MaximumASP Bandwidth Management Tool Gives Customers Maximum Control

February 9, 2007; 06:17 AM
MaximumASP, a leading provider of Windows based web hosting services, has added a new Bandwidth Management Tool to their customer control panel that makes customer bandwidth usage easier to monitor and manage. Development Lead, Chris Morrow said, “Our new bandwidth tracking system collects data provided by our enterprise Foundry hardware and highly sophisticated software-based monitoring tools provided by Inmon Traffic Sentinel. MaximumASP recognizes that customers want to make intelligent and informed decisions about bandwidth utilization, allocation and purchases, this tool allows them to do that in an effective and efficient manner by displaying utilization trends both graphically and in a tabular format.”

One of the most unique aspects of this offering is its ability to provide enhanced granularity when it comes to bandwidth reporting. More than just a standard MRTG graph, the MaximumASP Bandwidth Management Tool allows customers to drill down to determine which servers are using the most bandwidth, study which ports and protocols are being used, and where traffic is originating from - and going to as it relates to their hardware. This unique approach to bandwidth reporting gives MaximumASP customers the same level, or in some cases a higher level, of bandwidth analytics than those used by many data center Network Operation Centers.

Benefits Overview

• Allows additional bandwidth purchases in advance if necessary to avoid customer overage fees

• Provides proactive notification to customers if trending indicates that they will exceed their pre-allocated bandwidth amount.

• Determines which ports utilize the most bandwidth by IP address enabling customer to make adjustments

• Bills for external traffic ONLY, allowing customer servers to connect to each other on the MaximumASP internal network at no charge

Features Overview

• Graphical charting and detailed data reporting on the billable traffic

• Supports both volume (gigabytes) and throughput (megabits per second) based billing plans

• Traffic captured for all customer owned IP addresses in standard 5 minute periods for each 5 minute period the address was owned within the calendar month

• Detailed reporting provided for Server Protocol and Port utilization for each day, hour, and 5 minute block within the current month, and the previous month

• Access to Source (Device and IP Address) report for each billing period

• All reports based on UTC/GMT Standard Time Zone

• Bandwidth metering solution NOT a Web Statistics tool (i.e. WebTrends, SmarterStats)

For more information visit http://weblog.maximumasp.com/archive/category/Bandwidth.aspx.

About MaximumASP

MaximumASP based in Louisville, Kentucky., was founded in 2000 as an outsourcing firm for Microsoft Windows based hosting services. The company currently hosts more than 44,000 domains for customers in over 60 countries. With a strong focus on hosting solutions that combine advanced monitoring and management tools, MaximumASP has become a top choice for Microsoft developers seeking a robust hosting platform for mission-critical web applications. For more information visit www.maximumasp.com.