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Posted by Nick on August 14, 2008, 12:01 pm
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All out there with online RMS Shopping Cart solutions. Can you list
here why your cart website hosting is secure and why a large
corporation would want to host with you? There seems to be two
primary players out there Kosmos Central and Nitrosell, but there are
a couple more that seem very SKETCHY. Maybe Kosmos, Nitrosell and the
other's can win me and the public over!
Nick
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Posted by Kosmos on August 14, 2008, 1:42 pm
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> All out there with online RMS Shopping Cart solutions. Can you list
> here why your cart website hosting is secure and why a large
> corporation would want to host with you? There seems to be two
> primary players out there Kosmos Central and Nitrosell, but there are
> a couple more that seem very SKETCHY. Maybe Kosmos, Nitrosell and the
> other's can win me and the public over!
>
> Nick
From: http://www.kosmoscentral.com
Hi Nick, to answer your questions you should make sure your provider
has these:
1) 24/7/360 Server Support and administration.
2) The latest in router technology
3) Redundant ISP (backbone) connectivity.
4) Backup generators
5) Latest in fire protection
6) State of the art facilities
7) Industry leading network speeds and bandwidth capacity.
8) Multiple layers of network security and protection
9) More than one network operations center for monitoring
10) HVAC heating ventilation and cooling
11) Daily preventative maintenance
12) Software & server scanning for vulnerabilities
13) PCI Compliant Servers & eCommerce Software
14) The highest level technology partnerships
All of our Kosmos Central Servers are located at The Planet Data
Center (http://www.theplanet.com)
Only at The Planet: http://www.theplanet.com/about/
* Number 1 dedicated server hosting provider in the world
* More than 500 employees
* Freedom to choose a custom level of managed services for your
business
* Serving more than 22,000 businesses worldwide and more than 6.7
million Web sites
* 40 percent of customers located outside of North America
* Six wholly owned and managed SAS 70 Type II certified data
centers (2 in Houston, 4 in Dallas)
* More than 48,000 servers under management
* 155,000 sq. ft. of raised floor data center 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: 120+ gigabits/sec
Ecommerce Hosting Towards PCI Compliance
http://www.theplanet.com/managed-hosting/business-solutions/ecommerce-hosting/
Network Security
http://www.theplanet.com/why-the-planet/network/security/
The Planet combines cutting-edge security technology, best practices
and a team of certified senior-level professionals to help ensure that
you can safely manage and grow your business. Using state-of-the-art
traffic profiling and anomaly detection capabilities, we manage and
secure our networks, pinpoint and troubleshoot network attacks,
monitor your servers and applications, and analyze network security
performance issues.
http://www.theplanet.com/about/partners/
* Dell Inc., Sun Microsystems, Inc., Red Hat, Microsoft
Corporation, Paralles, F-Secure, Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd., Cisco, Foundry, Lantronix, R1Soft, NTT, Share-A-Sale
Tier 1 Networks!
http://www.theplanet.com/why-the-planet/network/
The Planet Network Overview
* Fully redundant network architecture with no single points of
failure
* Industry-leading network bandwidth capacity: 120+ gigabits/
second
* Multiple layers of network security
* Centralized network monitoring in the Network Operations Center
(NOC)
* Multiple concurrent, high-capacity Tier 1 bandwidth providers
Bandwidth Providers
* AT&T
* AboveNet
* NTT
* Savvis
* Global Crossing
* Level 3
* Time Warner Telecom
Multiple Network Operations Centers
http://www.theplanet.com/why-the-planet/network/noc/
Even with all that VERY HIGH END equipment and network security you
still have to monitor your software and keep up with the recommended
updates.
Hosting features, security and site monitoring.
http://www.kosmoscentral.com/web-hosting/features.php
Kosmos Central has partnerships with 3rd party software security
scanning services that will monitor and scan not only your cart, but
any additional software you may have. Vulnerabilities can arise from
a blog, forum, newsletter system or a simple script you have uploaded
to your site. If you're not consistently using Kosmos services to
upgrade your software you'll be leaving your website vulnerable to
hackers. With kosmos maintenance and support, Kosmos will assist in
monitoring and upgrading all of your software and not just your
shopping cart. Without keeping your software updated you'll leave
yourself vulnerable to hackers, spammers and phishing attacks to your
site.
You have the option to also manage your own hosting and cart with
Kosmos, but why take on those headaches? Is it worth the savings?
Maybe if you already have the staff and capabilities to secure your
own software and server. With Kosmos Central Managed server hosting
we'll set up and manage your own dedicated server so you don't' have
to. With Kosmos maintenance and support Kosmos will also make sure
your website is secure and consistently scanned for new
vulnerabilities.
Alex
503.977.0171
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Posted by Nick on August 18, 2008, 12:48 pm
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Thank you for your Reply Alex, can anyone offer some feedback about
Nitrosells servers and software? Who else has a secure RMS solution
besides Kosmos?
Nick
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Posted by Jeff on August 18, 2008, 2:21 pm
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> Thank you for your Reply Alex, can anyone offer some feedback about
> Nitrosells servers and software? Who else has a secure RMS solution
> besides Kosmos?
>
> Nick
Hi Nick, from my understanding and paperwork I've received for clients
here's what Nitrosell has.
1) Server clusters or a Nitrosell web farm. Nitrosell state they are:
1) Securely housed (where?), please provide information.
2) Have redundant connections. How many, how big and who are the
providers? Nitrosell doesn't state specifics in their marketing
material.
3) Proactive network management tools to monitor network for
resiliency, efficiency and fault protection etc.
4) HVAC system to keep servers cool and circulate air.
5) Conditioned power in the unlikely event of a power outage. UPS
power system is N +1 redundant. They also state they have an on site
diesel generator, too.
6) Enterprise class routing equipment serving server clusters.
I'm assuming all of Nitrosell's equipment is located in their
facilities and not housed in a data center. Nitrosell can you shed
some light on this? I'm hoping my info is correct so maybe Nitrosell
can shed some light on this too.
As far as the software is concerned since they manage the core code
100%, Nitrosell will not allow you to modify the core code or add
software and additional modules. By restricting this type of access
Nitrosell is prevenitng you from accidentally making your site
vulnerable to hacking. Kosmos on the other hand gives you full access
to all the code and you own it. You get a webmaster control panel to
manage your hosting account, add/modify software along with full
database access. So, even thought you can add blogs, forums etc to
your hosting account at anytime, if you fail to keep up with the
recommended updates, your software can potentially get hacked. A good
webmaster will always keep up on his recommended software updates.
Kosmos has a service like Nitrosell that will automatically do this
for you based on your maintenance plan etc, or you choose to do this
your self. Nitrosells software is basically on lock down and when a
vulnerability is found in the Nitrosell cart they will fix it
automatically. Nitrosell, like Kosmos also are partners with web
vulnerability software like Hacker Safe etc, which will scan and
locate old software on the servers to make sure they are updated when
new vulnerabilities are present.
That's it in a nut shell, any more light on this would be helpful.
Jeff
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