Servers in the USA, Data Center COPT DC-6-EvoSwitch / LeaseWeb (Manassas)

    For a long time, I was skeptical of the idea of ​​hosting servers anywhere else except the Netherlands. So why? In the Netherlands, excellent connectivity, perhaps the best in the world, loyal legislation, and the most pleasant prices for renting dedicated servers in one of the most reliable Data Centers, which is perhaps the most important. Nevertheless, some clients stubbornly demanded a second location, preferably in another country, there were also owners of rare paranoia, and for some, the audience was directed to the American continent and there was little direct connectivity to the USA, there were unique people who simply thought that it was better in the USA why it is better - they themselves did not know ...



    In July, finally “dying” from boredom and summer coolness, we still thought about expanding our presence on the Internet by adding a new reliable location, especially since Jay Devine, one of the main managers in the USA, had been campaigning for more than six months visit COPT DC-6-EvoSwitch / LeaseWeb (Manassas), without stopping vain attempts in the style of "well, order something, we also need customers."

    Nevertheless, before entrusting our customers with the Americans, I wanted to make sure that everything was really there at a high level, since the data center is very different from the Netherlands (the owner is not LeaseWeb), and the number of LeaseWeb servers located in Manassas is much less than in the Netherlands Haarlem - in February of this year, about 3000, which LeaseWeb moved entirely from one server to another:



    Yes, well done guys, what can I say ... They are growing, moving servers from a smaller server room to a larger one, which is probably acceptable at the initial stage. But even though it was all done professionally (right at the end of the transfer, Jay sent me a link to the video, apparently they were very proud that all the clients were safe :)), I didn’t want to repeat such a move, and such a video even frightened me away from more active ones actions, although Jay guaranteed that such a thing would not happen again and now the expansion will take place according to a different scheme.

    There was a time in July and a reason - they decided to check why not. Although July, of course, is not the best time to visit the United States, it’s hot, but since our Dutch colleagues were there at that time, at the same time it was possible to solve other issues and just have a good time. Having looked at the forecast, where they promised a joyful +33 for the day after tomorrow, they bought tickets to Washington. Never believe gismeteo forecasts if they concern the USA! If in other regions they are more or less true, then in the USA they apparently have problems with accuracy ...



    По прилету в Вашингтон с задержкой в час (что стабильно часто наблюдается на рейсах AirFrance, сделаю антирекламу, хоть на Хабре, достали они, французы :) ), в этот раз из-за поиска багажа пассажира, который захотел покинуть огромный двухэтажный самолет в последний момент, радостный голос стюардессы поведал нам, что за бортом хорошая солнечная погода, температура 114 градусов Фаренгейта или +45 Цельсия. Подумали ошиблась… Но выйдя из кондиционированного аэропорта — поняли, что нет, +45 в тени, на солнце еще больше… Благо такси было недалеко. Нам сказали, что в США сейчас несколько дней аномальная жара. Это был просто ад, по радио передавали о жертвах этой аномальной непогоды и о увеличении количества «станций охлаждения», где можно было прийти в себя. Стало интересно, как в таких температурах функционирует штатовский Дата Центр :)

    I immediately recalled the case in Moscow, when during the abnormal summer heat at temperatures much lower, the servers in several data centers were turned off, as the air conditioning could not cope, and here +45 in the shade ... Who has never been in such extreme temperatures, you know - it’s only interesting for a minute , then you think how to be saved from this.



    Perhaps it is good that the first in the program was an inspection of the air-conditioned data center. The next day, early in the morning, leaving the center of Washington (and we stayed at a hotel on Capitol Hill, I recommend the Capitol Hill Hotel of the same name, if you want to visit the capital, although this is the best option), despite the small tricks in the city, after 50 minutes we were in Manassas. It took another 10 minutes to find the LeaseWeb office building, which is located quite far from the data center, lost among other office buildings, has a new number, for some reason missing from the GPS database.

