Cybercon eBusiness Hosting

Dedicated FreeBSD Server

FreeBSD, a direct descendant of AT&T UNIX, has a long and turbulent history dating back to 1993. Unlike Linux distributions, which are defined as integrated software solutions consisting of the Linux kernel and thousands of software applications, FreeBSD is a tightly integrated operating system built from a BSD kernel and the so-called "userland" (therefore usable even without extra applications). This distinction is largely lost once installed on an average computer system - like many Linux distributions, a large collection of easily installed, (mostly) open source applications are available for extending the FreeBSD core, but these are usually provided by third-party contributors and aren't strictly part of FreeBSD.

FreeBSD has developed a reputation for being a fast, high-performance and extremely stable operating system, especially suitable for web serving and similar tasks. Many large web search engines and organisations with mission-critical computing infrastructures have deployed and used FreeBSD on their computer systems for years. Compared to Linux, FreeBSD is distributed under a much less restrictive license, which allows virtually unrestricted re-use and modification of the source code for any purpose. Even Apple's Mac OS X is known to have been derived from BSD. Besides the core operating system, the project also provides over 15,000 software applications in binary and source code forms for easy installation on top of the core FreeBSD.

Features and benefits of a Cybercon Dedicated FreeBSD Server:

  • 100% Network Uptime Guaranteed! The Cybercon data center maintains direct connections to four of the top five Internet backbones: ATT, Verizon/MCI/UUNET, Qwest and Level 3. Cybercon's IP Network is powered by redundant high capacity Cisco data center routers and switches.

  • One Hour Hardware Replacement Guarantee! Reliable equipment means hardware failures are extremely rare. In the event of a failure, Cybercon will repair or replace the equipment within one hour - 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

  • Managed services included: Server monitoring, unlimited server reboots, and unlimited application service restarts.

  • Technical Experties: Serving thousands of servers for over 10 years, we have extensive experience with Red Hat Linux, CentOS Linux, Fedora Linux, Debian Linux, Slackware Linux, SuSE Linux and Solaris operating systems; Apache web server; Sendmail and Qmail mail servers; MySQL database server; PHP, IPtable, and more.

  • Free backup space: Receive 10GB of free backup space for each dedicated Solaris server (Additional backup space is available as an option). Cybercon RAID-6 backup systems provide twice the redundancy of the popular RAID 5 systems. Our backup systems support iSCSI, NFS, CIFS, and FTP.

  • Live on-site technical support: available 24x7x365 by email, telephone or through our user friendly on-line support web portal.

  • State-of-the-art data center facility includes diesel power generators, UPS, environmental cooling systems, multi-level security, and pre-action fire suppression systems.

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