The Virtualization Specialist™ 

For years, Layered Tech has been serving our customers with cost-saving hosting solutions recognized the world over as some of the best in the industry. Our scalable infrastructure powers millions of sites and Internet-enabled applications including e-commerce, software as a service (SaaS), content distribution and more.

But why do our customers choose us over alternative providers, and stay with us? Trust.

Month in and month out, our customers know that their applications work and their data is readily accessible through their Layered Tech hosting account. Our commitment to their success is total. We combine responsible innovation with hyper-reliable infrastructure to deliver superior results and tremendous value.

With an eye always on our customers’ requirements, we set industry-defining standards of excellence in the following areas:

• Virtualization Offerings: no one comes close to owning the virtualization and grid computing experience and expertise that we do. We were one of the first to market with our virtualization offering, The Grid Layer, and have been improving our customers’ IT efficiencies, productivity and scalability ever since.
• Managed Services: we offer a tiered suite of managed services, called DEFCON. DEFCON is our unique server management program which includes predefined service bundles which specify the amount of security, support, monitoring, and specialized software that is associated with your account.
• Global Data Centers: top-tier data centers are the cornerstones of our worldwide hosting capabilities. Unparalleled security, network availability, capacity, processing power, and operations management are all at your command.

With ongoing investments in research and development, Layered Tech stays at the forefront of dedicated server and virtualization hosting advances. But most of all, we listen to our customers. By doing that, we continue to provide the best range of robust hosting solutions meeting their diverse requirements for enterprise excellence.

Key Differentiators

Industry and Service Leadership:

• Gartner North America Web Hosting Magic Quadrant (Qualified for 2009)
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with added Network Infrastructure Solutions Competency
• VMware Service Provider Professional Partner
• Layered Tech Sponsors many security and industry leading nonprofit sites such as osvdb.org, centos.org and more.
• White Hat recognized network
• Awarded “Non-Spam-Tolerant” Network by Spamhaus

Infrastructure:

• 4 hour hardware replacement SLA
• Full Mesh Tier 1 only network (one hop off of the backbone of the Internet)
• LT has never experienced a full network outage at any datacenter since our inception
• Network feeds come in from multiple points in each of our datacenters and are encased in steel and then concrete to prevent interruptions.

Employee Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
• Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (MCDBA)
• Microsoft Certified Technician (MCT)
• Microsoft Certified Desktop Technician (MCDST)
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• Microsoft Certified Network Professional (MCNPS)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP)
• Microsoft Certified IT Professional - Windows 2008 (MCITP 2008)
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP)
• Cisco Certified Design Associate (CCDA)
• Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)
• Unified Communication for System Engineers (UCSE)
• VMware Sales Professional (VSP)
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

Security & Monitoring Services

• Optional Security Audits (DEFCON)
• Custom VPN Access
• Custom Firewall configuration
• Dedicated custom IDS (DEFCON)
• OS updates and security patches (DEFCON)
• Proactive Response to Monitoring Events
• Port, Network Device and hardware component Monitoring (DEFCON)
• Custom Alerts to email, pager or phone call
• 7X24 personal quick response recovery customized to your needs (DEFCON)

Backup and Data Management Services:

• Centralized Data Management
• Multiple Dedicated Data backup offerings
• Several near Continuous Data Protection offerings
• LT created the Fist Cloud storage system in the hosting industry
• Cloud storage offerings that scale based on your specific needs

Virtualization: The Virtualization Specialist™

• Support of Dedicated Physical Server, Virtualization Layer and Virtual Machines
• Resource Consolidation
• Management of System Snapshots
• Deployment Flexibility
• Certified VMware Expertise
• Grid computing division (the Grid Layer) has been in production for over 3 years with great success
• LT hosts more grid-based servers than all of our competitors combined
• First hosting company worldwide to offer Windows 2008 with Hyper-V
• VMware dual partnership and over a dozen certified staff members