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High level server support

Have you ever noticed that some big sites seem to run better than others? Much of this comes down to server & application setup. That’s what we do.

You might be finding that as your site becomes more popular, things are starting to really slow down. You might have some specific questions, like “should I get yet another server, or can we squeeze more out of what we already have?”

We can help you understand the capacity of what you have and what your options are.

We work with your development team to configure application settings, caching and resolve scalability issues.

We can also work with your site hosting company to expertly set up load balancing, database clusters and virtual environments.

Crucially we can act as a 3rd party, and provide ongoing support and reporting so you know how things are going.

Anchor Management

Github A case study
- Development: Github internal team
- Hosting: Rackspace
- Server support: Anchor
Very large, popular "web 2.0" service that allows developers to store their code in a secure library. A favourite with open source projects where diverse teams work together. Faced problems with scalability due to extreme popularity. Read on.
- Technical outline of how we did it
- Load balancing - what works best?
- Architecture for high load web 2.0 apps
Huggies A case study
- Development: RedAnt
- Hosting: Macquarie Telecom
- Server support: Anchor
A high traffic content rich site. Redevelopment required high level support for Ruby on Rails with concurrent support for Windows/ASP legacy components of the site. Read on.
- Application stack: Ruby on Rails, nginx, MySQL, MSSQL
- High availability: Xen, DRBD, Linux-HA, Pacemaker
- Servers: Multiple high spec HP servers
Hiive Systems
- Development: Hiive internal team
- Hosting: Anchor & Softlayer
- Server support: Anchor
A powerful SaaS offering for to assist professional services firms manage their workflow. Proof of concept and implementation of a platform with the ability to scale to a US based implementation.
- High availability
- Custom application integration
- Australian & US based implementations
Booktopia Australia's Fastest Growing Online Bookstore
- Development: Globalise
- Hosting: Anchor
- Server support: Anchor
One of the largest Australian online book retailers offering over 2 million titles. A constantly evolving environment with ongoing planned infrastructure upgrades to keep up with significant traffic growth. te. Read on.
- JBoss, MySQL, Apache
- High volume eCommerce transaction site
- Integration and performance optimisation
Spec Savers Optometrists
- Development: Specsavers internal
- Hosting: Anchor
- Server support: Anchor
The Australian site to support the entrance of the UK's largest optical retailer into the domestic market. High uptime requirements dictated a load balanced multiple server configuration.

18 heads are better than one

You may already have a team member whose job (amongst other things) is to look after the sites you publish, making sure they run smoothly…

At Anchor, we have 18 dedicated server management specialists keeping an eye on things around the clock.

We’re developers, not sysadmins. Our hosting company kept on telling us to add more boxes. We did but later discovered that they’d never been connected to the load balancer! Working with Anchor has been a relief – extremely professional and very experienced. They reconfigured with fewer servers, better site performance, and we have a clear growth plan.

Ben Still

Managing Director, Red Ant

Our services

Web Hosting

Anchor website hosting has been helping thousands of Australian businesses have a web presence for over 10 years.

All website hosting comes with space to store your website, email services, domain name registration as well as databases and support for various languages ranging from PHP to Python, Java/Tomcat, Ruby on Rails.

Dedicated Servers

Have a larger hosting requirement?

Our dedicated servers are ideal for people who have big websites or sites with high traffic volumes. With experience managing in excess of 500 dedicated servers you can have the confidence that Anchor will be able to build, maintain and scale complex hosting environments to meet your requirements.

Server Management

With System Administrators on duty 24×7 you can sleep soundly because we’ll be the ones dealing with the 5am monitoring alerts!

From security hardening to software installation, configuration management and 24×7 service monitoring and fault rectification, Anchor can look after your server!