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'''LeaseWeb''' is a Dutch [[Internet hosting service|Internet hosting]] provider. |
'''LeaseWeb''' is a Dutch [[Internet hosting service|Internet hosting]] provider. |
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On 25 October 2010, a team of Dutch law enforcement agents seized control of 143 servers rented from LeaseWeb involved with the operation of the [[BredoLab botnet]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infosecurity-us.com/view/13461/dutch-government-shuts-down-bredolab-botnet |title=Infosecurity (USA) - Dutch government shuts down Bredolab botnet |publisher=Infosecurity-us.com |date=2010-10-26 |accessdate=2012-01-28}}</ref> |
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| name = LeaseWeb |
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| company_slogan = Reliable Hosting |
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] |
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| services = [[Dedicated hosting service|Dedicated Servers]]<br /> [[Colocation centre|Colocation]] <br /> [[Cloud hosting]] <br /> [[Content Delivery Network]] <br /> Hybrid Solutions |
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| industry = [[Hosting]]| |
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| foundation = {{Start date|1997}} |
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| location = [[Amsterdam]], [[Netherlands|The Netherlands]] |
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| area_served = Worldwide |
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| homepage = [http://www.leaseweb.com LeaseWeb.com] |
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'''LeaseWeb''' is a global [[Internet hosting service|hosting provider]] based in [[Amsterdam]], the [[Netherlands]]. The company also has subsidiaries with [[data center|datacenters]] and local staff in [[Germany]] and the [[United States]]. The company offers a variety of hosting-related services: [[Dedicated hosting service|Dedicated Servers]], [[Colocation centre|Colocation]], [[Cloud hosting]], [[Content Delivery Network]] (CDN) and Hybrid Solutions. |
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The company is one of the largest hosting providers in Europe. [http://www.ocom.com/ OCOM], its parent company, is one of the fastest growing technology company's in the Netherlands. It has been part of the Deloitte Technology Fast50 in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/nl_NL/nl/branches/technologie-media-telecommunicatie/deloitte-technology-fast50/over-fast50/index.htm|title=Deloitte Technology Fast50 2011|accessdate=2012-07-16|}}</ref> |
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A few of the well known organizations served by LeaseWeb are [[Heineken]], [[Starbucks]], [[Kelkoo]], [[Twenga]] and [[Kaspersky]]. The company sponsors the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]. |
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The company was founded in 1997 with one website: [[business directory|an online business directory]]. Companies could add their contact details and a short description. At that time many companies did not yet have a real presence on the Internet. Therefore the company soon started designing and building websites as an additional service. The company opened an office in [[Utrecht]] in 1998. The demand for hosting services was growing. This led the company to focus completely on hosting services. The company was named LeaseWeb in 1999. The first employees were also hired that year. |
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LeaseWeb acquired its first own [[servers]] in 2000. The four servers had a total bandwidth of 512 kbps. LeaseWeb also moved to [[Amsterdam]]. Despite the [[Dot-com bubble]] bursting, LeaseWeb continued to grow. The company owned 5,000 servers in 2005. Two years later the number of servers doubled to 10,000. |
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The company doubled its number of employees in just two years to 50 by 2007. LeaseWeb moved to its current offices in the [[Amsterdam|Amsterdam area]] and was also for the first time included in the Deloitte Technology Fast50.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/nl_NL/nl/branches/technologie-media-telecommunicatie/deloitte-technology-fast50/over-fast50/index.htm|title=Deloitte Technology Fast50 2011|accessdate=2012-07-16|}}</ref> In 2009, the number of employees doubled again to 100. In 2010, the company reached the milestone of 25,000 servers. Currently, the company has over 290 employees and over 40,000 servers. |
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== Mission == |
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The [[Internet]] is enabling new forms of [[commerce]], [[entertainment]] and [[communications]]. It is transforming the way people live. People require new and relevant infrastructures, which are able to support this transformation. The mission of LeaseWeb is to design, build and manage this infrastructure in order for millions of people to enjoy the power of the Internet. The company wishes to ''provide reliable and affordable infrastructure solutions'' for its customers who can use it as building blocks for their own services.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/our-company|title=Our Company|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> |
