I am shopping for Web Server Connections

Shotgun SG

Any good ones to recommend?

Web Server needs to handle large numbers of simultaneous users, and its site will be incorporating a lot of multimedia, so have to expect video streaming n such, hence upload speed needs to be decently high.

Best if u all got links so that I can take a look at what they are offering.

Darkness_hacker99 SG

http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=297405

AndrewPKYap SG

... are you sure? You must think it is free.... Rolling Eyes

Shotgun SG

For the Oryon Networks solution, its quite impressive. But we already have our own servers. We just need the line. The SingNet and Starhub Leased Lines don't look too impressive, but I can't seem to find anything else.

You must think I'm paying out of my own pocket. Laughing

ndmmxiaomayi SG

1. Your server needs to have good specs otherwise it can't handle the load. How many users are you expecting?

2. A good web server doesn't help in your speeds. Your ISP will determine that. If your server is good, but the bandwidth your ISP gives you sucks, then it's about as bad.

3. What kind of OS? I hope it's not Windows... unless it's for a local network.

Shotgun SG

I'm not sure what server the guys are building. But I think its either a windows 2003, or a Linux build.

Thats precisely what I am looking for, an ISP that gives good upload speeds for connection. The simple Home ADSL or SME ISDN/ASDL is not gonna be sufficient. And thats what I need to find out.

Phaze SG

You sound like you need colocation service. Any number of data centres provide it.

http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/services/managed/data/colocation/

http://webvisions.com/colocation/webrack.html

http://www.idc-services.com.sg/promotions.htm

You just need to check with them about connectivity. For example, if you expect mostly local traffic, you want to make sure that your hosting provider has good local peering. If you expect traffic to come from Asia, or US, make sure your provider has good connectivity to those regions.

There are many advantages to colocating in a proper data center including:

1. UPS
2. Data center staff to help you change backup tapes.
3. Proper 24/7 air-conditioning
4. Monitoring and SLA reporting (MRTG and all that)
5. Flexibility - if you need more bandwidth, they can usually increase pretty quickly.
6. Redundant connections - most data centers have multiple WAN link so that even if one goes down, they can route traffic through other WAN links.

If you don't really need a very reliable connection and you are okay with some degree of downtime for your server, and you are looking for a line on a budget, you can consider getting an Etherlink connection. A 2Mbps connection is quite reasonably priced and you get leased line SLAs as well as NOC monitoring.

Shotgun SG

I can look into that.

However I'd still need information on the ISP type/cost of connection I can get. I need quite a lot of upload bandwidth. I'm not sure they have ADSL where UPloads are greater than downloads. So far, I've looked thru SingNet business an corporate brochures and haven't found anything I can use.

Phaze SG

There's no such thing as ADSL where the upload is higher than the download. DSL service in Singapore is usually has an upstream cap of about 1Mbps.

If you want to host a server, I would suggest you use, at minimum, an Etherlink line.

I don't know the pricing. You'll need to call for a quote.

Shotgun SG

Really no such thing meh? I figured the upload and download was just matter of which you're at? Laughing