Dedicated server package details:

Single Processor - Intel Xeon Nehalem 5570

Platform:
Operating system pre-installed on the server.
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter
CPU:
CPU brand and type of the server.
Intel Xeon 5570 2.93GHz
Disk space:
Amount of storage space available on the server.
250GB
Memory:
Available RAM size on the server.
3GB
Bandwidth:
Internet bandwidth transfer limit.
2000GB
Location:
Physical location of the data center.
USA
Setup:
One-time setup fee the hosting provider charges.
Free
Management:
Whether the hosting provider can manage the server for you.
Unmanaged
SoftLayer
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SoftLayer

Headquartered in Dallas, SoftLayer is the innovation leader in Cloud, Dedicated, and Managed Hosting, and the largest privately hosting company in the world. SoftLayer provides cloud, dedicated, and seamlessly integrated computing environments, leveraging world-class data centers in Dallas, Houston, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington D.C., Singapore and Amsterdam, and network Points of Presence around the globe. SoftLayer automates all elements of its platform, empowering customers with complete control, security, scalability, and ease-of-management via a leading Customer Portal and Open API. The company’s proprietary offerings include the industry’s first Network-Within-a-Network topology for true out-of-band access, providing remote access to all management options.
Company Info:
Company title:
The public name of the company.
SoftLayer Technologies, Inc.
Company description:
A short description of this company.
SoftLayer offers next generation on-demand hosting. The leader in the hardware as a service. Dual core technologies available from Intel and AMD.
Ownership:
Company ownership type.
Privately Held
Revenue:
Estimated annual revenue of this company.
$50 - 100M ($75,000,000 estimated) Ranked 6 at HostMonk
Employees:
Estimated number of employees of this company.
100 - 250 (200 estimated) Ranked 16 at HostMonk
Number of data centers:
Number of data centers this hosting provider maintains.
13
Supported product types:
Hosting package types supported by this provider.
Dedicated server, Cloud hosting
Payment options:
Available payment options supported by this provider.
Credit card, PayPal
Contacts:
Number of public contacts listed at Jigsaw.com.
148 contacts at Jigsaw
Jigsaw company details:
Description of this company available at Jigsaw.com.
In June 2005, ten principals wanted to build a technically superior hosting service for those customers continuing to evolve in their IT needs. Spending months brainstorming ideas and architectures, the team looked to address all the challenges in the current hosted solutions available. SoftLayer was born. While creating and designing a new method of hosting previously unknown, it became clear that numerous systems and technical strategies must be combined to create this new service. Through the use of public and private networks, the foundation of SoftLayer was created - network-within-the-network design. In this design, each server has two network interfaces with each interface connected to a separate fully redundant routed network. With a complex set of systems designed to create an environment that is easily managed from the remote user perspective, the end goal of absolute control in terms of management and administration has been achieved.

