What are Mission Critical Services?

Another way to describe it is, failover service. In simple terms a Web site is situate on two servers that are remote from each other. If one site is unavailable, then a signal is sent and the mirror site on the other server takes over - thus, failover.

Who needs such a service?


If you have read through this site and the User Agreement, then you are already aware that our servers have averaged well over 99% uptime since November of 2001. We also guarantee you an uptime of 98.5% via an SLA (Services Level Agreement). So why would you consider the extra money to pay for a failover service?

A site that does not have a failover service is subject to extended downtime for reasons such as hardware or software failure. In spite of the fact that we do everything possible to keep our network and servers functioning and available, there are certain circumstances that can cause havoc. For example, a hard drive could unexpectedly fail even if it's relatively new; this could cause hours of extended downtime while it is replaced and sites are reloaded. A site with failover services would be up and running within minutes of the travesty.

A choice such as this is a matter of economics and how critical the operation of the particular site is to its users. Some can afford it and others simply have no room in the budget for expensive failover services.

Now for the Good News

From just $10.95 US monthly for a simple Web site (no databases and load intensive applications) and a one-time setup fee of $100 US, we make failover services possible for anyone. For an accurate quote we need to know more about your site and its functions. Please visit our Contact Page and send us an email with your details and let us know you have an interest in the failover service. We will arrange an online meeting with you.

Here a few links to others providing failover services.

Hostcentric

AutoFailOver.com

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