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SiliconHouse Infrastructure

Silicon House servers run in our Fully Automated Virtual Data Center. Our virtual data center is spread over US, UK, Canada and India. This allows us to offers more stable and reliable hosting services with zero risk. Multiple bandwidth backbones such as Verio, Time-Warner, Sprint, British Telecom provide a redundant network availability.

Apart from these Tier-1 operators, we have peering partners who help is reducing latency thus making your servers available with same speed around the world. Our 10 GB / OC 192 network architecture guarantees 100% uninterrupted transit to the internet. Our networks are powered by CISCO's Hot Standby Router Protocol with minimal latency and no single point failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All our locations have;

1. Multi-operators Bandwidth Termination
2. Fully environment control systems
3. Grid / Backup Power Systems [ N+1 power generator architecture ]
4. Peering to other third party networks for reducing latency
5. 24 X 7 Staffing
6. Leibert HVAC redundant architecture with overhead air distribution makes sure that your equipment is always operating at optimum temperatures.
7. VESDA smoke detection, double-action dry pipe fire suppression modules prevent emergencies before they start.
8. Preventive maintenance, performed regularly which meets or exceeds manufacturers recommended practices.

Network & Security

DOS Shields

Robust DOS shields prevent our networks from Denial Of Service Attacks. All our servers are installed with ON ACCESS & ON DEMAND virus scanners. The systems are regularly updated with Software updates. All our servers are DELL, HP, IBM systems which allows us for a high degree of performance and in case of hardware interruptions, the necessary hardware is replaced in shortest possible time. This is due to our partnership or special arrangements with these software or hardware vendors.

Intrusion Detection System

YBOX Shield, industry's most comprehensive intrusion detection and prevention shield works in tandem with our DOS shields. YBOX Servers comes with pre-installed security components which makes it more secure and stable. Every server has firewall and brute force system which counters any attempt that is made in your server.

PCI Scans

YBOX Servers are scanned regularly using PCI compliant control scans. It scans for more than 14000 vulnerabilities and provides a complete audit on our network environment. This is done regularly to meet high standards of PCI and to safe guard your web presence. The Risks are classified as Urgent, Critical, High, Medium and Low. Based on the severity the risks are mitigated immediately.

BackBone Connectivity

YBOX Servers are hosted in Fully Automated Virtual Data Centers with unmatched network speed and capacity, which eliminates bandwidth traffic jams. Multiple bandwidth backbones such as AT&T, NTT, Verio, Time-Warner, Sprint, British Telecom By using multiple Tier 1 telecom providers along with numerous private peering arrangements, more than 170 Gbps of transit and peering capacity is available at any point of time.

Fully redundant network architecture with no single points of failure, More than 170 Gbps network bandwidth capacity and Maintenance / support contracts with all of our vendors, along with third party consultants, ensure constant uptime and availability.

Master Control Facility

Our Master Control Facility monitors key parameters of our virtual datacenter such as VLAN, Server Environment, Network continuously. Over 300 samples of data are taken and any given working time. These are continuously analyzed and any deviated is escalated with proper escalation procedure in place.

Staffing & Expertise

All our network, system administrators and support staff are well trained and experienced in running networks that handle thousands of servers and network devices. Minimum qualifications are Engineering / Masters in Systems Integration / Computers with proper certification in respective fields. A thorough back ground check is conducted before recruitment.

Apart from software / hardware vendor based certification, YBOX certifications, one of the most rigorous method in training and evaluation in hosting industry also becomes a basis for assigning roles. YBOX certifications are hosting / datacenter industry specific and hence assures the exact industrial requirement to handle the assigned role from day 1.

The entire team is based on a Cellular Hierarchy to deliver faster solutions avoiding delays in decision making. The entire team is well trained by in-house experts as well as major network / hardware / software vendors. This allows us to provide quicker solutions rather than trial and error methods.

Master Control Facility

Our Master Control Facility monitors key parameters of our virtual datacenter such as VLAN, Server Environment, Network continuously. Over 300 samples of data are taken and any given working time. These are continuously analyzed and any deviated is escalated with proper escalation procedure in place.

The Master Control Facility is operation 24 X7, 365 days. It is secured by latest access control systems and have stringent security norms with live facility monitoring, access control system etc.

Apart from the Master Control Facility, we also have dedicated staff at each VLAN location assisting in day to day operations.