The Planet Debuts Alpha Bargain Bin
Houston, Texas – (Cheap Web Hosting Directory) – October 9, 2008 – IT infrastructure planning is the focus of the new Planet web hosting company permanent addition, providing customers with significant value.
Planet Alpha Bargain Bin is a new real-time searchable repository features overstocked and clearance dedicated servers in a variety of configurations. The servers are available on a revolving basis, with prices starting at $45 per month.
Urvish Vashi, General Manager for dedicated servers noted, ”We have more than 22,000 customers worldwide, so The Planet’s size and scale allow us to purchase thousands of name-brand servers at preferred discount pricing. Many of these servers are now available at even deeper discounted rates in the Bargain Bin, and they come from each of our six SAS 70 Type II-certified data centers. Customers still receive the world-class service and support they expect from The Planet, backed by our enterprise-class network.”
Bargain Bin servers are selected from the Planet Alpha dedicated server fleet, and they continuously rotate based on availability, customer demand and data center space. Customers who visit the Bargain Bin can search for servers by processor and drive-controller type, hard disk space, memory capacity and price. The servers come with The Planet’s full range of software options, including operating system and control panel choices. In addition, every server purchased from the Bargain Bin is backed by The Planet’s industry-leading Service Level Agreement, 24/7 support, and world-class network and data centers.
To supplement the administration and maintenance of their servers, customers can add Alpha Advanced Services to any Bargain Bin server. Services include Alpha Servers Monitoring, Alpha Servers Security and Alpha Servers Administration. Prices start at $25 per month per server. Customers are encouraged to visit the Bargain Bin frequently, as new servers are constantly added, while others run out of stock. Servers must be purchased as configured, and changes cannot be made to existing hardware for the life of the server.
Ultimately, The Planet endeavors to provide:
- High levels of network capacity and speed to deliver peak performance
- Instant scalability to handle even the largest spikes in network traffic
- Parallel, redundant, multi-tiered network routing and switching architecture to assure reliability and stability
- Multiple layer network security that prevents Delayed Denial of Service (DDOS) attacks from harming businesses
- Knowledgeable experts with a passion for excellence and a commitment to operate the best networks in the business
The Planet is the leading provider of On Demand IT Infrastructure solutions, hosting more than 22,000 small- and medium-size businesses and 12 million web sites worldwide. The Planet Alpha division provides the widest array of self-managed dedicated servers and advanced services backed by 24x7x365 support. The Planet Northstar Managed Hosting division combines a proactive methodology and seasoned IT experts to deliver a fully managed hosting solution.
For additional information, please visit: www.planetalpha.com/bargain-bin.
To learn more about The Planet, please visit: www.theplanet.com.
