iomart Group plc, a provider of managed and cloud hosting services, has selected the Arbor Peakflow SP platform. According to Arbor Networks Inc., a US-based provider of DDoS and advanced threat protection for networks, the product is to protect its infrastructure from distributed denial of service attacks that are the primary threat to availability of their services.
Begun in 1998, iomart provides business critical cloud and managed hosting services, enabling its global customers to reduce the cost, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own web and online applications. iomart operates 10 enterprise grade data centers at eight sites in the UK, plus six data centres beyond, including US, European, Middle East and Asian hubs. All iomart data centers are connected with a choice of Tier 1 networks, and backed by their guaranteed service levels and 24×7 NOC team.
iomart Chief Executive Angus MacSween said: “Everything we’ve built at iomart, from our world-class infrastructure to our dedicated 24×7 support team, starts with the availability of our services. DDoS has become a primary threat to availability, especially within an infrastructure environment like ours where multiple enterprise customers exist side-by-side. That’s why we’ve chosen to be proactive and deploy the world’s leading DDoS mitigation technology from Arbor Networks.”
And Arbor Networks President Matthew Moynahan said: “The Cloud Hosting market is a highly competitive one, and businesses have many options. iomart has been able to distinguish itself because of its combination of world-class infrastructure, service and support. Many organisations wait until they’ve been taken offline to get serious about DDoS protection. Not iomart. They’re moving proactively to secure their own infrastructure and offer their customers availability protection as part of their core services. With a commitment to quality like that, it’s no wonder that their customers are so satisfied with their services.”
