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Xen VPS Hosting - Competitive Comparison

How does Xtraordinary's Xen VPS stack up?

SCSI Ultra 320 disks   SCSI is the proven choice for enterprise servers where speed and reliability are a must.
Hot swap disks   If a disk breaks we can replace it with a new one without having to power down the server and open the case.
RAID5   Fault tolerant RAID array
On-board Hardware RAID   Hardware RAID is preferred over cheaper software raid systems because
  • hardware raid does not impose a load on the server CPU
  • dedicated cache
  • software raid recovery of failed disk generally requires a server to be shut down during a rebuild (which can be a lengthy processes)
Dual power supplies to host server, fed from diverse power sources   Dual power feeds to every physical server.
Dell branded servers   Branded servers - a higher standard of engineering standards than most "whitebox" servers.
UK Datacentre   UK Datacentre and network.
Direct Tier-1 bandwidth connections Tiscali, Global Crossing, C&W No intermediate hops, no added points of failure, no potential throughput contention. Quality bandwidth from premium global networks.
Own LINX peering Member of LINX Direct traffic exchange with major UK and International ISPs
Cisco Network 100% Cisco throughout Tried and trusted networking equipment from the market leader
Optimised Edge Routing Cisco Optimised Edge Routing OER automatically picks the best route traffic routes and helps minimise packet loss and latency.
Xen VPS   Xen is the technical performance leader for VPS technology. Low overhead. We are very strong advocates of Xen.
Dedicated RAM   Each VM gets dedicated RAM. No overselling is possible with Xen.
Wide Choice of distros   Xen allows each VM to have its own installation. Unliked UML and Virtuozzo based VPS systems the kernel isn't shared with the host server.
Two IPs included.
One off fee for additional IPs		 £5+VAT one-off fee per additional IP No recurring fees, just a one off fee per IP. We are members of RIPE with a /19 network so IPs are readily available.
Proven hosting infrastructure   Choose a service provider that has a 6 year track record of providing hosting services to major financial sector, travel and utility companies. We have very high standards of customer satisfaction.
Backed by an established company   We're well established. We own our own equipment and have the resources to support things properly. This isn't a part time hobby.
24/7 emergency support   For critical "service down" issues call us anytime 24/7.
UK Phone Support on 0845 rate number   Phone support available during office hours at local calls rates.
Competitive pricing   Starting at 128MB Xen VM for £15 pm +VAT.
Competitive pricing but sufficient to allow appropriate standards of quality service and support.
Generous data transfer allowance   Competitive UK bandwidth allowance and premium quality global bandwidth providers.
Low overage rate £0.20 per GB What you'll pay per GB if you use more than your data transfer allowance.
SLA 99.9% We back our VPS service with a 99.9% Service Level Agreement
Experience with Xen   We've been hosting Xen in a production environment since March 2006.