Site Info:
Online since:
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Alexa traffic rank:
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Alexa traffic rank in US:
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Unique monthly visitors:
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93,038 (Compete.com) Ranked 15 at HostMonk
Sites linking in:
Average load time:
Median website load time and percent of known sites that are slower.
1.655 Seconds, 57% of the sites are faster Ranked 41 at HostMonk
Contact Info:
Twitter profile:
Name and description of the official Twitter profile of this company.
softLayer (44207 followers)
"SoftLayer provides on-demand IT infrastructure, dedicated servers and cloud resources to customers around the globe. Our motto: Innovate or Die."
Ranked 1 at HostMonk
Address:
Physical address of this company.
6400 International Parkway, Suite 1200, Plano, TX 75093, US
6400 International Parkway, Suite 1200, Plano, TX 75093, US
Phone:
Official phone number of this company.
866.398-7638
Official email:
Official email address of this company.
sales@softlayer.com
Support email:
Support email address of this hosting provider.
support@softlayer.com
Support options:
Available support options this company providers.
Email
Terms of service:
Link to the "Terms of service" page published by this hosting provider.
User Reviews:
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Blog posts
Recent posts from SoftLayer blog:
Secure Quorum: Tech Partner Spotlight
May 15, 2013
We invite each of our featured SoftLayer Tech Marketplace Partners to contribute a guest post to the SoftLayer Blog, and this week, we’re happy to welcome Gerard Ibarra from Secure Quorum. Secure Quorum is an easy-to-use emergency notification system and crisis management system that resides in the cloud. Company Website: http://www.securequorum.com/ Tech Partners Marketplace: http://www.softlayer.com/marketplace/securequorum...
Interop 2013 – SoftLayer + Supermicro Server Challenge II
May 14, 2013
The SoftLayer team visited Las Vegas for Interop 2013, and attendees from around the world stopped by our booth to take on the infamous Server Challenge II. The challenge was completed more than two hundred and fifty times with an average time of 1:31.34. The Server Challenge II “Hall of Fame” was particularly competitive at...
Understanding and Implementing Coding Standards
May 10, 2013
Coding standards provide a consistent framework for development within a project and across projects in an organization. A dozen programmers can complete a simple project in a dozen different ways by using unique coding methodologies and styles, so I like to think of coding standards as the “rules of the road” for developers. When you’re...
Tips from the Abuse Department: DMCA Takedown Notices
May 07, 2013
If you are in the web hosting business or you provide users with access to store content on your servers, chances are that you’re familiar with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If you aren’t familiar with it, you certainly should be. All it takes is one client plagiarizing an article or using a filesharing...
Startup Series: wind2share
May 02, 2013
I’m amazed by the people who work at the startups that work with Catalyst. If you could somehow bottle the enthusiasm, creativity and passion that entrepreneurs and startup teams have on a daily basis, you’d have an energy drink worth billions of dollars. It’s impossible to describe in a blog, but because I’m surrounded by...
Big Data at SoftLayer: Riak
Apr 30, 2013
Big data is only getting bigger. Late last year, SoftLayer teamed up with 10Gen to launch a high-performance MongoDB solution, and since then, many of our customers have been clamoring for us to support other big data platforms in the same way. By automating the provisioning process of a complex big data environment on bare...
Web Development – Installing mod_security with OWASP
Apr 29, 2013
You want to secure your web application, but you don’t know where to start. A number of open-source resources and modules exist, but that variety is more intimidating than it is liberating. If you’re going to take the time to implement application security, you don’t want to put your eggs in the wrong basket, so...
Catalyst at SXSW 2013: The Startups Speak
Apr 26, 2013
SoftLayer listens to customers. There’s no marketing spin or fluff on that statement … I’m a former client, so I can attest to that from a customer perspective and from an internal perspective. When I joined the company as part of the community development team to work with startups in Catalyst, I knew my role...
Server Challenge II: How SoftLayer Saves the World
Apr 23, 2013
SoftLayer made our way to San Francisco for another great year of digital marketing fun at ad:tech. This event is always a blast because it allows us trade show roadies to change up our usual dialogue and talk about SoftLayer in a unique way … Instead of fielding technical questions about our platform, we get...
Going Global: How to Approach Expansion into Asia
Apr 22, 2013
Asia is an amazing place for business, but companies from outside the region often consider it mysterious and prohibitive. I find myself discussing Asian business customs and practices with business owners from other regions on an almost daily basis, so I feel like I’ve become an informal resource when it comes to helping SoftLayer customers...
iptables Tips and Tricks – Track Bandwidth with iptables
Apr 16, 2013
As I mentioned in my last post about CSF configuration in iptables, I’m working on a follow-up post about integrating CSF into cPanel, but I thought I’d inject a simple iptables use-case for bandwidth tracking. You probably think about iptables in terms of firewalls and security, but it also includes a great diagnostic tool for...
The Heart of SoftLayer: People
Apr 15, 2013
When I started working for SoftLayer as a software engineer intern, I was skeptical about the company’s culture. I read many of the culture posts on the blog, and while they seemed genuine, I was still a little worried about what the work atmosphere would be for a lowly summer intern. Fast-forward almost a year,...
Catalyst at SXSW 2013: Mentorship and Meaningfulness
Apr 12, 2013
In the Community Development group, our mission is simple: Create the industry’s most substantially helpful startup program that assists participants in a MEANINGFUL way. Meaningfulness is a subjective goal, but when it comes to fueling new businesses, numbers and statistics can’t tell the whole story. Sure, we could run Catalyst like some of the other...
Plivo: Tech Partner Spotlight
Apr 10, 2013
We invite each of our featured SoftLayer Tech Marketplace Partners to contribute a guest post to the SoftLayer Blog, and this week, we’re happy to welcome Mike Lauricella from Plivo. Plivo is an open communications and messaging platform with advanced features, simple APIs, easy management and volume pricing. Company Website: http://www.plivo.com/ Tech Partners Marketplace: http://www.softlayer.com/marketplace/plivo...
Server Challenge II Soliloquy: GDC 2013
Apr 05, 2013
This guest blog comes to us from one of the most popular members of the SoftLayer trade show team: The SoftLayer + Supermicro Server Challenge II. You’ve seen our coverage of conference attendees competing to win a MacBook Air, but you’ve never gotten the story from the Server Challenge’s perspective … until now. We secretly...
SoftLayer Mobile: Now a Universal iOS Application
Apr 01, 2013
Last month, we put SoftLayer Mobile HD out to pasture. That iPad-specific application performed amazingly, and we got a lot of great feedback from our customers, so we doubled-down on our efforts to support iPad users by merging SoftLayer Mobile HD functionality with our standard SoftLayer Mobile app to provide a singular, universal application for...
Should My Startup Join an Accelerator/Incubator Program?
Mar 26, 2013
As part of my role at SoftLayer, I have the opportunity and privilege to mentor numerous entrepreneurs and startup teams when they partner with us through our Catalyst program. One question I hear often is, “Should I join an accelerator?” My answer: “That all depends.” Let’s look at the five lessons entrepreneurs should learn before...
Social Media for Brands: Monitor Twitter Search via Email
Mar 22, 2013
If you’re responsible for monitoring Twitter for conversations about your brand, you’re faced with a challenge: You need to know what people are saying about your brand at all times AND you don’t want to live your entire life in front of Twitter Search. Over the years, a number of social media applications have been...
Learntrail: Tech Partner Spotlight
Mar 20, 2013
We invite each of our featured SoftLayer Tech Marketplace Partners to contribute a guest post to the SoftLayer Blog, and this week, we’re happy to welcome Daniel Hamilton, CTO of Learntrail. Learntrail is a learning management system for creating, assigning, and tracking e-learning programs. It helps you train your employees and develop a more effective...
iptables Tips and Tricks: CSF Configuration
Mar 19, 2013
In our last “iptables Tips and Tricks” installment, we talked about Advanced Policy Firewall (APF) configuration, so it should come as no surprise that in this installment, we’re turning our attention to ConfigServer Security & Firewall (CSF). Before we get started, you should probably run through the list of warnings I include at the top...
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