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About US


Hostgator is a privately owned company founded in 2002 that has no debt, is very profitable, and has NO intentions of selling any time soon. We provide service to over 700,000 websites on our shared and reseller plans. We are the world's leading provider of reseller accounts with over 10,000 resellers who have chosen us to provide the network, servers, and support required to launch a hosting business.


Insane Customer Dedication



Hostgator may eat up the competition, but we have nothing but love for our customers! Our team has over forty support veterans that are here to assist you 24/7/365 by chat, phone, and ticket system. Many companies claim to offer this type of support and customer satisfaction but not many are willing to prove it.

We welcome you to give us a test call at 1-866-964-2867. Are you still not sure if hostgator is the right choice? What if you had a special hookup? Well you do! Our owner Brent Oxley is at your disposal for any problems you may have. While Brent might not be reachable by phone all the time you are welcome to request your ticket be assigned to him for the extra TLC you deserve!

Network / Data Center

 

 

DLLSTX2: Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX

  • 78,500 sq. ft. facility
  • 35,500 sq. ft. raised floor
  • (23) HVAC units totaling 574 tons
  • Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
  • Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
  • Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system
  • Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
  • Multiple TXU electrical grids
  • 4800 amps of 480v input power
  • 3 main transfer switches
  • (3) 500KVA Power-ware UPS units, 90 batteries each
  • Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
  • 1-megawatt generator (2000 gallon tank)
  • 1.5-megawatt generator (2200 gallon tank)
  • DataTrax monitoring for all datacenter infrastructure

DLLSTX4: Downtown, Dallas, TX

  • 22,000 sq. ft. facility
  • 18,000 sq. ft. raised floor
  • (12) 26-ton Data Air AC units
  • Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
  • Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
  • Over 220 smoke detectors in integrated system
  • Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
  • TXU fault tolerant electrical grid
  • 2000 amps of 480v input power
  • 1 main transfer switches
  • (2) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 90 batteries each
  • Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
  • 1.5-megawatt generator (2200 gallon tank)

DLLSTX5: Infomart, Dallas, TX

  • 51,000 sq. ft. facility
  • 35,000 sq. ft. raised floor
  • (25) HVAC units totalling 775 tons
  • Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
  • Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
  • Over 400 smoke detectors in integrated system
  • Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
  • Multiple TXU fault tolerant electrical grid
  • 4600 amps of 480v input power
  • 3 main transfer switches
  • (6) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 120 batteries each
  • Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
  • 3.5-megawatts of generating capacity

DLLSTX6: Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX

  • 72,000 sq. ft. facility
  • (8) HVAC units totalling 240 tons (expanding to 1650 tons)
  • Dual 550 ton carrier chillers (adding one more)
  • Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
  • Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
  • Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system (increasing to 1000)
  • Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit

 

Network Infrastructure:

Choosing Host Gator means that your sites will be accessible via a fully meshed and redundant Certified Cisco Network featuring 10 backbone providers. These providers include:

Backbone Carriers

  • 3 Gbps Direct Fiber - Global Crossing
  • 3 Gbps Direct Fiber - UUNET
  • 5 Gbps Direct Fiber - AT&T
  • 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Level3
  • 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - AboveNet
  • 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Savvis
  • 1 Gbps Direct Fiber - Time Warner
  • 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Private Peers

Network

  • Cisco Certified Network
  • Juniper M20 Border Routers
  • Cisco 6500 Series Distribution Routing Switches
  • Cisco 6500 Series Aggregation Switches
  • 100% Uptime SLA utilizing HSRP/BGP

Building Fiber

  • OC48 SONET Ring - SBC
  • OC48 SONET Ring - Time Warner
  • OC48 SONET Ring - XO Communications
  • OC48 SONET Ring - MCI
  • OC48 SONET Ring - Looking Glass
  • OC48 SONET Ring - Broadwing

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