    Nevertheless - found. Jay and Julia, who met us and envied our shorts and light T-shirts (the first words of Jay - “I would also wear shorts if I knew you were in shorts” :)), who themselves were in a business style in such hot weather, invited to go to their office. In the office, unlike the street, there was a terrible cold, the Americans have an unhealthy perception of conditioning, apparently they do not know that sudden changes of more than 10 degrees are extremely harmful to an ordinary person. There is immediately a difference in temperatures of more than 25 degrees (on the street more than +45 in the shade, indoors +20, or maybe less), the shock for the body is huge!



    Now to the main thing - about the data center. In the United States, LeaseWeb employees are significantly fewer than in the Netherlands, less than two dozen people, since the data center operator is not EvoSwitch / LeaseWeb, but COPT, which manages the Data Center, ensures its operation and security, providing customers directly with infrastructure for placing cabinets and servers.

    Corporate Office Properties Trust (COPT)


    • A public mortgage investment trust with a total capital of over $ 4 billion.
    • Owns, developed and / or manages Data Centers with a total usable area of ​​over 200,000 square meters. meters, including COPT DC-6 in Manassas, Virginia.
    • Awarded with numerous awards.
    • Has experience working with specialized US government data centers.
    • Has experience working with sensitive compartment information objects (SCIF) and in developing communication rooms.

    COPT DC-6 (formerly Power Loft)



    • 3600 square meters of direct usable space for the placement of IT infrastructure.
    • 5 MW of maximum power.
    • Expandability of 9 MW and 2600 square meters for 6 months.
    • Container modules are available for placement.

    Low cost of operation:

    • Using the environment for cooling saves 10% energy or $ 144,000 / year.
    • The capacity utilization efficiency is 1.3 (versus the industry average 1.8), which saves $ 240,000 / year.
    • Own water resources provide savings of $ 26,400 / year.
    • Total annual savings at COPT DC-6 is $ 410,400 / year.



    Tax Savings:

    • Equipment taxes are 70% less in COPT DC-6 (Prince William County) than in downtown Ashburn (Laudoon County) or Ferfax County.
    • Savings of $ 125,000 from every million invested in equipment over 10 years.

    Security Features:

    • 22 miles from Ashburn and, accordingly, from the concentration of risks for the Data Center.
    • ATFD (ANTI TERRORISM / FORCE PROTECTION) patrols a site more than 50 meters from the building.
    • Engineering systems are separated from IT facilities.
    • The space for hosting the secret data compartments is allocated and ready for use.
    • Complies with US Department of Security and Central Intelligence Directives.
    • Conforms to the requirements of the FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act - Federal Law on Information Security).



    Solutions for modular data centers:

    • Ready-made plan of the territory.
    • Support for double width containers.
    • Use of available cooling water resources, UPSs and generators.

    Benefits of Manassas


    Pros of the location of the Data Center in Manassas:

    • 22 miles from Ashburn and its regional concentration of risks for Data Centers.
    • Location outside the main routes of Dulles International Airport.
    • Personal property tax in Prince William County is 70% lower than in Laudong County.
    • The cost of general operation is lower than in Ashburn Data Centers.
    • Compliance with all location requirements for Data Centers.
    • Use of a separate energy system from the city of Ashburn.



    Connectivity and Delays:

    • The Innovation Park in Manassas, Prince William County, is extremely rich in fiber optic networks.
    • Multiple retail and wholesale backbone providers provide direct and secure connections to traffic exchange points in Ashburn and to major state-owned traffic exchange points in Virginia, Maryland, and Washington.
    • No difference in latency between Manassas and Ashburn.
    • Delay to the regional NAP (network access point) is 5 times less than in the New York Stock Exchange service level agreement.
    • Highlighted dark fiber connections to government facilities are available.
    • Certification capabilities include the FISMA (Federal Information Security Management Act - Federal Law on Information Security), ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library - Library of Information Technology Infrastructure) and SAS 70 / SAE 18 (Audit Standards Act No. 70 / Community Automotive Engineers, Act 18).



    Reliable fiber and communications infrastructure


    COPT DC-6 is provided with reliable fiber communications from companies such as AboveNet, Level 3 Communications, FiberLight, Verizon, Comcast, and NOVEC. Many providers are located nearby, due to which the receipt of their services is extremely simplified. State secure connection is located in close proximity, direct connection is possible according to the approved requirements.