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== Business Model == |
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LeaseWeb provides its customers a single location where they can obtain a [[domain name]], [[IP addresses]], [[hardware]], [[colocation centre|housing]] and [[bandwidth]]: a ''one stop shop''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/our-company/company-values|title=Company Values|accessdate=2012-08-02|}}</ref>. Through its technology infrastructure that incorporates hardware, software and services from leading suppliers ([[Cisco]], [[Dell]], [[HP]] etc.) LeaseWeb provides a ''high level of system reliability and security''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/partners|title=Partners|accessdate=2012-08-04|}}</ref> LeaseWeb is able to provide a high level of ''scalability'' through its market leadership. LeaseWeb is able to grow with its customers and meet their requirements. |
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LeaseWeb operates one of the largest [[networks]] in the world. This provides [[economies of scale]] in areas such as [[research and development]] and [[buying power]] for bandwidth related services. The investments in [[research and development]] enable LeaseWeb to provide fully integrated services that are easy to use and support, while also reducing licensing costs. Through these [[economies of scale]] and innovation, the company is able to offer its customers competitively priced, ''value oriented services'' that address their evolving needs. |
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== Innovation == |
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A significant part of LeaseWeb’s resources is dedicated to [[research and development]]. |
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LeaseWeb’s network has been [[IPv6]] ready for years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.leaseweb.com/2011/02/11/is-the-internet-running-out-of-ips|title= Is the Internet Running out of IPs?|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> All network hardware purchased in the recent years supports [[IPv6]]. Its websites had [[IPv6]] addresses enabled for a long time. The company tries to stimulate the adoption of [[IPv6]] by handing out addresses to its customers free of charge. LeaseWeb runs a double stacked network. That means that [[IPv6]] runs on the same network infrastructure as [[IPv4]] and does not require additional hardware.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.leaseweb.com/2012/05/25/ipv4-ipv6-interoperability-and-the-leaseweb-network/|title=IPv4 & IPv6 interoperability and the LeaseWeb network|accessdate=2012-08-04|}}</ref> |
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LeaseWeb has developed its own [[cloud platform]]. It launched the platform in March 2012 and continually adds new innovative features to its cloud platform. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webhostmagazine.com/news/24510/leaseweb_launches_new_public_cloud_platform.html|title=LeaseWeb launches new public cloud platform|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> On June 7, 2012 it announced on its blog basic firewall functionality for existing and new customers.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://blog.leaseweb.com/2012/06/07/introducing-free-basic-firewall-functionality-for-leaseweb-cloud-express/ |
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|title= Introducing free Basic Firewall functionality for LeaseWeb Cloud Express|accessdate=2012-07-17|}}</ref> |
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A [[Content Delivery Network]] is under development. It is built using open-source products from [[NGINX]]. More than 25% of the worlds top 1000 high traffic websites use [[NGINX]], among them well-known online services such as [[Facebook]], [[Dropbox]], [[Groupon]], [[WordPress]] and [[SourceForge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w3techs.com/technologies/cross/web_server/ranking|title= Usage of web servers broken down by ranking |accessdate=2012-06-10|}}</ref> [[NGINX]] will be using LeaseWeb’s infrastructure and recommend LeaseWeb services to its customers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tweakers.net/nieuws/80842/leaseweb-gaat-over-op-nginx-software-voor-content-delivery.html|title= Leaseweb gaat over op Nginx-software voor content delivery|accessdate=2012-05-11|}}</ref> |
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The company uses the [http://www.leaseweblabs.com/ LeaseWeb Labs] blog to share knowledge. The blog provides tips and tricks, insights and thoughts about hosting and software development. By sharing its knowledge LeaseWeb aims to push the hosting community forward. |
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== Corporate Social Responsibility == |
