load balancing eliminates mission critical downtime

Load balancing reinforces the performance and reliability of you mission critical hosting so that you don't suffer from unacceptable downtime.

Essentially, load balancing spreads the load on your servers so you don't overwhelm a single piece of hardware. If you carry out maintenance or your server fails, your customers remain online throughout and their service is unaffected.

And for the top level of data security we even provide load balancing across two locations. At UKFast we deliver the highest standard Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing.

If downtime would be disastrous for your business call us now on 0800 458 4545 or request an online quote.

the benefits of load balancing

• Intelligent problem detection and transference - if a problem is detected with one of your load balanced web servers, it automatically removes it from the cluster until it is working again. A UKFast disaster recovery engineer is immediately notified and the server is quickly remedied.
• Necessary maintenance - if you need to perform maintenance take servers in and out of the cluster without affecting your clients.
• No single point of failure - load balanced servers work smoothly together and if one fails, the other continues automatically. Your servers are housed in different racks powered by a different phase, further minimising risk of downtime.
• Specify how the load is shared - you choose how much work is processed by each server in the load balancing solution, reducing costs and energy usage.
• Add and remove servers - at times when you need extra reliability, simply insert servers and remove them when you're done. Great for high profile ad campaigns or seasonal sales.

reduce the possibility of hardware failure

Your load balancing servers work in tandem with each other, splitting processes and applications throughout. The chance of hardware failure is reduced because your servers are less likely to be overwhelmed by work. For the top level of data security we even provide load balancing across two locations.

At UKFast we deliver the highest standard Layer 4 and Layer 7 load balancing.

choose UKFast for the speediest solution

With speed you give your customers an immediate and flawless service, which slower networks simply can't compete with. A slow site also negatively affects your search engine rankings and paid-for campaigns - in fact Google states a 0.5second delay in page load speed causes a 20 per cent drop in traffic.

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