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Description

High-performance advanced load balancing solution that enables your applications to be highly available, accelerated, and secure. Ensure efficient and reliable application delivery across multiple datacenters and cloud. Minimize latency and downtime, and enhance end-user experience. Complete full-proxy Layer 4 load balancer and Layer 7 load balancer with flexible aFleX® scripting and customizable server health checks. Increase application security with advanced SSL/TLS offload, single sign-on (SSO), DDoS protection and Web Application Firewall (WAF) capabilities.

Description

Servers.com by Nexcess delivers hybrid bare metal cloud hosting solutions that give businesses greater control over their infrastructure while maintaining the flexibility needed to grow. Its portfolio includes Scalable Bare Metal for on-demand capacity, Enterprise Bare Metal for customized deployments, AI Compute for GPU-powered workloads, and Managed Kubernetes for containerized applications. The platform is built to accommodate organizations that require reliable performance, security, and predictable infrastructure management. Through a network of data centers across multiple continents, customers can deploy services closer to their users and minimize latency. Businesses in industries such as gaming, financial services, advertising technology, streaming, SaaS, and Web3 rely on the platform to support high-demand operations. The infrastructure is designed to handle traffic spikes, intensive computing requirements, and geographically distributed workloads. Advanced networking capabilities and direct connectivity options help optimize application responsiveness and uptime. Organizations can combine different infrastructure offerings to create environments that align with their operational and budget requirements. By providing scalable and customizable bare metal solutions, Servers.com helps businesses maintain performance while adapting to changing market demands.

API Access

Has API No

API Access

Has API Yes

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Integrations

A10 Defend Threat Control Yes

Axonius Yes

Azure Marketplace Yes

BackBox Yes

Check Point IPS Yes

Check Point Infinity Yes

Datacard Secura Yes

EV Observe Yes

Elastiflow Yes

Entrust Certificate Hub Yes

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Integrations

A10 Defend Threat Control No

Axonius No

Azure Marketplace No

BackBox No

Check Point IPS No

Check Point Infinity No

Datacard Secura No

EV Observe No

Elastiflow No

Entrust Certificate Hub No

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Pricing Details

No price information available.

Free Trial Yes

Free Version No

Pricing Details

No price information available.

Free Trial No

Free Version No

Deployment

Web-Based Yes

On-Premises Yes

iPhone App No

iPad App No

Android App No

Windows No

Mac No

Linux No

Chromebook No

Deployment

Web-Based Yes

On-Premises No

iPhone App No

iPad App No

Android App No

Windows Yes

Mac No

Linux Yes

Chromebook No

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes

Live Rep (24/7) No

Online Support Yes

Customer Support

Business Hours No

Live Rep (24/7) Yes

Online Support Yes

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes

Webinars No

Live Training (Online) No

In Person No

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes

Webinars Yes

Live Training (Online) No

In Person Yes

Vendor Details

Company Name

A10 Networks

Founded

2004

Country

United States

Website

www.a10networks.com/products/thunder-adc/

Vendor Details

Company Name

Nexcess

Founded

2000

Country

United States

Website

www.servers.com

Product Features

Application Delivery Controllers (ADC)

CGNAT No

Content Redirection No

IP Traffic Optimization No

Load Balancing No

Proxy / Reverse Proxy No

SSL Offload No

Server Health Monitoring No

Traffic Chaining / Steering No

Web Application Firewall (WAF) No

Application Security

Analytics / Reporting No

Open Source Component Monitoring No

Source Code Analysis No

Third-Party Tools Integration No

Training Resources No

Vulnerability Detection No

Vulnerability Remediation No

Firewall

Alerts / Notifications No

Application Visibility / Control No

Automated Testing No

Intrusion Prevention No

LDAP Integration No

Physical / Virtual Environment No

Sandbox / Threat Simulation No

Threat Identification No

Load Balancing

Authentication Yes

Automatic Configuration No

Content Caching No

Content Routing No

Data Compression No

Health Monitoring Yes

Predefined Protocols No

Redundancy Checking No

Reverse Proxy No

SSL Offload Yes

Schedulers No

Web Application Firewalls (WAF)

Access Control / Permissions No

Alerts / Notifications No

Automate and Orchestrate Security No

Automated Attack Detection No

DDoS Protection No

Dashboard No

IP Reputation Checking No

Managed Rules No

OWASP Protection No

Reporting / Analytics No

Secure App Delivery No

Server Cloaking No

Virtual Patching No

Zero-Day Attack Prevention No

Product Features

AI Cloud Providers

AI Infrastructure

Nexcess's Servers.com offers specialized AI infrastructure tailored for tasks related to AI inference, model training, and deep learning operations. Their AI Compute (AIC) service operates on dedicated servers and offers long-term contracts, effectively avoiding the issues of multi-tenant interference and the high on-demand costs typically found in large cloud GPU services. AIC is built to accommodate prominent frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, allowing users to customize their compute, memory, and storage setups to meet the demands of extensive, resource-heavy AI projects.

Bare Metal Server

Servers.com, a service provided by Nexcess, offers bare metal cloud infrastructure tailored for businesses seeking total control over their infrastructure and optimal performance. You can select from Scalable Bare Metal options (featuring hourly billing and set configurations) or opt for Enterprise Bare Metal, which allows for custom hardware solutions and extended deployments. Additionally, you have the flexibility to combine both EBM and SBM to establish a hybrid bare metal cloud environment, enabling you to efficiently manage both persistent and temporary workloads within a single network.

Cloud GPU

Nexcess's Servers.com offers specialized bare metal GPU infrastructure tailored for tasks like AI inference, model training, and deep learning applications. Their AI Compute (AIC) solution utilizes dedicated servers and long-term contracts, avoiding the issues of shared resources and the high on-demand costs typically found in large-scale cloud GPU services. AIC is optimized for popular frameworks like PyTorch and TensorFlow, allowing for personalized configurations of compute power, memory, and storage to effectively manage demanding, prolonged AI processing tasks.

Cloud Hosting

Cloud Service Providers

Cloud Storage

Access Control Yes

Archiving & Retention No

Backup No

Data Migration No

Data Synchronization Yes

Encryption No

File Sharing No

Version Control No

Dedicated Server Hosting

Enterprise Bare Metal (EBM) offers a fully tailored dedicated infrastructure designed for workloads that demand top-tier performance and complete resource segregation. With the ability to customize hardware setups, robust network connections, and options for extended deployment periods, EBM is perfectly suited for applications that are sensitive to latency and require high data throughput, ensuring that performance remains uncompromised.

24/7 On-site Support Yes

Built-in Backup Drives No

DDOS Protection Yes

IMPI Access Yes

Off Server Backups No

Root Level Yes

SSD Storage Yes

Uptime SLA Yes

Firewall

Alerts / Notifications No

Application Visibility / Control No

Automated Testing No

Intrusion Prevention No

LDAP Integration No

Physical / Virtual Environment Yes

Sandbox / Threat Simulation No

Threat Identification No

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Nexcess presents Servers.com, a worldwide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform that focuses on single-tenant infrastructure solutions. Users can effortlessly launch bare metal servers, cloud instances, private cloud setups, Kubernetes clusters, and storage options via a centralized portal. This platform is equipped with APIs, automation capabilities, and clear billing processes to enable adaptable management of infrastructure.

Analytics / Reporting Yes

Configuration Management Yes

Data Migration No

Data Security No

Load Balancing Yes

Log Access Yes

Network Monitoring Yes

Performance Monitoring No

SLA Monitoring No