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LeaseWeb attaches great importance to [[corporate social responsibility|sustainable environmental practices]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/our-company/corporate-social-responsibility|title=Corporate Social Responsibility|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> The [[Web hosting service|hosting industry]] is a large consumer of power and the company is intent on reducing the impact of its operations. Most of the hosting services operated by LeaseWeb are fully [[carbon-neutral]] whilst the company has also made its operations as energy efficient as possible. The company only uses energy-saving light bulbs. It recycles all paper waste, printer cartridges and old mobile telephones. LeaseWeb only uses energy-efficient company cars. It encourages the use of bicycles for commuting, through a bicycle scheme for its employees. |
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LeaseWeb supports various initiatives to make the hosting market more transparent and promote good hosting practices. LeaseWeb was one of the first ISP's in the [[Netherlands]] to take measures against child pornography.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nu.nl/internet/1931466/hostingbedrijf-leaseweb-plaatst-kinderpornofilter.html|title=Hostingbedrijf LeaseWeb plaatst kinderpornofilter|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> Through its Community Outreach Project, LeaseWeb also offers free hosting to organizations that monitor, identify and combat the sources of spam and cybercrime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/web-host-leaseweb-launches-community-outreach-project |title=Web Host LeaseWeb launches Community Outreach Project|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> |
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To further stimulate hosting developments, LeaseWeb shares its knowledge with the hosting community through [http://www.leaseweblabs.com/ LeaseWeb Labs]. It also has special programs to aid start-ups and to provide hosting services to non-profits (e.g. the [[Wikimedia Foundation]]). |
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== Expansion == |
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LeaseWeb acquired the German hosting provider Netdirekt in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/12/13/leaseweb-acquires-germanys-netdirekt|title=LeaseWeb Acquires Germany’s netdirekt|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> Through this acquisition, LeaseWeb was able to expand its presence in [[Germany]], [[Austria]] and [[Switzerland]]. It allowed LeaseWeb to support its German customers in their own language from its datacenter in [[Frankfurt]]. LeaseWeb was also able to expand its already strong Internet infrastructure for its international customers. [[Frankfurt Internet Exchange|Frankfurt] is by far the most important network node in [[Germany]] and its Internet exchange is one of the top three in [[Europe]], alongside the [[Amsterdam Internet Exchange|Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX)]] and the [[London Internet Exchange|London Internet Exchange (LINX)]] . |
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LeaseWeb expanded its operations to the United States in 2011 with the establishment of a fully fledged subsidiary LeaseWeb USA Inc. It operates a datacenter in [[Manassas]], [[Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2010/11/22/leasweb-to-open-virginia-data-center|title=LeaseWeb To Open Virginia Data Center|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> LeaseWeb is one of the few European hosting providers with a presence in both the [[United States]] and [[Europe]]. It allows LeaseWeb to provide better services to its international customers. In addition, it also services American customers through a local entity with dedicated staff. The company experiences high demand since the datacenter has been opened.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/press/leaseweb-to-open-us-datacenter|title=LeaseWeb To Open US Datacenter|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> |
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== Network and Datacenters == |
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LeaseWeb is a global [[Internet hosting service|hosting provider]]. LeaseWeb serves its customers through seven datacenters in the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], [[Germany]] and the [[United States]]. LeaseWeb peers with Internet exchanges in [[Amsterdam]], [[Frankfurt]], [[London]], [[New York]], [[Brussels]], [[Stockholm]], [[Madrid]], [[Zurich]], [[Düsseldorf]], [[Paris]], [[Warsaw]], [[Budapest]], [[Milan]], [[Vienna]], [[Prague]], [[Luxembourg]], [[Bucharest]], [[Bratislava]], [[Copenhagen]], [[Oslo]], [[Ashburn]], [[Miami]], [[Chicago]], [[Dallas]], [[Palo Alto]] and [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leasewebnoc.com |
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|title=LeaseWeb NOC|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> LeaseWeb’s network has a reported uptime of 99.999% and offers its customers a bandwidth of more than 2.5 Tbps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leaseweb.com/en/about-us/network|title=LeaseWeb’s Network|accessdate=2012-07-01|}}</ref> |
