UK Dedicated Server Data Centre
The data centre we locate all our servers within is the Blue Square data centre based in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The data centre itself offers a wealth of facilities and enjoys some of the highest transit speeds available! More details about the technical specification of the data centre are below.
Data Centre Specification
- 450mm raised floor void
- Redundant parallel UPS system @ N+1
- Close control downflow air conditioning units @ N+1
- RapidSwitch staff on-site 24/7
- 2 megawatt substation with 11kV feed
- Backup diesel generator
- Fire detection and gas suppression system
- 2.5 metre palisade security fence around perimeter
- PAC security access system
- 24/7 recorded CCTV on every rack aisle and all entrances
- Multiple fibre routes out of the building, diversely routed
- Multiple 10 gigabit ethernet network connections to London
- Cat6 shielded structured cabling
Ping & Speed Test
We know people like to test things out before making their purchase so please feel free to ping our servers and/or download one of our test files:
Server Ping Test
To ping our servers just follow these simple instructions (Windows only)
- On your keyboard, push and hold the Windows key and R
- Type cmd at the prompt and hit enter
- At the prompt type ping 78.129.162.2 and hit enter
This test will then give you a short report detailing the length of time in milliseconds it takes for your test to hit our servers and return to you.
Speed Tests
Speed is everything in this game and we offer a blindingly fast network for that very reason! To test our speed, just download any of the files below directly from our servers.