About Spartan Host

Spartan Host is owned and operated by
Dan ODonnell , a reseller for Host Gator .  

Promise

We are dedicated to providing reliable web hosting solutions of the highest quality.  All of our plans come with a 99.9% uptime guarantee.  Our focus is on reliability, uptime, and customer support.  The servers we utilize are Dual Xeon 2.4ghz with 2 gigs of ram.  Our network backbone consists of UUNET, Level3, Verio, Time Warner, Global Crossing, AboveNet, and Allegiance Telecom.  

Green Hosting

HostGator has gone green, and it’s gone green in a BIG way.

Integrated Ecosystem Market Services is very proud to have worked with HostGator to develop a sector-leading program.

What makes HostGator’s program so special?

If you’re thinking about switching to green hosting, good for you! Green hosting is an important step in dealing with climate change.  But be aware- once you start asking some questions you’ll find that not all of the “green” hosting options out there are nearly as green as they claim to be.   HostGator’s program stands out from the pack for a number of reasons . . .

One, HostGator is using renewable energy to both power and cool their servers, whereas a number of green hosts only offset the electricity used to power their servers.  That represents a big difference, because servers generate a lot of heat.  For every watt of electricity that a server uses, 1-2 watts of electricity are typically required to cool it.  What that means is that HostGator is investing in about twice as much renewable energy, on a per server basis, as those green hosts only using renewable energy to power their servers.

Two, HostGator has invested in Green-e certified Renewable Energy Credits (RECs). Green-e is run by the Center for Resource Solutions, and both sets standards for US renewable energy project and verifies those projects. Green-e certified RECs are verified, tracked and monitored. Sure, there are cheaper carbon credits out there, but HostGator wanted to go green the right way. HostGator can’t very well build a windfarm in downtown Houston, so it’s doing the next best thing and greening its energy at the source with rock solid RECs.

Three, HostGator has purchased RECs for 130% of the electricity used to power and cool its shared and reseller servers.  Good luck finding another green host that has gone this far. Believe me- if they had, they’d let you know it.

Four, HostGator has invested entirely in wind RECs generated in their home state of Texas.  Even those green hosts that have opted for Green-e certified RECs are generally sourcing them from wherever is cheapest.

HostGator, on the other hand, is thinking globally and acting locally.   By insisting on 100% Texas wind RECs HostGator had to pay more for their credits, but they (and you) can rest easy knowing that they’re doing their part for the environment and the local green economy.

Network / Data Centres:

DLLSTX2:  Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX

• 78,500 sq.  ft.  facility
• 35,500 sq.  ft.  raised floor
• (23) HVAC units, totalling 574 tons
• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
• Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
• Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system
• Northern Proximity security-badge entry/exit
• Multiple TXU electrical grids
• 4800 amps of 480v input power
• 3 main transfer switches
• (3) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 90 batteries each
• Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
• 1-megawatt generator (2000-gallon tank)
• 1.5-megawatt generator (2200-gallon tank)
• DataTrax monitoring for all datacenter infrastructure

DLLSTX4:  Downtown, Dallas, TX

• 22,000 sq.  ft.  facility
• 18,000 sq.  ft.  raised floor
• (12) 26-ton Data Air AC units
• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
• Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
• Over 220 smoke detectors in integrated system
• Northern Proximity security-badge entry/exit
• TXU fault-tolerant electrical grid
• 2000 amps of 480v input power
• 1 main transfer switch
• (2) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 90 batteries each
• Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
• 1.5-megawatt generator (2200-gallon tank)

DLLSTX5:  Infomart, Dallas, TX

• 51,000 sq.  ft.  facility
• 35,000 sq.  ft.  raised floor
• (25) HVAC units, totalling 775 tons
• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
• Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
• Over 400 smoke detectors in integrated system
• Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit
• Multiple TXU fault tolerant electrical grid
• 4600 amps of 480v input power
• 3 main transfer switches
• (6) 500KVA Powerware UPS units, 120 batteries each
• Standalone PDUs at each cabinet row
• 3.5-megawatts of generating capacity

DLLSTX6:  Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX

• 72,000 sq.  ft.  facility
• (8) HVAC units totalling 240 tons (expanding to 1650 tons)
• Dual 550-ton carrier chillers (adding one more)
• Very Early Smoke Detection Apparatus (VESDA)
• Pre-action dry pipe sprinkler system
• Over 500 smoke detectors in integrated system (increasing to 1000)
• Northern Proximity security badge entry/exit

Network Infrastructure:

Choosing Spartan Host means that your sites will be accessible via a fully meshed and redundant certified Cisco network, featuring 10 backbone providers.  These providers include:

Backbone Carriers

• 3 Gbps Direct Fiber - Global Crossing
• 3 Gbps Direct Fiber - UUNET
• 5 Gbps Direct Fiber - AT&T
• 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Level3
• 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - AboveNet
• 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Savvis
• 1 Gbps Direct Fiber - Time Warner
• 4 Gbps Direct Fiber - Private Peers

Network

• Cisco-Certified Network
• Juniper M20 Border-Routers
• Cisco 6500-Series Distribution Routing-Switches
• Cisco 6500-Series Aggregation-Switches
• 100% Uptime SLA utilizing HSRP/BGP

Building Fiber

• OC48 SONET Ring - SBC
• OC48 SONET Ring - Time Warner
• OC48 SONET Ring - XO Communications
• OC48 SONET Ring - MCI
• OC48 SONET Ring - Looking Glass
• OC48 SONET Ring - Broadwin