of operation,
and round-the-clock coverage.
You do not need
to have your servers with us, you could have two or more servers maintained by
different providers in different locations of the world, which would
practically eliminate the risk of any one disaster bringing down
your web servers. Another option could be for us to just provide you with
generic low-cost web-service as a backup for your primary server, finally
making failover protection available even to those with limited IT budgets.
Note: in order to use this service you will need to have your domain name
records maintained by us, so they can be dynamically be updated.
Only £12 per year. (no VAT)
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