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== Recent News == |
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On October 7, 2011, LeaseWeb was chosen as HP Service Provider partner of the Year 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ispgids.com/nieuws/leaseweb/leaseweb-is-hp-service-provider-partner-of-the-year-2011|title=LeaseWeb is HP Service Provider partner of the Year 2011|accessdate=2012-08-01|}}</ref> The best-performing HP partners in the Netherlands across various disciplines are presented awards. |
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On October 14, 2011, OCOM, LeaseWeb’s parent company, was again selected as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/nl_NL/nl/branches/technologie-media-telecommunicatie/deloitte-technology-fast50/over-fast50/index.htm|title=Deloitte Technology Fast50 2011|accessdate=2012-08-01|}}</ref> OCOM was the company with the highest revenue on the Deloitte Technology Fast50 2011 with a total turnover of € 50 million (2010). |
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LeaseWeb was one of the hosting providers of Megaupload. In January 2012, the servers were shut-down after an international action coordinated by the FBI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emerce.nl/nieuws/leaseweb-was-hoster-megaupload|title=LeaseWeb was hoster MegaUpload |accessdate=2012-08-01|}}</ref> |
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On March 19, 2012, LeaseWeb announced its new public cloud platform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webhostmagazine.com/news/24510/leaseweb_launches_new_public_cloud_platform.html|title=LeaseWeb launches new public cloud platform|accessdate=2012-08-01|}}</ref> The company stated that it can accommodate large numbers of customers, while offering a robust foundation for advanced Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) applications. |
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StopBadWare and LeaseWeb announced on April 19, 2012 that they would unite their forces to combat cybercrime.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/leaseweb-provides-free-hosting-to-anti-malware-non-profit-stopbadware|title=LeaseWeb Provides Free Hosting to Anti-Malware Non-Profit StopBadware |accessdate=2012-08-01|}}</ref> StopBadware is a nonprofit anti-malware organization that coordinates and brings together stakeholders throughout the Internet ecosystem. LeaseWeb sponsors StopBadware as a part of its Community Outreach Project. |
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== LeaseWeb Texel Airshow == |
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The [http://www.texelairshow.nl Texel Airshow] is an event that is organized every three years. LeaseWeb is the main sponsor of the 2012 edition held on July 28th, 2012. The event is one of Europe's largest airshows. It includes demonstrations from historic, military and civil teams. There are over 200 airplanes on display. |
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== LeaseWeb Cloud 330 Experience == |
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LeaseWeb offers its customers a unique way to experience the cloud. In 2012, LeaseWeb started with the [http://cloud330experience.com Cloud 330 Experience]. In a branded LeaseWeb aerobatics plane, an [http://www.extraaircraft.com/aerobatic/ex330lt.php|Extra 330LT], customers are treated to a once in a lifetime experience. The [http://www.extraaircraft.com/aerobatic/ex330lt.php|Extra 330LT] is the fastest non-turbocharged, single-propeller airplane in the world with top speed of almost 400 KPH. |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.LeaseWeb.com/ LeaseWeb.com] |
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* [http://www.LeaseWebLabs.com/ LeaseWeb Labs] |
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[[Category:Internet hosting]] |
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Revision as of 12:26, 15 August 2012
| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Internet hosting |
| Website | www |
LeaseWeb is a Dutch Internet hosting provider.
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Hosting |
| Founded | 1997 |
| Headquarters | Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Dedicated Servers Colocation Cloud hosting Content Delivery Network Hybrid Solutions |
| Website | LeaseWeb.com |
LeaseWeb is a global hosting provider based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company also has subsidiaries with datacenters and local staff in Germany and the United States. The company offers a variety of hosting-related services: Dedicated Servers, Colocation, Cloud hosting, Content Delivery Network (CDN) and Hybrid Solutions.
The company is one of the largest hosting providers in Europe. OCOM, its parent company, is one of the fastest growing technology company's in the Netherlands. It has been part of the Deloitte Technology Fast50 in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011.[1]
A few of the well known organizations served by LeaseWeb are Heineken, Starbucks, Kelkoo, Twenga and Kaspersky. The company sponsors the Wikimedia Foundation.
