SoftLayer Adds SAVVIS to Enhance Connectivity and Performance

February 10, 2006; 08:28 AM

Dallas, TX – SoftLayer Technologies announced SAVVIS, the second backbone carrier for the on-demand hosting provider, is now operational. “In the planning stages of SoftLayer, we started with a long list of customer driven requirements and worked backwards in designing and building a system unlike any other,” said Ric Moseley, Vice President of Engineering. “The addition of SAVVIS helps us continue toward that goal.”

With a GigE handoff connection from its Equinix facility in the INFOMART, SAVVIS feeds SoftLayer’s Public network. This network delivers tier-one performance and redundancies with multi-home gigabit backbone connections and industry-leading IDS, IPS, and DDOS mitigations systems. But according to Mr. Moseley, it’s the second distinct routed network, the Private network, with its ability to connect servers to one another, which sets the company apart.

“Traditionally, server-to-server communication means cross-connecting issues, downtime, and other difficulties,” said Mr. Moseley. “But with SoftLayer’s Private VLAN network, new servers, once provisioned, will be up and communicating with your existing servers in no time - all with up to 1000Mbps port speed on the backend and no extra bandwidth charges.”

Additionally, the service network within SoftLayer’s Private network provides a direct, secure path to extensive private services including NAS, FTP, DNS, provisioning, monitoring, OS updates, graphing, and more. Through a separate carrier connected to the SSL VPN gateway, customers can access their backend VLAN and manage servers out of band.

SoftLayer’s network is 100 percent Cisco driven with gigabit speeds available across both networks. Tipping Point 5000E IDS/IPS and DDOS remediation appliances have been implemented to block malicious traffic with zero day response. Arbor Networks Peakflow also offers advanced traffic analysis and all customers receive custom bandwidth graphing capabilities including monitoring alerts.

About SAVVIS
SAVVIS, Inc. is a global IT utility services provider that focuses exclusively on IT solutions for businesses. For more information about SAVVIS, visit: http://www.savvis.net.

About SoftLayer Technologies
Located in the INFOMART in Dallas, Texas, SoftLayer was formed in June 2005 by a team of industry executives seeking to deliver low cost next generation on-demand hosting services for the small to medium enterprise (SME). Utilizing proprietary software, coupled with the industry’s first network-within-a-network topology, the company delivers unprecedented power and control to securely manage IT environments while providing unparalleled scalability. For more information please visit www.softlayer.com or call 866.398.7638.