Why The Planet

Delivering reliable, scalable and affordable On Demand IT Infrastructure

Hosting products and services that small and medium size businesses deserve but couldn’t always get…until now

World-Class Hosting Capabilities Only from The Planet Number 1 privately held dedicated server hosting provider in the world with more than 500 employees (second only to publicly held IBM) Fourth largest hosting provider of web sites (3.1 million) Serving more than 22,000 businesses worldwide; 40 percent outside of North America Six wholly owned and managed state-of-the-art data centers (2 in Houston, 4 in Dallas) containing more than 48,000 servers housed in 155,000 sq. ft. of raised floor space with 12,000 sq. ft. expansion capability Fully redundant Network Operations Center capabilities from two cities, 24 x 7 x 365 monitoring One of the industry's fastest, most robust networks (100 gigabits/sec)

When it comes to hosting IT infrastructure, The Planet is the leader in putting small and medium size businesses on a level playing field with larger corporations. That’s because we equip you with high-powered information technology to grow your businesses along with the advantages that come with multiple data center facilities, fully redundant NOC capabilities, and unmatched network speed and connectivity.

We’ve literally invested millions of dollars to provide On Demand IT Infrastructure that is reliable, scalable, affordable, and available to every one of our customers, regardless of size. Evidently businesses appreciate the difference since we are the number one privately held dedicated server hosting provider in the world, hosting more than 48,000 servers for 22,000 customers and 3.1 million web sites worldwide.

Here’s what On Demand IT Infrastructure from The Planet means for you and your business:

• You can grow as fast as you want to, with fully scalable IT infrastructure whenever you need it.
• You don’t have to buy more infrastructure than you need at any given moment.
• You don’t have to sacrifice quality, reliability or capacity because of hosting provider limitations.

World-Class Features of The Planet Data Centers in Houston & Dallas, Texas Click to enlarge Click to enlarge The Planet operates six wholly owned and managed state-of-the-art data centers containing more than 48,000 servers with fully redundant Network Operations Center capabilities from two cities, and 24 x 7 x 365 monitoring.

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