History
The company was founded in 1997 with one website: an online business directory. Companies could add their contact details and a short description. At that time many companies did not yet have a real presence on the Internet. Therefore the company soon started designing and building websites as an additional service. The company opened an office in Utrecht in 1998. The demand for hosting services was growing. This led the company to focus completely on hosting services. The company was named LeaseWeb in 1999. The first employees were also hired that year.
LeaseWeb acquired its first own servers in 2000. The four servers had a total bandwidth of 512 kbps. LeaseWeb also moved to Amsterdam. Despite the Dot-com bubble bursting, LeaseWeb continued to grow. The company owned 5,000 servers in 2005. Two years later the number of servers doubled to 10,000.
The company doubled its number of employees in just two years to 50 by 2007. LeaseWeb moved to its current offices in the Amsterdam area and was also for the first time included in the Deloitte Technology Fast50.[2] In 2009, the number of employees doubled again to 100. In 2010, the company reached the milestone of 25,000 servers. Currently, the company has over 290 employees and over 40,000 servers.
Mission
The Internet is enabling new forms of commerce, entertainment and communications. It is transforming the way people live. People require new and relevant infrastructures, which are able to support this transformation. The mission of LeaseWeb is to design, build and manage this infrastructure in order for millions of people to enjoy the power of the Internet. The company wishes to provide reliable and affordable infrastructure solutions for its customers who can use it as building blocks for their own services.[3]
Business Model
LeaseWeb provides its customers a single location where they can obtain a domain name, IP addresses, hardware, housing and bandwidth: a one stop shop.[4]. Through its technology infrastructure that incorporates hardware, software and services from leading suppliers (Cisco, Dell, HP etc.) LeaseWeb provides a high level of system reliability and security.[5] LeaseWeb is able to provide a high level of scalability through its market leadership. LeaseWeb is able to grow with its customers and meet their requirements.
LeaseWeb operates one of the largest networks in the world. This provides economies of scale in areas such as research and development and buying power for bandwidth related services. The investments in research and development enable LeaseWeb to provide fully integrated services that are easy to use and support, while also reducing licensing costs. Through these economies of scale and innovation, the company is able to offer its customers competitively priced, value oriented services that address their evolving needs.
Innovation
A significant part of LeaseWeb’s resources is dedicated to research and development.
LeaseWeb’s network has been IPv6 ready for years.[6] All network hardware purchased in the recent years supports IPv6. Its websites had IPv6 addresses enabled for a long time. The company tries to stimulate the adoption of IPv6 by handing out addresses to its customers free of charge. LeaseWeb runs a double stacked network. That means that IPv6 runs on the same network infrastructure as IPv4 and does not require additional hardware.[7]
LeaseWeb has developed its own cloud platform. It launched the platform in March 2012 and continually adds new innovative features to its cloud platform. [8] On June 7, 2012 it announced on its blog basic firewall functionality for existing and new customers.[9]
A Content Delivery Network is under development. It is built using open-source products from NGINX. More than 25% of the worlds top 1000 high traffic websites use NGINX, among them well-known online services such as Facebook, Dropbox, Groupon, WordPress and SourceForge.[10] NGINX will be using LeaseWeb’s infrastructure and recommend LeaseWeb services to its customers.[11]
The company uses the LeaseWeb Labs blog to share knowledge. The blog provides tips and tricks, insights and thoughts about hosting and software development. By sharing its knowledge LeaseWeb aims to push the hosting community forward.
Corporate Social Responsibility
LeaseWeb attaches great importance to sustainable environmental practices.[12] The hosting industry is a large consumer of power and the company is intent on reducing the impact of its operations. Most of the hosting services operated by LeaseWeb are fully carbon-neutral whilst the company has also made its operations as energy efficient as possible. The company only uses energy-saving light bulbs. It recycles all paper waste, printer cartridges and old mobile telephones. LeaseWeb only uses energy-efficient company cars. It encourages the use of bicycles for commuting, through a bicycle scheme for its employees.