    Location COPT DC-6 allows you to establish a direct connection using several providers to the main network access point located in Ashburn, Virginia.

    Fiber-optic providers have access to the Data Center through two different underground inputs and fiber-optic connections go directly to two different switching rooms, interconnection nodes (MMR). The connection is distributed over two additional MMRs, providing a total of four MMRs. Due to this, one MMR covers 2300 square meters of raised floor, providing multiple paths and redundant connection to each area of ​​the Data Center.

    COPT DC-6 Floor and Rack Plan




    WESTERN WING \ Section 201-208

    Available now:
    Section 203-205
    • 1560 sq. M. m.
    • 2 MW of maximum load.
    • Ability to increase the load up to 4.5 MW.

    Available in the future:
    Section 207:
    • 440 sq. M. m.
    • 1 MW of maximum load.



    EAST WING \ Section 209-216

    Available now:
    Section 209-211
    • 1560 sq. Km. m.
    • 2 MW of maximum load.
    • 15 power distributors.

    Available in the future:
    Section 212-216:
    • 2600 sq. M. m.
    • 8 MW maximum load.

    Features of accommodation:

    • 254 cabinets can be placed in a compartment with an area of ​​520 square meters. meters.
    • Space freed from climate control systems (through the use of the environment) is used by the tenant to install 50% more cabinets.
    • Flexible power - from 1 kW to 3.2 kW per sq. meter of usable area.



    Benefits:

    • Уровень надежности Дата Центра 3+ (Tier III).
    • Коэффициент эффективности использования мощности составляет 1.3.
    • Гибкий проект — возможность использования статичных и роторных ИБП.
    • Золотой стандарт энерго- ффективности и экологического проектирования (LEED-NC Gold), высочайший уровень энергоэффективности.
    • Изолированность инженерных систем.
    • Предотвращение генерации избыточной энергии — ни одной точки отказа.
    • Самый современный центр управления сетью (NOC) и интегрированная система управленческой отчетности.
    • Водные и воздушные экономайзеры снижают потребление энергии и эксплуатационные расходы.

    Инновационная конструкция


    Отделение инженерных систем от IT пространства:

    • Simple division into sectors.
    • Minimizing malfunctions.
    • Preservation of the possibility of growth of useful space for cabinets.
    • Clear separation of security.

    Air handling unit with cooling recirculation (AHU) instead of climate control units (CRAC):

    • 160-ton AHU instead of 20-ton CRAC.
    • Variable Frequency Drive (VFD).
    • Unique air recirculation system.
    • Support up to 3.2 kW per square meter. meter (@ N + 1MIN.)



    Chilled water circulation:

    • Simultaneous maintenance.
    • Lack of water over the raised floor.
    • Branches for internal cooling of cabinets.

    Federal Compliance:

    • COPT DC-6 meets the most stringent Federal Security Standards, which include: a minimum of 150 feet from the facility to transport checkpoints, vehicle barriers, K-12 fencing, secure entrances, turnstiles, biometric access control and several video surveillance zones.
    • The facility complies with SAS 70 II and SSAE 16 standards and can support FISMA, a high level of network certification.
    • COPT DC-6 is one of 10 sites selected to host the GSA Cloud.

    Working efficiency:

    • COPT DC-6 uses 70% less energy than conventional facilities in Northern Virginia.



    High Density Scalability:

    • The COPT DC-6 design allows users to increase maximum power consumption and cooling for higher cabinet density with minimal damage or loss of raised floor space using air or monoblock cooling.
    • The building was designed to remove heat up to 3.2 kW per square meter using air, which allows placing equipment with high density when using water cooling in cabinets.
    • Installation of water cooling saves water resources, and the building - air.

    Reliability:


    • COPT DC-6 is designed to provide an N + 1 reliability level that is classified as Tier III + according to Uptime Institute criteria.
    • It is possible to increase the number of uninterruptible power supplies by 2N, which will increase the level of reliability to Tier IV.
    • COPT DC-6 is managed by COPT employees, and COPT is fully responsible for security, providing a guaranteed level of services according to the agreement (SLA), monitors all systems, from a closed perimeter video surveillance circuit to a separate device. All these devices are monitored 24/7 from a separate (outside the facility) Network Management Center.



