Our High-availability hosting surpasses conventional hosting options by utilizing an intricate infrastructure aimed at reducing downtime and preserving performance in different failure situations. It ensures websites/applications have optimal uptime by removing dependency on any singular component through redundancy, automatic failover, load balancing, and real-time data replication.
Our Hosting Platform is powered by a proprietary autoscaling cloud platform, which means our customers can be reassured for High-Availability hosting.
Our old data center used cPanel Reseller Hosting which can never be categorized as ‘High-Availability hosting’. cPanel based websites can only be run on a single server, which means a customer’s website, email and databases are tied to that server’s performance levels.
Why is High-Availability Hosting important?
Agencies
For agencies that create and oversee websites for clients, the credibility and effectiveness of these sites are crucial. Opting for high-availability web and email hosting guarantees that your clients’ websites are consistently operational. This not only provides reassurance for both you and your clients but also ensures that their businesses continue to run seamlessly even if a server experiences downtime.
Such dependability can serve as a significant advantage when attracting potential clients, distinguishing your agency from others in the field.
Web Hosts
Your role as a web host is centered on delivering dependable hosting services. The importance of high availability web hosting cannot be overstated as it influences your core offering. Any downtime experienced by your clients can result in financial losses and potential customer defection to rival companies. High-availability hosting is key in preventing such scenarios. By supplying a hosting solution that can manage failures effectively and maintain website uptime, you are presenting a service that appeals to businesses that prioritize uninterrupted operation.
This approach can assist you in attracting top-tier clients who place a higher value on avoiding downtime than on the expense of your hosting services.
How does High-Availability Hosting work?
Redundancy
High-availability hosting relies on redundancy, which is demonstrated through the use of fully redundant web, database, FTP, and mail servers at Pixallus. This ensures that customers’ resources and data are not dependent on any single server.
In addition, hot spares are always available for critical hardware, such as low-latency SSDs, high-performance servers, and enterprise-class network switches. Another layer of redundancy involves regularly sending up-to-date website data to a backup data center located at least 150 miles away from any of our other data centers. This setup allows for rapid restoration of data to replacement hardware in the event of a local or regional disaster, ensuring full service capacity is resumed. Battery backups and generators guarantee continuous power supply to all servers, while backup power supply within each server further prevents service interruptions.
Automatic failover
Our engineers have created powerful server-side software solutions that efficiently handle the details of numerous concurrent workloads, complementing the hardware. In case of any physical failure on the platform, redundant or replacement parts are adept at seamlessly taking over without any disruption to users.
Dynamic load balancing
Load balancing is a critical aspect of managing web traffic efficiently across servers. While many web hosts utilize load balancing for failover purposes, the approach taken by Pixallus is distinct and highly effective. In addition to ensuring server redundancy and disaster recovery capabilities, Pixallus’ load balancing system stands out for its global reach and advanced monitoring technology.
Unlike other providers, our load balancing system dynamically responds to fluctuations in traffic load by distributing it intelligently across multiple servers. This proactive approach guarantees that your website remains online and responsive, even during peak usage periods. By leveraging cutting-edge hardware from industry leaders like Dell and a robust 10 Gb network infrastructure, Pixallus delivers unparalleled performance and reliability to its users.
The unique feature of Pixallus load balancing not only enhances website uptime but also optimizes speed and performance regardless of the server workload. This level of innovation sets us apart as a provider that prioritizes seamless user experiences and uninterrupted online presence for its customers.
Real-time data replication
All servers incorporate data integrity measures like ECC memory and RAID to minimize the risk of corruption. When data is written to your website, duplicates are created instantly and automatically to maintain consistency and reliability.
What are the benefits of high-availability hosting?
Maximum uptime
High-availability hosting provides a significant advantage by greatly decreasing the likelihood of downtime for your websites. This is especially important for ecommerce and web applications, as any disruptions in service can lead to financial losses.
Fault tolerance
Our infrastructure is created and implemented with resilience as a priority. By having various servers in diverse locations, we can deliver your content to users even if there is a mechanical issue. With redundancy and automatic failover systems established, we are prepared in case of any natural disasters.
Improved Performance
Load balancing improves your website’s performance by evenly spreading network traffic across multiple servers. By effectively allocating resources, we can maximize the processing power of our CPUs. This strategy not only minimizes strain on our enterprise-grade data center hardware but also decreases the risk of mechanical failures.
Data Consistency
Real-time data replication guarantees data consistency. In the event of an issue with the fast, solid-state drives storing your data, our storage setup allows for the seamless rebuilding of lost drives or servers without any corruption or data loss, even during the writing process.
