Does the amount of smaller servers raise hardware and maintenance costs?
Sunny: Yes, however we believe that our clients are worth the cost. We are also launching a new service where there are only eight web sites per server. The cost to the client will be a little more, but they will also have a dedicated technical contact and a dedicated account representative. 15 Seconds: How do you determine which sites go on which boxes? Sunny: When adding a site, we keep an eye on performance monitor counters and try to determine what kind of load they are receiving .If the CPU goes over a continual 20%, we start another box and move the new site onto it. We also do web traffic analysis trying to determine which sites need to be moved to a separate box. With multiple boxes we can have any number of arrangements for load balancing. Additionally, we accept new accounts on multiple servers, so that a server can be put on “hold”. 15 Seconds: The way you talk about it sounds like a web hosting philosophy? Sunny: There are really three web hosting philosophies. The first on
