You can offer DDoS Protected Web Hosting

With the release of our new Enterprise DDoS Protection my mind started dreaming up ideas of how this service could be used to set our resellers ahead of their competitors. Just this last month Google picked up on a trend of people looking for "DDoS Protected Hosting". A previously unregistered search term in Google is now getting more traffic than even searches for the term "Dedicated Servers". This is an amazing market to get into immediately, as the demand is certainly there as we can see in Google Trends.

How do you get started?

In the web hosting industry, the reliability of your service is what will make or break you. That's why it's important that you have your servers hosted at Limestone Networks. With all the news of other providers having network issues lately, Limestone Networks has remained solid for our resellers.

Next is picking out the right hardware configuration. Personally, I believe RAID is an absolute must. A RAID 1 configuration is good for redundancy, and RAID 10 will give you both redundancy and performance. This is because in a RAID 10 you're able to shot-gun IO calls over two drives. Now, below are my recommendations for providing a DDoS Protected Hosting service:

RAID 1 - $248.00

Intel Xeon E3-1270
16GB DDR3 ECC RAM
RAID 1 (3ware)
2x 1TB SATA2 Hard Drives
1000mbps (gigabit) Uplink
5000GB Bandwidth
3 IPs (1 Usable) Denial of Service Protected IP

RAID 10 - $300.00

Intel Xeon E3-1270
16GB DDR3 ECC RAM
RAID 10 (3ware)
4x 1TB SATA2 Hard Drives
1000mbps (gigabit) Uplink
5000GB Bandwidth
3 IPs (1 Usable) Denial of Service Protected IP

Optional upgrades I would highly recommend as well:

• "Ksplice - Uptrack". This is important because it allows you to keep your server's kernel up to date and secure with no restarts.
• "WHMCS (branded or unbranded)". This is a ticket system, CRM, and more. Basically one software to run your company.
• "Parallels Plesk Panel 11" or "cPanel". Either of these can be used to manage your server's hosting containers. They also allow your clients to login and manage their hosting.

The Intel Xeon E3-1270 can be upgraded to an Intel Xeon E3-1290, Intel Xeon E3-1270v2 or Intel Xeon E3-1290v2 as you grow, without the requirement of reloading your operating system. You can additionally upgrade the RAM as needed. This configuration isn't the cheapest, but this is what I would personally recommend with my many years of experience.

I think jumping into the industry of DDoS Protected Hosting is important now, while it's still young. Limestone Networks can help in many ways. You should contact our Live Chat today so that they can give you a custom quote on a solution that works within your budget and allows you to provide a truly Simple, Solid and Superior DDoS Protected hosting experience for your customers.