LeaseWeb supports various initiatives to make the hosting market more transparent and promote good hosting practices. LeaseWeb was one of the first ISP's in the Netherlands to take measures against child pornography.[13] Through its Community Outreach Project, LeaseWeb also offers free hosting to organizations that monitor, identify and combat the sources of spam and cybercrime.[14]
To further stimulate hosting developments, LeaseWeb shares its knowledge with the hosting community through LeaseWeb Labs. It also has special programs to aid start-ups and to provide hosting services to non-profits (e.g. the Wikimedia Foundation).
Expansion
LeaseWeb acquired the German hosting provider Netdirekt in 2010.[15] Through this acquisition, LeaseWeb was able to expand its presence in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. It allowed LeaseWeb to support its German customers in their own language from its datacenter in Frankfurt. LeaseWeb was also able to expand its already strong Internet infrastructure for its international customers. [[Frankfurt Internet Exchange|Frankfurt] is by far the most important network node in Germany and its Internet exchange is one of the top three in Europe, alongside the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX) and the London Internet Exchange (LINX) .
LeaseWeb expanded its operations to the United States in 2011 with the establishment of a fully fledged subsidiary LeaseWeb USA Inc. It operates a datacenter in Manassas, Virginia.[16] LeaseWeb is one of the few European hosting providers with a presence in both the United States and Europe. It allows LeaseWeb to provide better services to its international customers. In addition, it also services American customers through a local entity with dedicated staff. The company experiences high demand since the datacenter has been opened.[17]
Network and Datacenters
LeaseWeb is a global hosting provider. LeaseWeb serves its customers through seven datacenters in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United States. LeaseWeb peers with Internet exchanges in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, New York, Brussels, Stockholm, Madrid, Zurich, Düsseldorf, Paris, Warsaw, Budapest, Milan, Vienna, Prague, Luxembourg, Bucharest, Bratislava, Copenhagen, Oslo, Ashburn, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Palo Alto and Los Angeles.[18] LeaseWeb’s network has a reported uptime of 99.999% and offers its customers a bandwidth of more than 2.5 Tbps.[19]
Recent News
On October 7, 2011, LeaseWeb was chosen as HP Service Provider partner of the Year 2011.[20] The best-performing HP partners in the Netherlands across various disciplines are presented awards.
On October 14, 2011, OCOM, LeaseWeb’s parent company, was again selected as one of the fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands.[21] OCOM was the company with the highest revenue on the Deloitte Technology Fast50 2011 with a total turnover of € 50 million (2010).
LeaseWeb was one of the hosting providers of Megaupload. In January 2012, the servers were shut-down after an international action coordinated by the FBI.[22]
On March 19, 2012, LeaseWeb announced its new public cloud platform.[23] The company stated that it can accommodate large numbers of customers, while offering a robust foundation for advanced Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) applications.
StopBadWare and LeaseWeb announced on April 19, 2012 that they would unite their forces to combat cybercrime.[24] StopBadware is a nonprofit anti-malware organization that coordinates and brings together stakeholders throughout the Internet ecosystem. LeaseWeb sponsors StopBadware as a part of its Community Outreach Project.
LeaseWeb Texel Airshow
The Texel Airshow is an event that is organized every three years. LeaseWeb is the main sponsor of the 2012 edition held on July 28th, 2012. The event is one of Europe's largest airshows. It includes demonstrations from historic, military and civil teams. There are over 200 airplanes on display.
LeaseWeb Cloud 330 Experience
LeaseWeb offers its customers a unique way to experience the cloud. In 2012, LeaseWeb started with the Cloud 330 Experience. In a branded LeaseWeb aerobatics plane, an 330LT, customers are treated to a once in a lifetime experience. The 330LT is the fastest non-turbocharged, single-propeller airplane in the world with top speed of almost 400 KPH.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "LeaseWeb was hoster MegaUpload". Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "LeaseWeb Provides Free Hosting to Anti-Malware Non-Profit StopBadware". Retrieved 2012-08-01.
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