    Green design:

    • COPT DC-6 holds LEED NC Gold certification.
    • Engineering systems significantly save water and air.
    • The surface of the roof consists of white stone reflecting sunlight.
    • An automated lighting system for rooms and territories is used.

    Location:

    Innovation Park:

    COPT DC-6 is part of Prince William County Innovation Park 4Q. km perfectly planned business park, positioned as a “technology incubator”. Managed by the Economic Development Division of the Prince William County Administration.

    Distance from Washington:

    • The Innovation Park is located 30 miles from Washington, that is, a 45-minute quiet ride from downtown Washington.
    • You can get on the road 234 or I-95 to the south or I-66 to the north. Manassas Railway Station is 1.5 miles south, and Washington Dulles Airport is 15 miles north.



    Resources:

    Water

    Water is supplied from two wells that can ensure system availability even on the hottest days of summer in Virginia. In this regard, the cost of a monthly service does not include a water bill.

    Electricity

    NOVEC provides over 50 MW of power through a dedicated 34.5 kW of communication. In addition, in order to protect COPT DC-6 from reducing the quality of electricity supply by increasing the load on the network, NOVEC makes it possible to increase power by another 50 MW.



    Power supply from multiple transmission sources

    • Substations from Laudoon / Gainesville / Volcano Districts.
    • New radial 34.5 kV circuit with 50 MW power.
    • Dedicated power channels = improved power quality.

    An additional 34.5 kV backup circuit from substations in Oaks and Canon Branch (Ox / Cannon Branch).

    Key Data Center Features


    Raised floor:

    • 9290 square meters of raised floor
    • 16 compartments, each of which is provided with 1.875 MW
    • 1220 kg of maximum load per square meter
    • Possibility of expanding power consumption from 1.6 kW to 3.2 kW per square meter without downtime or loss of raised floor area.

    Power System:

    • 5 x 2.25 MW of diesel power plants (critical power 1.25 MW).
    • Configuration in the 6 MW unit - 4 main, 1 reserve.
    • Rotary or static UPS.
    • Lack of parallelism of electricity.
    • There is no emergency power outage system.
    • 2 MW diesel generators provide N +2 power for engineering systems.
    • The power grid topology allows the use of alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC) connections.
    • Modular design provides the ability to increase power with minimal disruption and in the shortest possible time.



    Fuel storage:

    • Up to 2.275 million liters of ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel.
    • Fuel cleaning system, piping system for excess fuel.

    Climate control:

    • 11,400 tons of cooling
    • 60 x 60,000 CFM for air treatment
    • High efficiency of water cooling
    • Saving air and water from external sources
    • 20-minute reserve of chilled water
    • Wells of water supply in the territory
    • Simultaneous operation of chilled water cycles
    • N +2 redundant resources
    • No water over the raised floor

    Firefighting:

    • Use of dry pipe sprinklers.
    • The iVESDA Fire Detection System is installed in accordance with HPCS.

    CONTROL SYSTEMS

    Four Siemens-modules: EPMS, BMS, Security and Life / Fire / Safety

    At the moment, our partner LeaseWeb US in COPT DC-6 has the following capacities:

    - more than 7000 servers;
    - More than 40 free cabinets for equipment placement, not including already available servers with instant activation;
    - a dedicated room for equipment;
    - the ability to increase the bandwidth of communication channels up to 3.5 Tbps;
    - The ability to reserve neighboring isolated rooms-modules for expansion.



    Well, the best part is that despite the fact that servicing a location in the USA is more expensive, +45 is not the Netherlands :), we are ready to offer similar prices for servers with a channel from 100 Mbit / s to 10 Gbit / s.

    http://ua-hosting.com.ua/us-servers.html - servers with fast activation are always available here, for example:

    US - Intel Dual-Core G6950 / 4GB DDR3 / 2x250GB SATA2 / 100Mbps Unmetered - $ 65 / month
    US - Intel Xeon E3-1230 / 8GB DDR3 / 2x500GB SATA2 / 100Mbps Unmetered - $ 89 / month

    Other configurations are provided as soon as possible after the order, as well as the configurations for which the upgrade is ordered.



