Servers Used

Server types used for webhosting can range from an Intel based PC, to Sun Microsystems, with all sorts of different hardware configurations. Most issues regarding stability are determined at the server level, which integrates tightly with the Operating System. If you are looking for reliability, this is one of the most important considerations: What is the server configuration?

Colchis uses Sun Microsystems Enterprise 250 Webservers for all clients. Unlike many other webhosting providers who use less stable Intel based webservers for UNIX hosting, Colchis believes reliability ensures long term profitability not only for clients but also for Colchis.

Each of Enterprise 250 server has the following specifications:

Dual Sun UltraSparc II 300MHz Processor
1,024 Mb of RAM ( Random Access Memory)
Dual Power Supply
RAID-5 Support
Over 90Gb of data storage

With dual processors, over a Gigabyte of RAM, Colchis can say with high confidence that Colchis hosted website reside on webservers that are more robust than virtually any other web hosting company today. Each webserver costs over $35,000.

The Colchis preference for the Sun Enterprise solution for mission critical websites is the same as others that also utilize the Enterprise family of servers, including Amazon.com, eBay, and Charles Schwab.

Since Colchis prefers Sun Enterprise servers, it makes sense that Colchis would also prefer to use Solaris 7 as our operating system. Solaris 7 is the first true 64-bit operating system available from Sun Microsystems. All of the servers used by Colchis are running Solaris 7, October 1998 release.

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