    Now show the actual connectivity.

    Connectivity to Ukraine is at 130 ms:

    [root @ us3 ~] # tracepath dc.ukrtelecom.ua
    1: us3.ua-hosting.com.ua (198.7.61.20) 0.054ms pmtu 1500
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.61) 0.337ms
    1 : hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.60) 0.399ms
    2: ae3.cr1.wdc1.leaseweb.net (108.59.15.120) 0.379ms
    3: ash-bb1-link.telia.net (80.239.196.197) 17.066 ms asymm 4
    4: ash-bb4-link.telia.net (213.155.130.72) 1.198ms
    5: hbg-bb2-link.telia.net (213.155.131.250) 88.118ms asymm 6
    6: war-b2-link.telia .net (213.155.134.119) 106.503ms
    7: ukrtelecom-ic-139714-war-b2.c.telia.net (80.239.135.46) 130.971ms asymm 8
    8: no reply
    9: new4.ukrtelecom.ua (82.207.79.44 ) 133.614ms reached
    Resume: pmtu 1500 hops 9 back 52
    [root @ us3 ~] # ping 82.207.79.44
    PING 82.207.79.44 (82.207.79.44) 56 (84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 52 time = 130 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 52 time = 130 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 3 ttl = 52 time = 130 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 4 ttl = 52 time = 130 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 5 ttl = 52 time = 131 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 6 ttl = 52 time = 131 ms
    64 bytes from 82.207.79.44: icmp_seq = 7 ttl = 52 time = 131 ms
    ^ Z
    [5] + Stopped ping 82.207.79.44
    [root @ us3 ~] #



    For some providers in Ukraine, traffic for some reason goes through Moscow, however, the channel is stable:

    [root @ us3 ~] # tracepath o3.ua
    1: us3.ua-hosting.com.ua (198.7.61.20) 0.063ms pmtu 1500
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.61) 0.419ms
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.60) 0.437ms
    2: ae1.cr1.wdc1.leaseweb.net (108.59.15.116) 0.389ms
    3: te2-2.msc1.wdc.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.6) 0.652ms
    4: xe1-0-0.ms1. iad.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.15) 1.284ms
    5: xe0-0-0.ms2.iad.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.31) 1.132ms asymm 4
    6: ahn.eqx.transtelecom.net (206.126.236.233) 89.537ms asymm 5
    7: msk05.transtelecom.net (188.43.7.230) 138.340ms asymm 13
    8: v6.cs1-g50.kv.wnet.ua (217.20.160.103) 146.268ms asymm 10
    9: v6.cs1-g50. kv.wnet.ua (217.20.160.103) 146.422ms asymm 10
    10: freenet-gw.cs-leo.kv.wnet.ua (217.20.168.237) 138.373ms asymm 8
    11: ua.bb.freenet.ua (89.252.0.221) 141.737ms asymm 10
    12: 94.76.104.22.freenet.com.ua (94.76.104.22) 146.579ms asymm 13
    13: 94.76.104.22.freenet.com.ua ( 94.76.104.22) 148.404ms
    14: noc.freenet.com.ua (94.76.107.4) 147.120ms reached
    Resume: pmtu 1500 hops 14 back 51
    [root @ us3 ~] # ping 94.76.107.4
    PING 94.76.107.4 (94.76.107.4 ) 56 (84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 51 time = 147 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 51 time = 147 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 3 ttl = 51 time = 146 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 4 ttl = 51 time = 146 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 5 ttl = 51 time = 146 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 6 ttl = 51 time = 146 ms
    64 bytes from 94.76.107.4: icmp_seq = 7 ttl = 51 time = 146 ms
    ^ Z
    [7] + Stopped ping 94.76.107.4
    [root @ us3 ~ ] #



    Connectivity to Moscow:

    [root @ us3 ~] # tracepath MSK-M9-Relarn-1.relarn.ru
    1: us3.ua-hosting.com.ua (198.7.61.20) 0.073ms pmtu 1500
    1: hosted.by .leaseweb.com (198.7.61.60) 0.414ms
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.61) 0.425ms
    2: be7.cr2.wdc1.leaseweb.net (108.59.15.112) 0.762ms
    3: te3-3 .msc1.wdc.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.8) 0.715ms
    4: xe0-0-0.ms2.iad.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.31) 1.101ms
    5: ahn.eqx.transtelecom.net (206.126.236.233 ) 89.511ms
    6: pe04.Moscow.gldn.net (79.104.225.70) 133.438ms asymm 9
    7: Rosniiros-gw.transtelecom.net (217.150.63.137) 139.801ms asymm 10
    8: Rosniiros-gw.transtelecom.net (217.150.63.137) 141.582ms asymm 10
    9: MSK-M9-Relarn-1.relarn.ru (193.232.226.10) 130.440ms reached
    Resume: pmtu 1500 hops 9 back 247
    [root @ us3 ~] # ping 193.232.226.10
    PING 193.232.226.10 (193.232 .226.10) 56 (84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 247 time = 129 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 247 time = 129 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 3 ttl = 247 time = 128 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 4 ttl = 247 time = 128 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 5 ttl = 247 time = 129 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 6 ttl = 247 time = 129 ms
    64 bytes from 193.232.226.10: icmp_seq = 7 ttl = 247 time = 128 ms
    ^ Z
    [9] + Stopped ping 193.232.226.10
    [root @ us3 ~ ] #



    Connectivity to Peter:

    [root @ us3 ~] # tracepath selectel.ru
    1: us3.ua-hosting.com.ua (198.7.61.20) 0.066ms pmtu 1500
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.60 ) 0.424ms
    1: hosted.by.leaseweb.com (198.7.61.61) 0.486ms
    2: be6.cr2.wdc1.leaseweb.net (108.59.15.106) 0.597ms
    3: te3-3.msc2.wdc.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.12) 0.676ms
    4: te3-1.msc1.wdc.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.28) 1.396ms asymm 6
    5: xe0-0-0.ms2.iad.leaseweb.net (217.20.125.31) 1.172 ms asymm 4
    6: cat01.Frankfurt.beeline.ru (206.126.236.130) 93.560ms asymm 7
    7: spb03.transtelecom.net (217.150.45.142) 130.942ms asymm 6
    8: ae-01-1201.BRC1.spb.obit.ru ( 79.142.92.90) 126.136ms
    9: gw-cust-selectel.obit.ru (217.79.3.130) 126.574ms asymm 14
    10: 188.93.16.26 (188.93.16.26) 132.811ms reached
    Resume: pmtu 1500 hops 10 back 49
    [root @ us3 ~] # ping 188.93.16.26
    PING 188.93.16.26 (188.93.16.26) 56 (84) bytes of data.
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 1 ttl = 50 time = 135 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 2 ttl = 49 time = 138 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 3 ttl = 49 time = 139 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 4 ttl = 49 time = 139 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 5 ttl = 50 time = 135 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 6 ttl = 49 time = 135 ms
    64 bytes from 188.93.16.26: icmp_seq = 7 ttl = 49 time = 139 ms
    ^ Z
    [13] + Stopped ping 188.93.16.26
    [root @ us3 ~] #



    Bottom line: connectivity with Ukraine, Moscow and St. Petersburg is about the same level. Ping rates within 130-150 ms. Values ​​are stable without sharp peaks and dips.

    Conclusion: It is more advisable to use a data center in the USA if your resource is focused on an American audience, nevertheless, ping values ​​for most visitors from Ukraine and the Russian Federation allow you to get high-quality access to sites located not only in the Netherlands, but also in the USA. The difference in connectivity will not have a strong effect on the speed of loading web pages. Also, the location in the United States will be attractive and in the legislative plan. As in the Netherlands, adult sites are permitted, but copyright is also protected and complaints must be addressed, as elsewhere.



    For those who wish to conduct their tests, I will indicate the IP address of one of our servers in the USA: 198.7.61.20. You can

    request a test file for checking speed and other information of interest in our online chat on the server page. There you canplace a server order in the USA at the lowest price .


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